Digital investment products recorded inflows of USD 2.17 billion last week - the highest weekly figure since October 10, 2025, just before the market collapse. Inflows were stronger at the start of the week, but sentiment turned negative on Friday: diplomatic tensions over Greenland and renewed threats of additional tariffs led to outflows of USD 378 million. In addition, speculation that Kevin Hassett - a leading candidate for the chairmanship of the US Federal Reserve and well-known monetary policy dove - is likely to remain in his current post weighed on the market.

#bitcoin led the inflows with 1.55 billion US dollars. Despite a push by the US Senate Banking Committee under the CLARITY Act, which could restrict stablecoins from paying interest, Ethereum and #solana saw inflows of USD 496 million and USD 45.5 million respectively.

A wide range of altcoins saw inflows, most notably #xrp (USD 69.5 million), Sui (USD 5.7 million), LIDO (USD 3.7 million) and Hedera (USD 2.6 million).

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Regulatory developments in Washington took center stage this week as the US Senate Banking Committee continued its work on the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act - a crucial piece of legislation for the further development of the stablecoin industry. Originally conceived as a market structure bill, the bill has expanded into a broader crypto regulatory framework that includes #stablecoins, #deficonsumer protection and illegal financial activities. In all draft versions, regulation consistently revolves around control and custody, with obligations linked to who actually exercises decision-making power - rather than whether an activity is designated as centralized or decentralized. This approach forms the basis for dealing with DeFi and stablecoins, where legislators seek to differentiate non-custodial software and payment infrastructure from intermediaries and yield-based financial products. A markup session of the Senate Banking Committee scheduled for January fifteenth has been postponed. With a view to the finalization phase of the Clarity Act, a possible dynamic in #ethereum,
#solana, #xrp and other altcoins.

Crypto assets have historically faced higher regulatory risks outside of #bitcoin historically faced higher regulatory risks, and the CLARITY Act would mitigate these risks by clearly defining which authorities regulate what and what obligations apply to tokens and trading venues. Such codified and permanent regulation can unlock institutional interest through greater legal resilience and more certainty in due diligence. The end result should be more product and service offerings, lower liquidity and an overall reduction in risk perception. We expect this to support the market development of altcoins. (Author: James Butterfill, CoinShares Head of Research)

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#xrp and #solana recorded the highest inflows last week, amounting to USD 70.2 million and USD 7.5 million respectively. Since the ETFs were launched in the US in mid-October, they have recorded inflows totaling USD 1.07 billion and USD 1.34 billion respectively, clearly bucking the negative sentiment for other asset classes. In contrast, Bitcoin and Ethereum saw outflows of USD 443 million and USD 59.5 million respectively last week. Since the launch of the XRP and Solana ETFs, Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen outflows totaling USD 2.8 billion and USD 1.6 billion respectively.

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Digital asset investment products saw inflows of USD 716 million for the second week in a row as sentiment continued to improve. Daily data showed small outflows on Thursday and Friday, which we believe were a reaction to macroeconomic data from the United States indicating continued inflationary pressures. Total assets under management have increased by 7.9% to USD 180 billion since the November lows, but remain well below the record USD 264 billion.

#bitcoin was the main beneficiary, recording inflows of USD 352 million, bringing year-to-date inflows to USD 27.1 billion - well below the USD 41.6 billion reached in 2024. Short Bitcoin products saw outflows of USD 18.7 million, the largest since March 2025, when these outflows coincided with a similar price decline, suggesting that exchange-traded product investors believe the current period of negative sentiment may now have bottomed out.

#xrp continued to report strong inflows, totaling USD 245 million last week and bringing year-to-date inflows to USD 3.1 billion, easily surpassing the USD 608 million reported in 2024. Chainlink also received exceptionally high inflows totaling USD 52.8 million last week - the largest ever recorded - representing more than 54% of assets under management.

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#bitcoin recorded inflows of USD 464 million last week. At the same time, investors withdrew USD 1.9 million from short Bitcoin ETPs - a clear sign that bets on prices falling further are being withdrawn. Ethereum also benefited from the improved sentiment and saw inflows of USD 309 million.

#xrp Ethereum stood out with the highest weekly inflows since records began: A total of USD 289 million flowed in, and the series over the past six weeks now represents 29 percent of total assets under management. The trend is likely to be closely linked to the recent ETF launches in the United States. #cardano In contrast, the United States recorded outflows of 19.3 million US dollars, which corresponds to 23 percent of its assets under management.

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