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Publicly traded crypto investment products saw a decline in flows in early September, with weekly trading volumes sliding by 27%, according to CoinShares data.
Lower trading volume pushed crypto funds to post $352 million in outflows over the past week, despite a positive outlook for riskier assets following a weak US jobs report and a potential cut in interest rates in the US.
<a href="https://researchblog.coinshares.com/volume-250-digital-asset-fund-flows-weekly-report-5eda24a63ce8" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">According</a> to CoinShares analysis, the slower activity was pushed by Ether (<a href="/ethereum-price" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="/ethereum-price">ETH</a>) products and suggests mainstream investors’ falling demand for cryptocurrencies. “Trading volumes fell 27% week on week, this in combination with minor outflows suggests the appetite for digital asset has cooled a little.”
Ether funds saw the largest losses in the first days of September, shedding $912 million in a week. In contrast, Bitcoin (<a href="/bitcoin-price" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="/bitcoin-price">BTC</a>) products received $524 million in inflows, helping offset broader market weakness.
Across countries, funds listed in the US market amassed $440 million in outflows last week, while Germany recorded inflows of $85 million.
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 Crypto investment funds’ weekly flows. Source: <a href="https://researchblog.coinshares.com/volume-250-digital-asset-fund-flows-weekly-report-5eda24a63ce8" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CoinShares</a>
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Publicly traded crypto funds give investors exposure to digital assets without requiring them to directly buy or manage cryptocurrencies. Traded on traditional brokerages, these vehicles package crypto tokens into shares that track the underlying price, making them a popular way for mainstream investors to access the crypto market.
Despite the slowdown in appetite for crypto ETFs, inflows in 2025 are still ahead of last year's performance, indicating that “in a broader sense, sentiment remains intact,” CoinShares said.
Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-approval-crypto-etfs" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SEC approval of listing standards can mainstream crypto ETFs</a>
<h2 id="eth-outflows-likely-driven-by-profit-taking-macro-trends">ETH outflows likely driven by profit-taking, macro trends</h2>
Jillian Friedman, chief operating officer of crypto staking protocol Symbiotic, <a href="https://x.com/jillfriedman/status/1965072206003650633" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">commented</a> on Monday on ETH ETFs cooling demand, saying the funds are “risk-asset plays” and that “profit-taking near ATHs and macro economics seem more likely drivers.”
“U.S. spot ETH ETFs now hold around US$26 billion AUM, with BlackRock’s ETHA controlling over US$16 billion. That’s just a slice of total ETH but highlights capital rotation, not narrative collapse.”
The spot price of Ether has mainly remained level for the past week, ranging from $4,450 to $4,273, according to Cointelegraph indexes.
Kronos Research chief investment officer Vincent Liu recently told Cointelegraph that not only is <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/spot-bitcoin-etfs-lead-332m-inflows-ethereum-funds-bleed" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ETH “entering a period of profit-taking”</a> but that the inflows into Bitcoin ETFs indicate a flight to hard assets, such as gold, due to macroeconomic uncertainty.
Magazine: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-price-ethereum-etf-thomas-fahrer/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">X Hall of Flame: Bitcoin $500K prediction, spot Ether ETF ‘staking issue’— Thomas Fahrer</a>

Crypto ETFs log outflows as Ether funds shed $912M: Report

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