Crypto-focused funds raised $3.17 billion in fresh capital, despite market upheaval due to tariff disputes between the U.S. and China, as reported in CoinShares’ weekly report.
On October 10, President Donald Trump declared that the U.S. might increase tariffs in reaction to China’s recent rare-earth export limits.
This announcement led to a widespread sell-off in risk assets, decreasing cryptocurrency prices and resulting in outflows of approximately $159 million from digital asset investment products that day.
Interestingly, this market correction also caused around $20 billion in liquidations among crypto traders with leveraged positions.
Simultaneously, this rapid decline wiped out 7% of the total assets under management (AUM) in crypto investments, reducing them to $242 billion.
Nevertheless, the same news sparked an unprecedented trading surge.
According to CoinShares, crypto ETPs reached daily trading volumes of $15.3 billion on Friday, driving total weekly volumes for these products to $53 billion, which is double the average for this year.
These figures indicate a growing trend: investors are increasingly favoring regulated crypto funds as a safeguard against short-term market fluctuations. Year-to-date inflows have now surpassed $48.7 billion in 2025.
Bitcoin leads the market
Bitcoin clearly emerged as the top choice for institutional investments, garnering $2.67 billion last week, raising its year-to-date total to $30.2 billion.
As reported by CoinShares, this significant achievement occurred despite Bitcoin’s modest $390,000 in flows on October 10, which starkly contrasted with its peak daily trading volume of $10.4 billion on the same day.
In comparison, Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, fell behind, recording $338 million in inflows after facing $172 million in withdrawals during the October 10 sell-off.
CoinShares pointed out that this turnaround reveals ongoing caution among investors, who perceive Ethereum as having greater vulnerability to short-term market disruptions.
Currently, ETH’s total inflows for the year are approximately $14 billion, with assets under management around $36 billion.
In the meantime, the trend of decline has also affected other prominent digital assets, like Solana and XRP, which attracted $93.3 million and $61.6 million, respectively.
Despite anticipation regarding their forthcoming ETF approvals, investor interest in these products seems to be waning.
This indicates a consolidation of investor capital around Bitcoin as risk tolerance diminishes.
