26-8-2025 – Global cryptocurrency investment products recorded $1.43 billion in outflows last week, marking the largest fund withdrawals since March and reversing a two-week inflow streak worth $4.3 billion, according to CoinShares data released Monday.
The massive outflows coincided with significant price declines across major cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin dropped from above $116,000 on August 18 to $112,000 by week’s end, while Ethereum tumbled below $4,100 on Tuesday after starting the week around $4,250, CoinGecko data shows. Spot Ethereum ETFs experienced their second-largest outflows on record, with nearly $430 million withdrawn on Tuesday alone, per SoSoValue.
CoinShares head of research James Butterfill attributed the sell-off to “increasingly polarized” investor sentiment over US monetary policy, with Federal Reserve uncertainty driving $2 billion in early-week outflows. However, sentiment shifted following Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole address, which investors interpreted as more dovish than expected, generating $594 million in late-week inflows.
Bitcoin ETPs bore the brunt of withdrawals with over $1 billion in outflows, while Ethereum products lost $440 million despite showing stronger month-to-date performance. Year-to-date inflows for Ethereum represent 26% of total assets under management compared to just 11% for Bitcoin, highlighting shifting investor preferences.
Weekly fund flow data will continue indicating institutional crypto sentiment as markets digest ongoing Federal Reserve policy signals.
