401(k) approval triggered $572 million in inflows, ETH and BTC welcomed a strong rebound.

According to the CoinShares weekly report, influenced mainly by the approval of the US 401(k) retirement plan to invest in crypto assets, the net inflow into global digital asset investment products last week was $572 million.

Despite the outflow of 1 billion dollars last week due to weak employment data, the approval of the 401(k) new policy led to a rebound in inflows in the second half to 1.57 billion dollars, driving the overall net inflow of funds.

In terms of specific asset performance, Ethereum ETPs lead with an inflow of nearly $270 million, driving the cumulative inflow from the beginning of the year to a record $8.227 billion, and pushing its total assets under management to a historical high of $31.9 billion, with a growth rate of 82% so far in 2025.

After two consecutive weeks of capital outflows, Bitcoin has regained its growth momentum, with an inflow of $265 million last week, pushing the cumulative inflow from the beginning of the year to date (YTD flows) to a record $20.533 billion.

In addition, Solana, XRP, and Cardano recorded net inflows of $21.8 million, $18.4 million, and $15 million respectively.

In terms of countries/regions, the net inflow last week remained leading, with the United States and Canada recording inflows of $608 million and $16.5 million respectively, indicating strong demand in the North American market. However, the European market remains bearish, with Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland totaling an outflow of $48.9 million.

Meanwhile, possibly due to the relatively calm market performance during the summer months, the trading volume of digital asset ETPs has decreased by 23% compared to last month.

It is worth noting that the market prices of BTC and ETH spot have experienced varying degrees of increase from the weekend to Monday. According to Coingecko data, Bitcoin has risen by 2.7% in the past 24 hours, currently reported at 12218 USD; Ethereum has risen by 1.2%, currently reported at 4255 USD.

In summary, despite the outflow of funds caused by weak macroeconomic data early last week, the approval of the 401(k) retirement plan to invest in crypto assets provided a strong boost to the market, and drove the net inflow of global digital asset investments last week.

This trend not only reflects the accelerated integration of the cryptocurrency market with traditional finance but also indicates that, supported by favorable policies, digital assets are gradually becoming an important part of institutional allocations.

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