Crypto Funds Close 2025 With $47.2 Billion Inflows—Just Shy of ’s Record High
Crypto investment vehicles nearly matched their historic haul—again.
The Momentum Builds
Another year, another mountain of institutional capital flowing into digital asset funds. The final tally for 2025 landed at a staggering $47.2 billion in net inflows. That figure puts it within whispering distance of the previous year's all-time record, signaling that the institutional embrace isn't a one-off fluke—it's a trend with serious legs.
Behind the Numbers
This sustained capital movement highlights a maturing market infrastructure. Investors aren't just chasing hype; they're accessing crypto through regulated, familiar fund structures. The persistent inflow suggests a foundational shift in portfolio strategy, moving digital assets from the speculative fringe toward legitimate allocation models. Traditional finance, always a step behind, is scrambling to build the on-ramps its clients now demand.
The New Normal?
Falling just short of a back-to-back record isn't a stumble—it's a statement of endurance. It shows demand can persist beyond a single bull market cycle, driven by deeper adoption narratives like tokenization and decentralized finance scaling. The old guard's skepticism is starting to look less like prudent caution and more like a costly oversight. After all, Wall Street's best talent is usually hired to manage risk, not miss the boat entirely.
So the funds keep filling. The infrastructure keeps building. And the line between traditional and crypto finance keeps blurring. The record might still stand, but the trajectory is unmistakably up and to the right.
Bitcoin flops while Ethereum, XRP and Solana pull billions
Bitcoin didn’t have a great year, as you probably already know. The OG crypto brought in $26.9 billion, which was 35% lower than the year before.
Some traders tried shorting it, as $105 million went into short-Bitcoin funds, but those still only have $139 million total under management.
Ethereum, though, pulled in $12.7 billion, up 138% compared to 2024, while XRP brought in $3.7 billion, a 500% spike, and solana made $3.6 billion, up by a crazy 1000%. But altcoin flows dropped 30%, landing at just $318 million, according to CoinShares.
The biggest weekly haul came around week 45. Charts also showed Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other coins with wild inflow swings between week 2 and week 52. One table ranked coins by assets under management. Bitcoin led the pack, with ethereum behind it. Altcoins Solana and XRP climbed the ladder, but no one passed the top two.
Other tables tracked weekly, monthly, and yearly flows by fund providers like iShares and Grayscale, along with their assets under management. Separate charts showed net new assets across digital asset ETPs from 2019 to 2026, revealing how much fresh money got added over time.
Traders eye Bitcoin breakout and watch MicroStrategy
Meanwhile, options trader Nishant Pant thinks, “The extreme volatility and high capital requirements don’t fit my preferred risk profile.”
Nishant’s top pick is MicroStrategy, but he’s not jumping in just yet.“While MSTR is an excellent proxy, it has been trapped in a persistent downtrend since July,” he said.
For him, it all comes down to Bitcoin’s chart. “We cannot look at the stock in isolation; we need confirmation from the mothership,” he added.
Right now, Bitcoin is sitting a bit above $94,000, which Nishant says is the line in the sand. If it gets past that, he thinks “it will likely act as a rising tide for the entire sector.”
Until that happens, he’s watching three things: RSI, DMI, and support and resistance. “RSI has suddenly pivoted,” he explained. “We are seeing a sharp, vertical trajectory in momentum.”
For DMI, “the DI+ and DI- lines are beginning to curl and change direction.” That signals buying and selling pressure is starting to change.
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