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Watch Cryptocurrency Dynamics Shift as Market Landscape Evolves

Watch Cryptocurrency Dynamics Shift as Market Landscape Evolves

CointurkCointurk2026/02/02 13:48
By:Cointurk

CoinShares has published a new report detailing the recent dynamics of institutional cryptocurrency investments. This report proves instrumental in understanding the evolving landscape of institutional investments from the past week. It contains crucial insights and also delves into expectations for U.S. markets and the cryptocurrency sector.

Institutional Cryptocurrency Report

The Federal Reserve’s increasingly hawkish stance, underscored by the potential appointment of Warsh due to his opposition to quantitative easing (QE), coupled with supporting data, especially employment and Producer Price Index (PPI), led to unavoidable sell-offs. From their peak in October 2025, the total assets under management of crypto funds have significantly decreased. Weekly outflows reached $1.7 billion, predominantly from BTC with $1.32 billion and ETH with $308 million.

The outflows from last week redefined 2026 as a net outflow year with a net of $1 billion being withdrawn. Short Bitcoin and Hype products attracted considerable investments, benefiting from defensive positioning and tokenized precious metals activities, respectively.

“The outflows indicated a significant deterioration in investor confidence towards this asset class. We attribute this to a combination of various factors including the potential appointment of a more hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, ongoing major whale sell-offs related to the four-year cycle, and increasing geopolitical volatility.

Regionally, the U.S. witnessed outflows of $1.65 billion, while Canada and Sweden also experienced a similar negative atmosphere with outflows recorded at $37.3 million and $18.9 million, respectively. Conversely, minor inflows were observed in Switzerland and Germany.”

XRP and Solana witnessed outflows of $43.7 million and $31.7 million, respectively, while Short Bitcoin products attracted inflows of $14.5 billion. This year, BTC short selling products have grown by 8%. HYPE recorded $15.5 million in inflows, fueled by the social media campaign against Binance and profitable returns from precious metal pairings under Hyperliquid.

The U.S. and Cryptocurrency Markets

S&P 500 futures continued to register losses for the fourth day. As stocks declined, BTC remained below $78,000. The S&P 500 is expected to open with a 0.6% decrease, while Nasdaq 100 contracts showed a 0.9% drop. In Asia, sell-offs were more severe, with South Korea’s Kospi index, a benchmark for AI indices, falling by 5.3%. Europe remained relatively calm.

Trump’s Sunday remarks on talks with Iran resulted in a 5% drop in Brent crude oil. Gold and silver saw slight recoveries, yet cryptocurrencies continued to follow the movements of stocks. At 8:30 PM, Federal Reserve’s Bostic will speak in a moderated discussion with Dennis Lockhart, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Trump is scheduled to attend a signing ceremony at 11:30 PM.

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