Crypto Market in Free Fall: $876M in One Week

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Crypto Market in Free Fall: $876M in One Week

Crypto Market in Free Fall: $876M in One Week

As I sit here, sipping my tea and gazing out the window, I am reminded of the old Russian proverb: “When the going gets tough, the tough get going…to the nearest exit.” It seems that the crypto market has finally caught on to this wise saying, with investors pulling out a whopping $876 million in just one week.

According to CoinShares, a prominent European digital asset manager, the latest report on cryptocurrency investment flows reveals that digital asset investment products have experienced their fourth consecutive week of outflows. Ah, the sweet taste of bearish sentiment!

Regional and Asset-Specific Trends

As I delved deeper into the report, I discovered that the cumulative outflows over the past four weeks have reached a staggering $4.75 billion. The year-to-date inflows, which were once a proud $2.6 billion, have been reduced to a mere shadow of their former selves. The company’s total assets under management (AuM) in digital assets have declined by a whopping $39 billion from their previous peak, now sitting at a paltry $142 billion.

This marks the lowest point for AuM since mid-November 2024, driven by a combination of negative price movements and persistent outflows. The report further indicated that US investors showed the strongest bearish tendencies, pulling out $922 million during the week. Ah, the Americans and their love of drama!

Meanwhile, other regions have interpreted the market conditions as a buying opportunity. Switzerland, that bastion of fiscal prudence, led the inflows with $23 million, followed by Canada and Germany with $14.7 million and $13.3 million respectively. Ah, the Europeans and their love of stability!

In terms of asset-specific trends, Bitcoin dominated the outflows, shedding $756 million over the week. Interestingly, short-Bitcoin products also saw outflows totaling $19.8 million, the largest since December 2024. Ah, the shorts and their love of losing money!

Altcoins were not immune to this negative sentiment either, as Ethereum experienced $89 million in outflows, while Tron and Aave saw $32 million and $2.4 million exit respectively. Conversely, a few altcoins recorded inflows, with Solana attracting $16.4 million, XRP gaining $5.6 million, and Sui receiving $2.7 million. Ah, the altcoins and their love of being irrelevant!

Crypto Market Performance

Amid the negative fund flows reported by CoinShares, the overall crypto market performance has shown a similar downward trend, reflecting a steady decline in valuation. Ah, the market and its love of being a rollercoaster!

According to data from CoinGecko, over the past week, the global cryptocurrency market capitalization has plunged from $3.26 trillion seen last Monday to $2.81 trillion as of today—roughly $450 billion decline. Ah, the numbers and their love of being big!

This drop comes as a result of the unstable upward momentum from BTC. This lack of upside momentum has led to BTC seeing more decrease in price than increase. In the past 7 days, Bitcoin has seen an 11.3% drop. Ah, the BTC and its love of being volatile!

Its past day price action has also added to this negative performance with BTC currently trading at a price of $82,370, marking an additional 2.3% drop to its price. Ah, the price and its love of being a mystery!

The continuous drop from BTC has been pushing the asset further away from its all-time high above $109,000 registered in January. At current market price, BTC is down nearly 25% from this peak. Ah, the highs and their love of being unreachable!

Other major cryptocurrencies including Ethereum and Solana have also followed BTC closely in its bearishness with both assets down by 11.9% and 22.9% respectively over the past 7 days. Ah, the bear market and its love of being a party pooper!

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2025-03-11 02:43