Crypto investment products saw a second consecutive week of outflows totaling $1.17 billion. Could relief be next? | Credit: Getty Images.

Key Takeaways

Digital asset investment products saw a second consecutive week of outflows totaling over $1 billion.

Amid a sea of outflows, Solana investment products were the only ones in green with over $118 million in inflows.

BTC products saw $932 million in outflows while ETH products recorded $438 million in outflows.

After weeks of redemptions, the bleeding in crypto investment products shows little sign of stopping.

According to new data from CoinShares, crypto products saw over $1.17 billion in outflows last week, marking the second straight week of billion-dollar losses — one of the steepest two-week stretches of the year.

The exodus reflects rising unease in financial markets as investors contend with a historic 40-day U.S. government shutdown and growing uncertainty over the next Federal Reserve rate cut.

Even as Washington moved over the weekend toward reopening the government, traders are still grappling with the fallout of more than a month without fresh economic data — leaving policymakers flying blind ahead of December’s key interest rate meeting.

Bitcoin investment products bore the brunt of the retreat, recording $932 million in outflows, while Ethereum funds saw an additional $438 million pulled, together accounting for nearly all of last week’s losses.

The sell-off was amplified by volatility followingOctober’s liquidity cascade and investors’ reassessment of risk in a tightening macro environment.

CoinShares analysts said that even with elevated trading activity — weekly ETP volumes hit $43 billion — sentiment remained fragile.

Short Bitcoin ETPs were among the few beneficiaries, drawing $11.8 million in inflows, the largest weekly total since May 2025.

With the U.S. government shuttered for over a month, the release of key indicators such as inflation, jobs, and GDP data has been on pause.

That means when the Federal Reserve convenes in December, officials will have to make a policy decision without the traditional guideposts that typically anchor rate deliberations.

The Fed will either have to rely on older figures or market-based signals — and neither provides much comfort in a market this volatile.

Investors had initially cheered reports of a possible rate cut this winter, but comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell last week were interpreted as hawkish, fueling another wave of outflows across digital asset markets.

Against that backdrop, Solana was the week’s lone bright spot. SOL investment products attracted $118 million in inflows, bringing its nine-week total above $2.1 billion.