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Institutional investors sell $1.07B in Bitcoin and crypto, ending 7-week inflow streak

Market News
19 May 2026
The Daily Hodl
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Bearish
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Institutional investors sold $1.07 billion in Bitcoin and other crypto assets in one week, marking the first outflow after seven weeks of inflows and the third-largest weekly outflow this year. Bitcoin led the sell-off with $982 million withdrawn, while Ethereum saw its largest weekly outflow since January with $249 million pulled out. Altcoins like XRP and Solana attracted inflows, with $67.6 million and $55.1 million respectively. The US accounted for nearly all the selling, while Europe experienced some inflows, especially in Switzerland and Germany. Total crypto assets under management dropped slightly to $157 billion from $159 billion.

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