Weekly Crypto Inflows Surge to $2.17 Billion: Bitcoin Dominates as Institutional Demand Continues

2026-01-19 18:20:32

Source: CryptoNewsNet Original Title: Massive Offensive from Institutional Whales! They Made $2 Billion Worth of Purchases in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Selected Altcoins in Just One Week! “The Biggest… Original Link: https://cryptonews.net/news/finance/32301159/ The new week for Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins began amid US tariff announcements affecting NATO countries. As global markets reacted to these geopolitical tensions, a major cryptocurrency report revealed significant institutional activity in the crypto space.

Record Weekly Inflows

Cryptocurrency investment products saw their largest weekly inflows since October 2025, totaling $2.17 billion on Friday, despite market sentiment weakening due to geopolitical tensions, tariff threats, and policy uncertainties.

Bitcoin Leads the Charge

Looking at crypto funds individually, the majority of inflows concentrated in Bitcoin. Bitcoin led with inflows worth $1.55 billion, while Ethereum (ETH) experienced inflows of $496 million.

Other notable altcoins also attracted capital:

Solana (SOL): $45.5 million
XRP: $69.5 million
Sui (SUI): $5.7 million
LIDO: $3.7 million
Hedera: $2.6 million
Litecoin (LTC): $2.3 million

These inflows occurred despite proposals that could restrict stablecoins from providing returns.

Geographic Distribution

Regional fund flows showed the US ranked first with an inflow of $2.05 billion. Germany followed with inflows of $63.9 million, and Switzerland received $41.6 million. Meanwhile, Sweden and Brazil experienced small outflows.

This is not investment advice.

BTC0,1%

ETH-1,39%

SOL-0,38%

XRP2,68%

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