Institutional Investors Change Direction: They Sold Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), and Invested the Money in Seven Altcoins! “There Are Surprises!”

Uncertainty surrounding the US-Iran war continues to affect Bitcoin ($BTC) and altcoins. This, combined with rising inflation concerns, has led to price declines. Coinshares has released its weekly cryptocurrency report, stating that there was a $1.07 billion outflow last week.

“There was a $1.07 billion outflow from cryptocurrency investment products. This was the first negative week after seven weeks and the third largest weekly outflow of 2026.”

Bitcoin ($BTC) Topped the List for Outflows!

Looking at crypto funds individually, outflows are concentrated in Bitcoin. $BTC experienced outflows of $981.5 million, while the largest altcoin, Ethereum (ETH), saw outflows of $249.3 million.

Looking at other altcoins, a positive sentiment prevails. According to the data, $XRP saw inflows of $67.6 million, Solana (SOL) $55.1 million, Toncoin (TON) $7.7 million, Chainlink (LINK) $3.9 million, Sui (SUI) $4.7 million, ONDO $4.1 million, and Dogecoin ($DOGE) $3.2 million.

“There has been a $982 million outflow from Bitcoin, bringing the total outflow since the beginning of the year to $3.9 billion.”

Ethereum saw an outflow of $249 million, the largest since January 30th.

Altcoins performed quite well. $XRP saw inflows of $67.6 million, and Solana recorded $55.1 million, with both gaining momentum in recent weeks.

Toncoin saw smaller but notable inflows with $7.7 million, Sui with $4.7 million, Ondo with $4.1 million, Chainlink with $3.9 million, and Dogecoin ($DOGE) with $3.2 million.

This shows that investors are looking for selective investments, moving beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.”

Looking at regional fund inflows and outflows, the US ranked first with an outflow of $1.14 billion.

After the US, Sweden and Hong Kong experienced minor outflows. In contrast, Switzerland, Germany, and Canada saw significant inflows.

*This is not investment advice.