Altcoin Inflows Diverge From Bitcoin Outflows

Digital asset investment products saw altcoins attract capital even as the broader crypto market recorded $454 million in outflows last week, according to CoinShares.

The divergence suggests investors are rotating within crypto rather than exiting the asset class entirely, according to CoinShares’ Monday weekly fund flows report. While bitcoin accounted for $405 million of last week’s exits, Solana drew $32.8 million in inflows and Sui attracted $7.6 million.

Fading expectations for a March Federal Reserve interest rate cut drove the reversal in sentiment, according to the report. A four-day stretch of outflows totaling $1.3 billion nearly erased the $1.5 billion that flowed into digital asset products during the first two trading days of 2026.

Short-bitcoin products also recorded $9.2 million in outflows, sending mixed signals about investor sentiment toward the largest cryptocurrency, according to CoinShares. The simultaneous exits from both long and short bitcoin positions suggest uncertainty rather than a clear directional bet.

The United States led digital asset product outflows with $569 million in redemptions last week, according to CoinShares. Germany, Canada and Switzerland bucked the trend with inflows of $58.9 million, $24.5 million and $21 million respectively into crypto investment products.

Altcoin Products See Mixed Results

Ethereum recorded $116 million in outflows alongside bitcoin’s exits, according to the report. Multi-asset products lost $21 million while Binance and Aave saw smaller outflows of $3.7 million and $1.7 million.

XRP led altcoin inflows with $45.8 million last week, followed by Solana’s $32.8 million and Sui’s $7.6 million, according to CoinShares. The three tokens combined attracted more than $86 million during the week.

The CoinShares Altcoins ETF (DIME) provides exposure to both Solana and Sui through an equal-weighted basket of 12 altcoin exchange-traded products, according to CoinShares. The fund launched in October 2025 and holds positions in layer-1 blockchain protocols including Avalanche, Polkadot, Cardano and Toncoin.

DIME excludes bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins from its holdings while spanning three investment themes: high-speed blockchains, interoperability protocols and emerging platforms, according to CoinShares. The strategy invests in exchange-traded products listed across U.S., Canada, U.K. and Europe markets.

DIME has returned 11.3% year-to-date and holds $2 million in assets under management with a 0.00% expense ratio, according to CoinShares. The fund rebalances quarterly and maintains equal weighting across its 12 holdings to prevent concentration in any single cryptocurrency.

For more news, information, and strategy, visit the CoinShares Crypto ETF Hub.

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