Digital asset investment products attracted $1.06B in net inflows last week, marking the third consecutive week of positive flows, according to CoinShares’ Research department.
The timing is significant: the inflows unfolded against a backdrop of mounting geopolitical pressure tied to the Iran crisis, reinforcing Bitcoin’s emerging role as a relative safe haven among institutional allocators. Since the onset of that crisis, total assets under management (AuM) in digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs) have risen 9.4% to $140B.
Bitcoin led the week convincingly, capturing 75% of total flows — $793M. The three-week cumulative run now stands at $2.2B, recovering ground against the prior five-week outflow period of $3.0B. The pace of the rebound is notable. Short-Bitcoin products also attracted $8.1M, a reminder that conviction is not uniform: some participants remain positioned for a reversal.
Geographically, the US drove 96% of global inflows. Canada contributed $19.4M, Switzerland $10.4M. Hong Kong posted $23.1M — its strongest weekly intake since August 2025 — pointing to renewed institutional engagement in Asian markets. Germany was the exception, recording $17.1M in outflows, the first weekly net negative figure for the country this year.
Ethereum delivered a meaningful contribution of $315M, partly fuelled by the launch of new staking ETF listings in the US. These products expand the yield-generating options available within the digital asset allocation toolkit. Year-to-date, Ethereum flows are now approaching a net neutral position. XRP, by contrast, posted a second consecutive week of outflows, totalling $76M over the period.
Portfolio implications
The sustained pattern of inflows into Bitcoin during a period of elevated geopolitical risk is consistent with the thesis that it is increasingly being used as a macro hedge by institutional allocators — distinct from its earlier characterisation as a purely speculative asset. For financial advisors, the data suggests that monitoring digital asset ETPs as a discrete allocation category remains relevant: capital has continued to flow into the space precisely when traditional risk assets have faced the most pressure.
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