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Last week, crypto investment products said, “Hold my beer,” and brought in nearly $2 billion in inflows. That’s right, $1.9 billion in cold, hard inflows during Trump’s chaotic, crypto-friendly first week in office. Washington might have a new favorite buzzword: Bitcoin.
But wait, there’s more. This isn’t just a one-off. According to CoinShares, this marks the second week in a row that inflows into crypto products have hovered around that sweet $2 billion mark. So far in 2025, digital asset investment products have raked in $4.8 billion. If inflows were a meme, they’d be that rocket emoji blasting off. 🚀
Trump + Crypto = A Match Made in Heaven?
Timing is everything, and it looks like crypto got the perfect assist from the guy sitting in the Oval Office. Post-inauguration, President Donald Trump wasted no time cozying up to crypto fans. One of his first big moves? Dropping a crypto-focused executive order like it’s hot.
The order created a Presidential Working Group on Digital Asset Markets and outlined plans to explore a national Bitcoin reserve. Yes, a Bitcoin reserve. Like Fort Knox but way cooler. It’s the kind of thing that gets crypto enthusiasts wiping away a single tear of joy.
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Federal regulators? They’re catching the vibe too. Trump’s administration hinted at a much softer stance on virtual tokens and their issuers. The message? “We’re not here to ruin the party.”
CoinShares’ Head of Research, James Butterfill, summed it up: “Trump’s executive order proposing a strategic Bitcoin reserve fired up trading volumes like nobody’s business.”
Bitcoin Dominates (Obviously)
Bitcoin didn’t just steal the show last week. It owned it. The OG crypto pulled in $1.6 billion of those inflows, which is over 80% of the total haul. That’s despite Bitcoin’s price dipping below $100K earlier in the week. (Don’t worry, it bounced back to just over $102K, proving yet again that crypto price dips are like bad rom-com plots, temporary and predictable.)
Ethereum Grabs Silver, But It’s No Slouch
While Bitcoin was busy flexing its inflow muscles, Ethereum held its own. ETH-based funds snagged $205 million in inflows. Sure, it’s about $40 million less than the week before, but let’s not get greedy. ETH still takes home the silver medal in this race.
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Meanwhile, the altcoin squad was trying to keep up. XRP pulled in $18.5 million in inflows, but that’s nearly half of what it managed the week before. Solana, Chainlink, and Polkadot didn’t throw in the towel, though. Here’s their scorecard from last week:
- Solana (SOL): $6.9M
- Chainlink (LINK): $6.6M
- Polkadot (DOT): $2.6M
TL;DR: Trump’s First Week Is a Crypto Investor’s Dream
In summary: Trump’s crypto love affair has lit a fire under digital assets. Nearly $2 billion flowed into Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, signaling that institutional investors are hungry for crypto like it’s a Michelin-star meal.
What’s next? More inflows? A national Bitcoin reserve? $1 million BTC? Who knows, but one thing’s for sure: 2025 is already shaping up to be the year crypto grows up (or maybe just gets way, way richer). 🤑
