Crypto funds suffer second-largest outflows of 2026 while XRP and HYPE attract inflows
Investors pulled $1.67 billion from digital asset investment products last week, with bitcoin funds posting their largest weekly outflow of the year, according to a recent report from CoinShares.
By Helene Braun, AI Boost|Edited by Nikhilesh De Jun 1, 2026, 5:59 p.m. 2 min readMake preferred on
What to know:
- Crypto investment products saw $1.67 billion in outflows last week, the second-largest weekly withdrawal of 2026, bringing three-week redemptions to $4.21 billion.
- The pullback, driven largely by U.S. investors amid rising geopolitical tensions involving Iran and Israel, pushed assets under management down to about $141 billion, the lowest since early April.
- Bitcoin funds bore the brunt with a record $1.44 billion weekly outflow and sharply reduced year-to-date inflows, while Ethereum products also saw heavy redemptions and only a handful of altcoins, led by XRP, attracted notable new money.
Crypto investment products recorded their second-largest weekly outflow of 2026 by the end of May, with investors pulling $1.67 billion from digital asset funds as geopolitical tensions and a broader risk-off mood weighed on markets, according to a report from CoinShares.
The withdrawals marked the third consecutive week of net outflows and brought total redemptions over the past three weeks to $4.21 billion. CoinShares said concerns surrounding Iran had overwhelmed any positive sentiment generated by recent progress on the CLARITY Act, a U.S. crypto market structure bill.
Assets under management across digital asset investment products fell to $141 billion from $148 billion the previous week, their lowest level since early April.
The latest outflows coincide with a sharp decline in crypto prices. Bitcoin fell close to the $70,000 mark on Monday after reports that Iran had halted talks with the United States in protest over Israel's continued incursions into Lebanon. The move coincided with Strategy (MSTR), the largest holder of bitcoin, selling some of its stack after years of its executive chairman Michal Saylor vowing he wouldn't do so. The largest cryptocurrency dropped about 3% over the past 24 hour period, adding pressure to digital asset investment products.
The United States accounted for nearly all of last week's withdrawals, with investors pulling $1.63 billion from crypto funds. Germany, which had largely avoided earlier bouts of selling, recorded $25.7 million in outflows. Sweden and Hong Kong posted withdrawals of $6.6 million and $4.5 million, respectively.
Bitcoin BTC$72,675.37 investment products saw the largest share of the selling, losing $1.44 billion during the week. According to CoinShares, that was the largest weekly bitcoin outflow of 2026, surpassing both the previous week's record and the peak reached during January's selloff. Year-to-date bitcoin inflows have fallen sharply to $1.19 billion, down from $2.6 billion a week earlier and $3.9 billion two weeks ago.
Ethereum (ETH) funds also came under pressure, recording $257.3 million in outflows. Meanwhile, investor appetite for alternative cryptocurrencies weakened considerably. CoinShares noted that only five digital assets attracted more than $1 million in inflows, down from 11 assets three weeks ago. XRP (XRP) led with $20.3 million in inflows, followed by Hyperliquid (HYPE) at $10.8 million and Near at $7.6 million.
Despite the recent pullback, crypto investment products still hold roughly $142 billion in assets globally, underscoring how much institutional capital remains invested in the sector even as market sentiment deteriorates.
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