Global Market Shaken by Tariff Threats
The new week for Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins began with US President Donald Trump threatening NATO countries with extensive tariffs over control of Greenland. As this event shook global markets, Trump announced that the US would impose a 10% tariff on goods from the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Finland starting February 1st, and that this rate would increase to 25% by June.
Cryptocurrency Investment Products Report Record Inflows
As markets follow the US-EU tariff tensions, Coinshares released its cryptocurrency report, stating that there was a $2.17 billion inflow last week. The report highlighted, “Cryptocurrency investment products saw their largest weekly inflows since October 2025, totaling $2.17 billion on Friday, despite market sentiment weakening due to geopolitical tensions, tariff threats, and policy uncertainties.”
Bitcoin Dominates Inflows, Altcoins Follow
Looking at crypto funds individually, it was observed that the majority of inflows were in Bitcoin. Bitcoin saw inflows worth $1.55 billion, while Ethereum (ETH) experienced inflows of $496 million. Looking at other altcoins, inflows continued, with Solana (SOL) seeing $45.5 million, XRP $69.5 million, Sui (SUI) $5.7 million, and Litecoin (LTC) $2.3 million.
“Bitcoin led the inflows with $1.55 billion.”
Despite proposals from the US Senate Banking Committee under the CLARITY Act that could restrict stablecoins from providing returns, Ethereum and Solana recorded inflows of $496 million and $45.5 million, respectively. There was inflow into a wide variety of altcoins. The most notable of these were XRP ($69.5 million), Sui ($5.7 million), LIDO ($3.7 million), and Hedera ($2.6 million).
Regional Fund Inflows and Outflows
Looking at regional fund inflows and outflows, the US ranked first with an inflow of $2.05 million. After the US, Germany saw inflows of $63.9 million, and Switzerland received $41.6 million. In response to these inflows, Sweden and Brazil experienced very small outflows.
