Key Highlights

  • Digital asset investment products recorded $857.9 million in weekly inflows for the sixth consecutive positive week, lifting total assets under management to $160 billion, according to CoinShares' weekly fund flows report.

  • Bitcoin led with $706.1 million in inflows, pushing year-to-date flows to $4.9 billion; BlackRock's iShares alone accounted for $733 million of the week's total, while short-Bitcoin products saw their largest weekly outflow of 2026 at $14.4 million.

  • Ethereum reversed the prior week's $81.6 million outflow with a $77.1 million inflow; Solana attracted $47.6 million, and XRP pulled in $39.6 million, marking a broad altcoin recovery alongside institutional Bitcoin positioning.

Digital asset investment products attracted $857.9 million in the week ending May 9, extending the inflow streak to six consecutive weeks and pushing total assets under management across tracked products to $160 billion. CoinShares attributed the acceleration to improving institutional sentiment around the CLARITY Act, the U.S. crypto market structure bill scheduled for a Senate Banking Committee markup on May 14.

Bitcoin captured the bulk of flows at $706.1 million, lifting year-to-date inflows to $4.9 billion. Bitcoin-linked products now represent roughly 80% of total digital asset AuM at $129.1 billion. By provider, BlackRock's iShares posted $733 million in weekly inflows and $4.58 billion year-to-date, while Grayscale extended its outlier status with $63 million in weekly outflows and $636 million in year-to-date net outflows. Short-Bitcoin products saw $14.4 million in outflows, the largest weekly unwind of institutional bearish positions in 2026.

Altcoin flows broadened significantly beyond Bitcoin. Ethereum recorded $77.1 million after the prior week's $81.6 million outflow, a reversal analysts tied to reduced uncertainty around the bill's treatment of ETH. Solana attracted $47.6 million, its strongest weekly reading in months, and XRP pulled in $39.6 million. Multi-asset products were the only underperformer at $5.5 million in outflows as investors continued rotating from diversified baskets toward single-asset positions.

The United States accounted for $776.6 million of the week's total, a sharp recovery from just $47.5 million the prior week. Germany added $50.6 million, and Switzerland posted $21.1 million, while Sweden remained the largest cumulative outflow market in 2026 at $158.6 million year-to-date. The six-week streak has now delivered roughly $5.95 billion in cumulative year-to-date flows, though the pace remains well below 2025's $47.2 billion full-year total.