The cryptocurrency market has lost almost $ 1 billion once again

According to CoinShares, crypto funds recorded net outflows of $ 952 million last week, the first significant decline after four weeks of stable inflows. The main reason for this is the sale of assets by large investors amid increased market volatility and regulatory uncertainty, including delays in the adoption of the US Clarity Act, which would define the legal status of cryptocurrencies.

The biggest losses came from bitcoin-related funds BTC $86,398.32 Mezo Wrapped BTC -2.52% Market capitalization $44.83 million VOL. 24 hours $1.2 billion - investors withdrew about $ 460 million. Despite the fact that bitcoin retains a leading position in the structure of digital investments, the pace of fundraising has significantly decreased. Since the beginning of the year, the volume of investments in bitcoin products has amounted to $ 27.2 billion, while in the same period of 2024 it exceeded $ 41.6 billion. This indicates a more cautious position of institutional investors.

Instead, Ethereum-ETPs remain more stable: in 2025, they raised about $ 12.7 billion, which is more than double the previous year. This indicates a long-term interest in the Ethereum ecosystem ETH $2,969.53 Bridged Ether (StarkGate) -2.58% Market capitalization $71.77 million VOL. 24 hours $0.96 billion , even despite the overall market cooling. Between December 15 and 19, the total capitalization of the crypto market decreased by more than $ 210 billion, but later partially recovered to about $ 3.03 trillion.

Interestingly, some investors have shifted their focus to altcoins. The largest capital inflows were recorded by Solana SOL $124.78 Binance-Peg SOL -1.69% Market capitalization $0.14 billion VOL. 24 hours $0.3 billion ($ 48.5 million) and XRP XRP $1.90 XRP -1.58% Market capitalization $115.07 billion VOL. 24 hours $0.17 billion ($ 62.9 million). This rotation, according to analysts, reflects selective risk taking at the end of the year, when traders are looking for short-term profit opportunities as part of the seasonal «Christmas rally.»

In total, assets under management of crypto funds currently stand at $ 46.7 billion, down from a peak of $ 48.7 billion in 2024. Experts note that the market is in a stage of careful balancing: although there is a withdrawal of funds from bitcoin, investors are increasingly paying attention to alternative digital assets, which may form the basis for a new stage of growth in 2026.