This marks the sixth consecutive week of positive inflows for crypto ETFs.
According to CoinShares, digital asset investment products attracted $857.9Min net inflows for the week ending May 9, 2026. This is the sixth consecutive positive result and the best weekly figure since late April.
Main Driver: Bitcoin
Bitcoin funds attracted $706.1M. Short bitcoin products, by contrast, lost $14.4M—the largest outflow of the year.
US spot bitcoin ETFs continue to show strong momentum. Since the beginning of May, they have already attracted more than $1.25B.
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Ethereum and Altcoins
Ethereum ETFs broke their outflow streak, attracting $171.66M from May 1 to May 8. A particularly strong inflow of over $101M was recorded on May 1.
Among altcoin ETFs, the leaders were:
Record Start for Morgan Stanley
Notably, Morgan Stanley’s spot bitcoin ETF, MSBT, has not recorded a single day of outflows in its first month of trading. This is the best result among all competitors for a comparable post-launch period. The fund’s fee is just 0.14%, the lowest in the US market.
Total assets under management in global crypto funds have grown to $160B.
Analysts attribute the inflow growth to positive news around the progress of the CLARITY Act in the US Senate and an overall improvement in market sentiment.
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