Crypto Fund Inflows Decline Amid Tariff News and DeepSeek Speculation

Between January 25 and 31, cryptocurrency investment funds received $527 million, following $1.9 billion the previous week. This data was provided by CoinShares. 

According to analysts, intra-week flows reflected unstable investor sentiment, significantly influenced by news surrounding DeepSeek and speculation about a potential increase in US import tariffs. By the end of the week, the indicator moved into positive territory.

Bitcoin-based instruments attracted $486 million, amounting to $4.88 billion since the start of the year.

Clients added $3.7 million to structures allowing short positions on digital gold (previously $5.1 million).

Investors withdrew $0.3 million from Ethereum funds after directing $204.7 million the previous week.

Inflows into XRP-based products slowed from $18.5 million to $14.7 million.

Competitors based on Solana, Chainlink, and Cardano attracted $4.5 million, $3.1 million, and $1 million, respectively.

Earlier, Bitwise estimated inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs in 2025 at $50 billion.

As reported by Bernstein, TradFi investors are just beginning to explore digital assets.