Ethereum investment products see largest weekly outflows on record — CoinShares

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Institutional investment managers continued to sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) last week, though the magnitude of the outflows have declined substantially from previous weeks, offering early signs that the worst of the market selloff had subsided. CoinShares’ weekly fund flows report showed a $21.4 million drawdown over the previous seven days, compared with a $94 million outlow the previous week. Ethereum products registered their biggest weekly drawdown at $12.7 million. Funds dedicated to ETH had been outperforming Bitcoin in recent months, reflecting pent-up demand for the second-largest cryptocurrency. All said, institutional investors have been net sellers of digital assets in four of the past five weeks. The period ending May 24 saw the biggest weekly outflow at $97 million, according to CoinShares data. Related: Record $141M outflow from Bitcoin products signals institutions are bearish on BTC: CoinShares. While sentiment has weakened over the last month investors on the whole remain committed given the magnitude of inflows seen this year,” the report said, alluding to the fact that crypto investment funds have raised $5.8 billion this year alone. That’s within 13% of the $6.7 billion inflows registered in all of 2020.source