Overview
- CoinShares reported $1.44 billion of inflows in the first three days of the week followed by $829 million of outflows on Thursday and Friday, leaving a $619 million net weekly total.
- Bitcoin products led with $521 million of inflows, Ethereum added $88.5 million and Solana $14.6 million, while XRP saw $30.3 million of outflows and short‑bitcoin funds took in $11.4 million.
- The U.S. accounted for $646 million of inflows as Europe, Asia and Canada posted modest withdrawals, underscoring a sharp regional divergence.
- Spot bitcoin ETFs drew roughly $568 million between March 2 and March 6, aligning with the week’s broader flow pattern and reinforcing ETFs’ influence on day‑to‑day allocations.
- A sharp oil spike tied to Middle East tensions—peaking near $119 a barrel before easing to just above $102—coincided with late‑week risk reduction, and bitcoin’s price tracked the flows with an ~11% early rally followed by an ~8% pullback to around $68,000.