Bitcoin Leads Crypto Inflow with $3.55 Billion as US Economic and Political Fears Grow

Highlights:

• Bitcoin leads crypto inflow with $3.55 billion, marking its highest-ever net inflow in a week.
• Etherum contributed $1.48 billion to last week’s inflows, totalling $5.95 billion.
• Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs attracted over $4 billion in net weekly inflows.

Last week, digital asset investment products attracted $5.95 billion in inflows. Digital assets firm CoinShares reported the inflow in its most recent research on October 6, adding that it is the highest-ever recorded figure. Notably, Assets under management (AuM) also reached an all-time high (ATH) of about $254 billion. Meanwhile, according to CoinShares’ research, the massive inflows were attributed to events around interest rate cuts, employment data, and concerns over the United States government policies.

The research stated:

“We believe this was due to a delayed response to the FOMC interest rate cut, compounded by very weak employment data, as indicated by Wednesday’s ADP Payroll release, and concerns over US government stability following the shutdown.”

According to CoinShares, digital asset investment products saw $5.95 billion in net inflows last week, marking the highest weekly total on record. Bitcoin led with a record $3.55 billion in inflows, followed by Ethereum with $1.48 billion. Solana also hit a new weekly record with…

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) October 6, 2025

Bitcoin Records Largest Weekly Inflows

Last week, Bitcoin (BTC) attracted $3.55 billion, marking its highest ever inflows in a week. As BTC’s price neared its ATH last week, investors favoured long-term holdings over short-term products, underscoring strong faith in the token’s sustainability and reward potential.

Ethereum (ETH) recorded $1.48 billion in inflows last week, increasing its total year-to-date (YTD) inflows to a record $13.7 billion, and tripling last year’s YTD inflows. Solana also recorded a record-breaking weekly inflow of $706.5 million, with its YTD inflows reaching $2.58 billion. XRP recorded inflows of $219.4 million while other altcoins saw minimal inflows.

In regional statistics, the United States led with a new weekly inflow record worth $5 billion. Switzerland also set a new record with $563 million in weekly inflows, while Germany recorded its second-highest inflows, valued at approximately $312 million.

Bitcoin Leads Crypto ETFs Weekly Inflows

Between September 29 and October 3, Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted $4.54 billion in combined weekly net inflows. SosoValue, a popular on-chain ETF tracker, reported that Bitcoin ETFs added $3.24 billion last week, marking their second-highest weekly inflow. Similarly, Ethereum ETFs attracted $1.3 billion, with all nine ETFs posting net positive inflows.

Bitcoin ETFs’ cumulative inflows reached $60.05 billion, with a total traded value of $7.52 billion and net assets of $164.5 billion. Ethereum ETFs’ cumulative inflow, total value traded, and net assets’ valuation soared considerably, reaching $14.42 billion, $2.28 billion, and $30.57 billion, respectively.

From September 29 to October 3 (ET), Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net weekly inflow of $3.24 billion, marking the second-highest weekly inflow in history. Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a total net weekly inflow of $1.3 billion, with all nine ETFs posting positive inflows.… pic.twitter.com/MXpPJa3cP2

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) October 6, 2025

QCP Reacts to BTC’s Newly Attained ATH

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $124,084 following a 1% upswing in the past 24 hours. The flagship crypto attained its most recent ATH, valued at approximately $125,506 on October 5, 2025. Over the past week, BTC has spiked 10.7%, with price extremes fluctuating between $112,071 and $125,361.

Meanwhile, QCP Capital, a Singapore-based crypto trading firm, noted that BTC’s latest rally was driven mainly by retail and non-institutional investors. “BTC extended its record-breaking run, climbing above 125k on Sunday during thin weekend liquidity, this time without much institutional support,” the trading platform stated.

QCP added that this will be the third time BTC broke above $123,000. However, unlike previous attempts, the market did not experience an immediate wave of profit-taking or large sell-offs from long-term whale wallets. Analysts attributed this to the large investors’ trading actions, adding that they have finished repositioning and appear content to wait for a potential significant October rally.

QCP: BTC surged past $125k without institutional or ETF support, fueled by strong retail demand and safe-haven buying amid the US government shutdown. Despite signs of overheating, momentum may continue, but sustaining the rally depends on institutional flows and leveraged…

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) October 6, 2025