Cryptocurrency Investment Products Receiving Record Inflows
Last week saw cryptocurrency investment products receive inflows of $1.18 billion, primarily dominated by Bitcoin. Other products focused on Ethereum, XRP, and multiple cryptocurrencies have also seen attention.
Bitcoin-focused Investment Products See Major Inflows After SEC Approval
According to CoinShares’ Digital Asset Fund Flows report, Bitcoin-focused investment products saw $1.14 billion in inflows last week, following the approval of 11 spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. However, this didn’t break the $1.5 billion record set in October 2021 when futures-based Bitcoin ETFs began trading.
Global Flows and Volumes
Global exchange-traded product trading volumes reached a new high of $17.5 billion, with the U.S. seeing $1.24 billion in inflows. Switzerland saw inflows of $21 million. On the other hand, Europe saw outflows, with Canada and Germany seeing outflows of $44 million and $27 million, respectively.
Significant Inflows in BTC-focused Products
Bitcoin’s inflows last week were a significant 3% of total assets under management of BTC-focused investment products, while Ethereum-focused products saw $25.7 million in inflows and multi-asset products saw $5.6 million.
Interest in Other Cryptocurrencies
Investors have also shown interest in XRP investment products, with inflows of $2.2 million, and Cardano investment products, receiving $1.4 million in inflows. This indicates growing interest in the cryptocurrency space as a whole.
Hot Take: Bitcoin Growth and the Comparision to Gold ETF
The spot Bitcoin ETF could have a similar impact to the launch of the first gold ETF in the United States back in 2004. We may see a similar pattern in Bitcoin’s price, which surged ahead of the ETF launch and saw a brief breakout, followed by a healthy correction. The potential growth for the Bitcoin asset class is still to be determined as it competes with gold to become the alternative store of value.
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