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Investors Add to Altcoin Funds as Bitcoin Outflows Mount

Digital-asset funds focused on Cardano and other altcoins have attracted fresh capital.

Updated May 11, 2023, 4:33 p.m. Published Aug 30, 2021, 7:24 p.m.
Chart shows total AUM and net new assets of crypto funds.
Chart shows total AUM and net new assets of crypto funds.

Bitcoin investment products recorded their eighth consecutive week of outflows, totaling $3.8 million, but alternative coin (altcoin) funds continued to attract fresh capital, according to a report Monday.

Overall, crypto funds netted inflows totaling $24 million during the week ending Aug. 27, down about $3 million versus the prior week, according to the report by digital asset investment manager CoinShares.

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  • Altcoins, or cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin, now represent 32% of total digital assets under management, close to the record 35% set in mid-May.
  • Cardano-focused funds saw inflows totaling $10.1 million over the past week, as the price of its associated cryptocurrency ADA doubled over the past month.
  • Ethereum funds saw inflows totaling $17 million last week, with a relatively stable digital asset fund market share of about 25%, according to CoinShares.

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