Bitcoin led the recovery rally as crypto investment products experienced a reversal after two weeks of consecutive outflows totaling $1.2 billion. Data shows that inflows reached $436 million.
According to the latest report from CoinShares, the surge in inflows towards the end of the week was primarily due to market expectations for a potential 50 bps rate cut on September 18th. This change in sentiment followed comments from former NY Federal Reserve President Bill Dudley.
CoinShares mentioned that trading volumes in ETFs stood flat in the past week at $8 billion. This is considerably lower than the average of $14.2 billion in 2024.
Bitcoin enjoyed most of this renewed investor interest with $436 million in inflows. This is after experiencing a 10-day run of outflows totaling $1.18 billion. Conversely, short-bitcoin products saw outflows of $8.5 million. This was a reversal of a three-week trend of inflows.
However, the story was different with Ethereum. Investment products tethered to the number one altcoin experienced outflows of $19 million. CoinShares attributes this negative sentiment to concerns over Layer 1 profitability following recent developments. In contrast, Solana saw its fourth consecutive week of inflows, totaling $3.8 million.
Overall, it appears that crypto investment products finally moved in a positive direction after two weeks of consecutive outflows.
In terms of regional comparison, the United States witnessed $416 million in inflows. Switzerland and Germany also witnessed inflows of $27 million and $10.6 million respectively. However, Canada saw outflows of $18 million.
The crypto market started off on a negative note on Monday. CoinMarketCap data shows that market cap has dropped 2.6% in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin is down by 2.2% in the last 24 hours and is trading at $58,690. Bitcoin has once again fallen below the $60,000 level after it hit the $64,000 range over the last few days.
Ethereum suffered the most, with a 4.5% drop during this period. ETH is hovering around the $2,300 level, down from the $2,400 level. The top 20 altcoins also suffered, with a single-digit price drop in the last 24 hours.