Key Points
- Last week saw digital asset inflows exceeding $2 billion, driven by Trump’s inauguration enthusiasm.
- Total assets under management reached a record high of more than $170 billion.
Last week, enthusiasm surrounding the inauguration of Trump led to a significant increase in digital asset inflows, which exceeded $2 billion. This information was shared by CoinShares, a European alternative asset manager.
Record Inflows and Trading Volumes
James Butterfill, the head of research at CoinShares, noted in a blog post that this marked the biggest weekly inflows witnessed so far in 2025. He attributed this surge to the excitement generated by Trump’s inauguration.
Butterfill further revealed that total assets under management reached an all-time high of $171 billion. In addition, exchange-traded products saw high trading volumes, which reached $21 billion last week, accounting for 34% of Bitcoin trading volumes on trusted exchanges.
Bitcoin Leads, Ethereum Reverses Outflows
As has been the case previously, Bitcoin (BTC) led the inflows, bringing in $1.9 billion. CoinShares reported that year-to-date inflows for BTC now stand at $2.7 billion. Interestingly, despite recent price increases, there have been minor outflows from short-positions.
Ethereum (ETH) saw inflows of $246 million, reversing earlier outflows this year. XRP also had $31 million in inflows last week, bringing its total since mid-November to $484 million. Stellar (XLM) recorded smaller inflows of $2.1 million, while other altcoins saw minimal activity.
The U.S. led the inflows on a regional basis, drawing in $2 billion. Switzerland and Canada also contributed, with inflows of $89 million and $13 million, respectively. CoinShares noted that despite last week’s gains, Ethereum remains the “poorest performer from a flow perspective so far this year.” Meanwhile, Solana’s (SOL) inflows were a modest $2.5 million.