Produk investasi aset digital menunjukkan aliran masuk yang positif minggu lalu, tetapi keuntungan terutama terkonsentrasi pada dana Bitcoin (BTC), menunjukkan bahwa investor institusional lebih berhati-hati tentang alokasi mata uang kripto.
Arus masuk kumulatif ke dalam produk investasi bitcoin mencapai $126 juta untuk pekan yang berakhir Sabtu, menurut laporan arus uang terbaru CoinShares. Sepanjang tahun ini, dana investasi bitcoin diam-diam melihat arus masuk bersih sebesar $506 juta.
Investor tampaknya mengalokasikan ke Bitcoin dengan mengorbankan Ethereum (ETH) dan altcoin lainnya. Dana Ethereum melihat $32 juta dalam arus keluar, kerugian kesembilan minggu berturut-turut. Tahun ini, arus keluar dari produk investasi Ethereum berjumlah $357,4 juta.
Sementara itu, investasi dalam dana crypto multi-aset meningkat sebesar $4,3 juta minggu lalu, menjadikan total tahun ini menjadi $201,3 juta.
Grayscale tetap menjadi manajer aset digital tunggal terbesar dengan aset yang dikelola lebih dari $27 miliar. Sekitar 99% dari total aset Grayscale disimpan di Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, juga dikenal sebagai GBTC.
Tidak dapat melepaskan diri dari tarikan gravitasi pasar keuangan tradisional, aset crypto telah berada dalam tren penurunan jangka panjang hampir sepanjang tahun 2022. Harga Bitcoin telah mengalami penurunan beruntun sembilan minggu, penurunan terpanjang dalam sejarah, karena investor memasuki periode "ketakutan ekstrim" yang berkepanjangan pada Indeks Ketakutan dan Keserakahan Bitcoin.
6 Juni, minggu lalu dan bulan lalu: Indeks Ketakutan & Keserakahan Bitcoin berada dalam kondisi sangat ketakutan
Bitcoin ditutup pada $29.900 pada hari Minggu, nyaris menghindari penurunan mingguan ke-10 berturut-turut, hanya $450 lebih tinggi dari minggu sebelumnya.
Namun, ada beberapa tanda positif bahwa investor institusi membeli penurunan. Selain laporan CoinShares, dana perdagangan spot bitcoin Kanada yang dijalankan oleh Purpose Investments membeli ribuan bitcoin bulan lalu. Pada 13 Mei, kepemilikan Bitcoin di ETF Purpose Bitcoin mencapai rekor tertinggi 41.600 BTC.
The Australian Federal Police reported that an analyst deciphered the seed phrase for a crypto account, leading to the seizure of $6.4 million during an investigation targeting the alleged mastermind behind an app used by criminal syndicates.
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KikyoLeah, a woman from Antelope, California, lost her entire life savings of $100,000 to a scammer on LinkedIn who posed as a legitimate investor. After gaining her trust through months of communication, he convinced her to invest in cryptocurrency, only to quickly drain her account and cut off all contact.
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