On April 11, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its latest “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” revealing that digital asset investment products experienced positive sentiment, with inflows totaling $57 million last week, bringing them back to a net positive position year-to-date. However, despite this, “volumes were low at $970 million for the week.” The global Bitcoin (BTC) exchange market also saw low volumes, ”just 25% of the year-to-date average at $18 billion for the week.”
Weekly crypto asset flows in millions (U.S. dollars). Source: CoinShares
According to the report, inflows were primarily driven by investors in the United States, with $27 million in inflows. Germany, Switzerland and Canada also saw positive sentiment, with inflows totaling $17 million, $13 million and $2.2 million, respectively, indicating a broad-based increase in confidence toward digital assets.
Investors primarily focused on Bitcoin, which received $56 million in inflows, accounting for 98% of all inflows. Meanwhile, short-Bitcoin suffered minor outflows totaling $0.6 million. In contrast, altcoins — including Uniswap’s UNI (UNI), Polkadot’s DOT (DOT) and Polygon’s MATIC (MATIC) — saw minor inflows of less than $1 million each.
The report also notes that despite the Ethereum network’s Shapella upgrade scheduled for April 12, Ether (ETH) inflows were relatively minor at $600,000, suggesting that perhaps investors are cautious about investing in ETH until they are more confident about the impact of the upgrade. Additionally, blockchain equities saw minor inflows totaling $2.1 million, indicating a relatively quiet week for the market segment.
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Overall, the positive sentiment in the digital asset market last week — despite low volumes — indicates that investors remain bullish on the prospects of cryptocurrency. As previously reported by Cointelegraph, Bitcoin has reclaimed $30,000, its highest price since June 2022. Over the last 30 days, BTC recorded gains of nearly 46%, rising to its highest level in 10 months on April 11.
Bitcoin price chart. Source: CoinGecko
On April 5, American business intelligence firm MicroStrategy added another 1,045 BTC to its growing crypto treasury, for approximately $29.3 million at an average price of $28,016 per BTC. Saylor has been a prominent Bitcoin proponent, urging businesses to incorporate the leading cryptocurrency into their strategic asset allocation. He has consistently emphasized his belief that Bitcoin is the most dependable, secure store of value available in the current market and presents a distinctive avenue for enterprises to safeguard their assets against inflation.
