Crypto Funds Lose $446M in One Week as Investors Turn Cautious

Crypto investment fund products recorded $446 million in outflows last week, adding to signs that investor confidence remains weak. 

Investors are aggressively moving funds out of Bitcoin and Ethereum investment products, while newer ETFs linked to XRP and Solana continue to gain interest. This shows a cautious market where investors carefully choose assets and remain sensitive to risk.

Crypto Funds Outflow Deepens Despite Strong Annual Inflows

With last week’s $446 million outflows, the total withdrawal recorded since mid-October has now reached $3.2 billion. This happened even though total inflows for the year have reached $46.3 billion. 

Assets under management have risen only 10% since January. This suggests many investors have seen limited gains after price changes and withdrawals. 

As a result, excitement in the market remains low, even after Bitcoin reached almost 125,100 dollars in October. Market analysis shows that the United States saw the largest withdrawals, with $460 million pulled out last week. 

Switzerland followed with smaller outflows of $14.2 million, showing ongoing caution in Europe. Germany was different. It recorded $35.7 million in inflows last week and $248 million in inflows in December. 

This steady buying shows that German investors have taken advantage of recent price weakness to build positions at lower levels.

XRP and Solana Gain Ground as Bitcoin and Ethereum Slide

XRP and Solana investment products saw the highest inflows last week. XRP gained $70.2 million, while Solana added $7.5 million. This trend started after their exchange-traded funds (ETFs) launched in the U.S. in mid-October.

Since then, XRP products have attracted $ over 1.07 billion, and Solana products have gained $1.34 billion. This strength stands out while other major assets struggle. Bitcoin products lost $443 million last week, while Ethereum products lost $59.5 million. 

Meanwhile, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust defied market weakness, pulling in $25 billion this year. This placed it among the top ETFs by inflows, even though Bitcoin’s price is down about 30% from its October highs.

Bitcoin Price Stalls as Traders Reduce Risk

Bitcoin is currently trading at nearly $87,349, with analysts saying this is the coin’s weakest year-end performance in seven years. 

Bitcoin’s trading activity has dropped, and futures open interest also fell by $3 billion, and Ethereum futures dropped by $2 billion in one day. This sharp decline comes as many traders are reducing risk as the year ends.

Some analysts believe Bitcoin could fall further to between $71,000 and $84,000 before finding support. A stronger recovery may come later if key price levels hold.

Meanwhile, Ethereum staking activity showed signs of improvement after months of pressure. For the first time in six months, new deposits into staking exceeded withdrawals. This change could reduce selling pressure if it continues into early 2026.