Inflows into crypto investment products from September 30 to October 6 totaled $78 million, up from $9 million a week earlier. CoinShares analysts attributed the figures to CoinShares.
Trading volumes rose by 37%, to $1.13 billion.
Analysts noted that on October 2 began trading the Ethereum-ETF futures-based ETF. In total the instruments attracted just under $10 million for the week (the previous week saw an outflow of $1.5 million).
This underscores investors’ the launch of the ETF based on Bitcoin futures (a $1 billion product). There was a ‘fervour for the asset class as a whole,’ according to specialists.
Bitcoin funds saw inflows of $42.7 million, up from $20.4 million in the previous reporting period.
Investors allocated $1.2 million to products that allow short exposure to the first cryptocurrency, after a $1.5 million outflow a week earlier.
Solana-based products attracted $24 million — the largest since March 2022 (in the previous reporting period — $5.1 million).
On October 2, the total value locked in the Solana blockchain rose above $339 million — the highest since November 2022.