Early 2026 fund flows show rotation into Ethereum, XRP and Solana

Beincrypto reports digital asset investment products entered 2026 with strong momentum, signaling a continued rotation away from Bitcoin and toward select altcoins. According to the latest CoinShares data, global crypto fund inflows in 2025 reached $47.2 billion, narrowly missing the 2024 record of $48.7 billion, and the new year began with $671 million in inflows recorded on January 2, 2026, which lifted total weekly inflows to $582 million despite midweek outflows.

The US remained the largest source of investment, while Germany and Canada reversed prior outflows with inflows of $2.5 billion and $1.1 billion respectively, and Switzerland recorded $775 million in inflows, an 11.5% year-over-year increase. Altcoins dominated allocations: Ethereum drew $12.7 billion (up 138% YoY), XRP $3.7 billion (up 500%), and Solana $3.6 billion (up 1,000%), even as the rest of the altcoin market saw inflows decline 30% YoY; CryptoQuant analysts also flagged early signs of a meme-coin comeback.

By contrast, Bitcoin flows lagged, falling 35% YoY to $26.9 billion, with short-Bitcoin products holding $105 million in assets under management. Market indicators and price action are mixed: Bitcoin rallied from $89,000 to $93,300 over the weekend and is up about 6% year-to-date, but weekend surges have sometimes been erased on Monday trading, and on-chain data suggests a large whale accumulation phase while momentum indicators are rebounding from deeply oversold levels.

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Crypto, Ethereum, Xrp, Solana, Bitcoin, Coinshares