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Crypto asset manager and research firm CoinShares says US tariffs were the likely cause of an outflow of hundreds of millions of dollars last week from digital asset investment products. In its latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report, CoinShares notes crypto products witnessed a $240 million outflow as US President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs against countries around the world. Source: CoinShares However, CoinShares says the outflows were “minor,” especially when compared to other asset classes. “Despite this [outflow], total assets under management remained remarkably stable at $132.6 billion, marking a 0.8% increase over the week. This resilience is especially notable compared to other asset classes, such as MSCI World equities, which saw an 8.5% decline over the same period, underscoring the robustness of digital assets amid economic uncertainty.” The largest outflows were in Bitcoin (BTC), followed by Ethereum (ETH), So...

A new survey by the crypto data aggregator CoinGecko finds that less than 50% of investors are bullish on artificial intelligence (AI)-based digital assets. CoinGecko polled 2,632 anonymous crypto investors around the globe between February 20th and March 10th of this year to gain insights on the merger of cryptocurrencies and AI. Results show that 46.9% of crypto investors are either somewhat bullish or bullish on crypto AI products. The survey also reveals that 29% are neutral and the rest are either somewhat bearish or bearish on AI-based crypto assets. Source: CoinGecko On the prices of AI crypto tokens, 44.3% of participants said they were bullish, 29.3% were neutral and 26.3% were bearish. The survey found that the earlier an investor adopted crypto AI products, the more likely they are to be bullish toward them. “‘The ‘Early adopter’ and ‘Early majority’ groups were the most bullish, albeit by a slight margin, as well ...