Digital Asset Sees $441M Inflows as Bitcoin Declines

Bitcoin price weakness, Mt. Gox activity, and a German government sell-off are the causes of inflows of $441 million into digital asset investments.

A recent report from CoinShares has revealed a market purchasing opportunity that resulted in $441 million in inflows for digital asset investment products over the past week.

The July 8 report also emphasized a $398 million inflow into Bitcoin. The probable causes of investors’ purchasing sprees, as per CoinShares, were the weakness of Bitcoin prices, activity from Mt. Gox, and selling pressure from the German government.

The United States was the primary source of inflows, with $384 million, followed by Hong Kong ($32 million), Switzerland ($24 million), and Canada ($12 million). Germany experienced outflows of $23 million.

Last week was significant for the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, which has since been defunct. As it commenced the repayment of its creditors on July 5, it transferred more than 47,000 BTC, valued at approximately $2.7 billion at the time, to an unknown wallet address.

Repayments to specific creditors were initiated on the same day in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash through designated cryptocurrency exchanges, as specified in Mt. Gox’s rehabilitation plan.

The repayment conditions included confirming the account’s validity and the acceptance of the intent to subscribe to the Agency Receipt Agreement by designated crypto exchanges.

Some analysts have suggested that most of the former creditors of Mt. Gox may consider selling their Bitcoin, as its value has increased by more than 8,500% since the exchange’s closure.

The German government transferred 3,000 BTC, valued at approximately $172 million, to an unknown wallet and various crypto exchanges during the same week.

The CoinShares report also emphasized the inflows of Bitcoin, which amounted to approximately $398 million and accounted for approximately 90% of the total inflows. Investors were interested in a “broader set of altcoins.”

Solana has experienced $16 million in inflows over the past week, establishing it as the “best-performing altcoin” with a year-to-date value of $57 million. Inflows of $10 million were observed in Ether.

Additionally, the Sentinel Action Fund has increased Solana’s donations to a pro-crypto political action committee by twofold in the past week. This committee is supporting four pro-crypto United States Senate candidates.