Crypto funds recorded a second consecutive week of inflows, raising $716 million as investor sentiment in the crypto market continued to stabilize and improve.
The new capital boosted assets under management (AuM) to $180 billion, a 7.9% rebound from November lows. However, this is still significantly below the industry’s all-time high of $264 billion.
Crypto investments rise to $716.0000 million as crypto sentiment improves
Weekly flow data showed crypto investments were broad-based across regions, suggesting renewed global participation, with the United States leading the way with $483 million, followed by Germany with $96.9 million and Canada with $80.7 million.
This highlights a coordinated return of institutional interest in North America and Europe.
Bitcoin emerged as the top gainer again, collecting $352 million in weekly investments. This brings Bitcoin’s year-to-date accumulated investments to $27.1 billion, still behind the $41.6 billion in 2024, but indicating a new trend after months of hesitation.
Meanwhile, short Bitcoin products saw outflows of $18.7 million, the largest withdrawal since March 2025.
Historically, similar outflows have coincided with price bottoms, suggesting that traders are increasingly exiting bear market positions as bearish pressure wanes.
However, daily data showed slight outflows on Thursday and Friday, which analysts attributed to new US macroeconomic data pointing to continued inflationary pressures.
“Daily data highlighted modest outflows on Thursday and Friday, which we believe was a response to US macroeconomic data pointing to ongoing inflationary pressures,” wrote CoinShares’ James Butterfill.
That brief pause suggests that while sentiment is improving, it remains sensitive to interest rate expectations and the Federal Reserve's signal.
XRP and Chainlink are generating high demand
Alongside Bitcoin, XRP continued its strong multi-month streak, recording $245 million in weekly investments. This brings XRP’s year-to-date accumulated investments to $3.1 billion, significantly more than the $608 million in all of 2024.
The continued demand reflects optimism about XRP's institutional uses and regulatory status in key regions.
Chainlink recorded one of the most impressive performances of the week with $52.8 million in investments, its largest weekly collection on record.
Notably, this figure now represents over 54% of Chainlink’s ETP AuM, highlighting how quickly capital is moving into oracle and infrastructure-focused crypto assets.
The mood changes after the November rise
The latest investments follow an even stronger period in late November. In the week ending November 29, crypto funds recorded significant inflows of $1.07 billion, largely driven by rising expectations of potential interest rate cuts in 2026.
The late November surge and the current $716 million streak suggest a gradual but consistent shift in institutional sentiment, even as concerns about inflation remain unresolved.
While total AuM is still far from peak levels, the steady return of capital to Bitcoin, XRP, and Chainlink suggests growing confidence that the recent period of risk aversion may be behind us.
