{"id":97199,"date":"2026-05-18T18:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=97199"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:30:19","slug":"1-07-billion-withdrawn-from-crypto-funds-amid-geopolitical-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/1-07-billion-withdrawn-from-crypto-funds-amid-geopolitical-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.07 Billion Withdrawn from Crypto Funds Amid Geopolitical Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From May 11 to 15, cryptocurrency investment products experienced an outflow of $1.07 billion\u2014the first in seven weeks and the third largest for the entire year of 2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Crypto ETPs and ETFs saw outflows of US$1.1B last week.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bitcoin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bitcoin<\/a> saw US$982M of outflows. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethereum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ethereum<\/a> saw outflows of US$249M, its largest since 30th January. Altcoins held up notably well. XRP (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ripple?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ripple<\/a>) recorded US$67.6M of inflows and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/solana?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@solana<\/a> US$55.1M, both accelerating on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EJjwcZqzMu\">pic.twitter.com\/EJjwcZqzMu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CoinShares (@CoinSharesCo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoinSharesCo\/status\/2056362235266469928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a CoinShares report, the total assets under management decreased from $159 billion to $157 billion. The primary impact was on Bitcoin and Ethereum, although some altcoins continued to attract capital. Analysts linked market pressure to investor concerns about risky investments due to escalating tensions around Iran.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bitcoin and Ethereum Lead the Outflow<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Funds based on the first cryptocurrency lost $982 million. Since the beginning of the year, net inflows into products have decreased to $3.9 billion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-48579110ef23e7f3-4719014097521145.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-280124\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: CoinShares.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ethereum funds recorded an outflow of $249 million\u2014the largest since January 30. Blockchain company stock ETFs also came under pressure, with investors withdrawing $133 million.<\/p>\n<p>CoinShares noted that negative sentiment intensified amid geopolitical tensions around Iran. However, the discussion of the CLARITY Act in the United States partially supported the market\u2014with crypto funds even showing a positive daily inflow of $174 million on Thursday.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Investors Shift Focus to Altcoins<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Despite the overall outflow, several digital assets demonstrated resilient demand. Significant inflows were recorded by:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>XRP \u2014 $67.6 million;<\/li>\n<li>Solana \u2014 $55.1 million;<\/li>\n<li>Toncoin \u2014 $7.7 million;<\/li>\n<li>Sui \u2014 $4.7 million;<\/li>\n<li>Ondo \u2014 $4.1 million;<\/li>\n<li>Chainlink \u2014 $3.9 million;<\/li>\n<li>Dogecoin \u2014 $3.2 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In total, 11 assets recorded positive capital flows, which analysts interpreted as a sign of a more selective approach by investors.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>U.S. Sells, Europe Buys<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The main outflow was from the United States\u2014$1.14 billion. Meanwhile, European investors maintained a positive outlook:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Switzerland attracted $22.8 million;<\/li>\n<li>Germany \u2014 $22 million;<\/li>\n<li>The Netherlands \u2014 $7.5 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conversely, Canada recorded an outflow of $12.6 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-a4454c787cf79727-4719014144728940.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-280123\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: CoinShares.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier, from May 4 to 8, inflows into exchange-traded cryptocurrency products <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-products-attract-706-million-amid-six-week-inflow-streak\">amounted to $857.9 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From May 11 to 15, cryptocurrency investment products experienced an outflow of $1.07 billion\u2014the first in seven weeks and the third largest for the entire year of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Crypto funds saw $1.07 billion outflow amid geopolitical tensions.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1191,1252],"class_list":["post-97199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-coinshares","tag-reports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"12","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Crypto funds saw $1.07 billion outflow amid geopolitical tensions.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97201,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97199\/revisions\/97201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}