The recent sharp price movements in the cryptocurrency markets open the door to cautious optimism on the investor side. Last week, outflows from digital asset investment products recorded a noticeable slowdown, falling to the level of 187 million dollars. Despite the total asset size of $129.8 billion, the lowest level since March 2025, transaction volumes broke a record with $63.1 billion, proving that the market’s activity continues. Historical data shows that this decline in the rate of fund outflows usually signals a turning point.
Regional Divergence and Bitcoin Unraveling
Instead of exhibiting a homogeneous structure on a global scale, digital asset fund flows exhibit sharp regional differentiation. While total assets under management (AuM) fell to its lowest point since March 2025, when the United States-based tariffs were announced, the biggest negative impact on this table came from Bitcoin. Investors maintained their cautious stance with a net outflow of $264 million from the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, last week.
Despite the pessimistic atmosphere on the Bitcoin side, the explosion in transaction volumes creates a striking contrast. Exchange-traded products (ETP) reached a massive weekly trading volume of $63.1 billion, surpassing the peak of $56.4 billion in October last year. This shows that the appetite of institutional and individual investors to provide liquidity and change positions remains very strong, even when market prices are under pressure.
European and Canadian markets serve as a bulwark against the global exit wave. Germany leads with an inflow of 87.1 million dollars; Switzerland tried to balance the market with a fresh resource inflow of 30.1 million dollars, Canada 21.4 million dollars and Brazil 16.7 million dollars. The regional data in question clearly reveals that investors’ geographical risk perceptions and levels of trust in digital assets differ significantly.
The Rise of Altcoins and XRP’s Leadership
The “escape from Bitcoin” strategy, which dominates the overall market, has caused some altcoins to come to the fore. Investors’ risk appetite is directed towards specific projects rather than the leading asset. At the center of this interest is XRP, with a weekly inflow of $63.1 million. XRP continues to maintain its title as the most successful digital asset of the year, not only with its success this week, but also with the total fund of 109 million dollars it has attracted since the beginning of the year.
Solana and Ethereum were among other important assets that managed to enter the radar of investors. While a resource of $8.2 million was transferred to the Solana side last week, Ethereum showed signs of recovery with an inflow of $5.3 million. While selective investors diversified their portfolios, the figures confirmed that they maintained their faith in these projects despite the price pressure in the rest of the market.
The slowdown in fund outflows is interpreted by experts as the market bottom level (rare) may have been found. Although heavy pressure on prices continues, this slowdown in fund flows and record volumes suggest that the digital asset market is entering a period of restructuring rather than a period of capitulation. The focus for investors now seems to be on the new opportunity areas offered by altcoins rather than the hegemony of Bitcoin.
