Crypto investment products attracted more than $1 billion in inflows last week, extending a three-week streak that analysts say highlights growing confidence in digital assets despite global geopolitical tensions.
According to a report from CoinShares published Monday, crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $1.06 billion in inflows, led by $793 million into Bitcoin.
The latest figures mark three consecutive weeks of positive flows totaling $2.7 billion, pushing year-to-date net inflows to roughly $1.2 billion.
Bitcoin is seen as relative safe haven
James Butterfill, head of research at CoinShares, said the sustained inflows signal resilience in digital assets, particularly Bitcoin, which is increasingly viewed as a “relative safe haven” compared with other asset classes.
Since the onset of the Iran crisis, total assets under management (AuM) in digital-asset ETPs have climbed 9.4% to nearly $140 billion, Butterfill noted. While Ethereum funds remain slightly negative for the year, they recorded $315.3 million in inflows last week, reducing year-to-date outflows to around $23 million.
Butterfill said the launch of new staking ETF listings in the United States helped boost demand, bringing Ethereum-related flows closer to a net neutral position.
Meanwhile, short-Bitcoin investment products recorded $8.1 million in inflows, suggesting that market sentiment remains divided despite the broader bullish trend.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drive most inflows
The majority of last week’s Bitcoin inflows came from US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which recorded their first five-day inflow streak of 2026, attracting $767.3 million.
Despite three consecutive weeks of inflows totalling $2.1 billion, spot Bitcoin ETFs are still negative for the year, with net outflows of about $493 million year-to-date.
Earlier $1.8 billion in outflows during January and February have only been partially offset by $1.34 billion in inflows so far in March, meaning the coming weeks will determine whether the funds can finally return to positive territory for 2026.
MicroStrategy continued its aggressive Bitcoin accumulation in early March 2026. Between March 2 and March 8, the company purchased 17,994 BTC for an approximate total cost of $1.28 billion in cash, at an average price of around $70,946 per coin.
This purchase was funded through an ATM equity offering program, which involved the sale of $899.5 million in common stock and $377.1 million in preferred stock (STRC). Following this acquisition, MicroStrategy’s total holdings reached 738,731 BTC as of March 9, 2026, acquired at an aggregate cost of $56.04 billion.
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