Monthly
flow report
For crypto ETPs and ETFs
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January 2026
- January marked a continuation in the positive flow trend for European Crypto ETPs with over $250M in aggregate inflows. The end of 2025 and start of 2026 have been positive, with almost $450M coming into crypto ETPs in the last two months.
- The inflows were again primarily driven by Bitcoin ETPs, which added $249.2M, as well as Ethereum ETPs at $24.0M and Hyperliquid (21shares Hyperliquid ETP) at $15.6M. On the other hand, Solana and XRP ETPs led outflows at $55.5M and $3.7M, respectively.
- January saw a third consecutive decline in overall AUM for European Crypto ETPs, with a drop of 5% to $12.9B. This decline was primarily due to significant price contractions across most underlying assets, which took precedence over the effect of the net inflows.
- 21shares retained the top spot across issuers, starting the year with a 27% AUM market share.
- ABTC, AETH, CBTC, ASOL, and ETHC successfully maintained their rankings as the 21shares ETPs with the tightest average bid/ask spreads, with ASOL moving up to reclaim a higher spot in the rankings. Despite the seasonally thin liquidity and recently bearish price action, 21shares’trading infrastructure demonstrated significant resilience. Notably, spreads on the 21shares Bitcoin ETP (ABTC) remained highly competitive at just above 5 bps, consistently securing its leading liquidity position within the European market.
- The liquidity profile for Ethereum ETPs held up well against sustained selling pressure in the underlying asset. While ETHC saw a spread adjustment to 7.54 bps, the product suite continues to offer robust execution pathways for investors. Bitcoin ETPs displayed remarkable stability in this volatile environment, with average spreads essentially holding flat month-over-month, moving only marginally to 5.51 bps in January from 5.48 bps in December.
- Total 21shares ADV saw a further decline from the previous month of ~ 8%, from $32.6M in December to $29.9M in January. Within the product suite, the Solana Staking ETP (ASOL) was the most actively traded ETP at $5.7M, followed by ABTC at $5.4M, AETH at $3.6M, and CBTC at $3.0M.
- Trading volume across major European exchanges fell for the third consecutive month, totaling approximately $84.5M in January, a slight decrease of 3.4% compared to December’s $87.5M. Xetra continues its dominance as the largest venue for Crypto ETPs, recording $51.3M in average daily turnover. SIX Swiss Exchange recorded the most significant drop, with its ADV falling to $14.7M, a decrease of 10.9% MoM.
- 21shares continues to spearhead the market across major exchanges, with leading market share across Europe on SIX Swiss Exchange, Deutsche Börse Xetra, Euronext Paris, London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam.
- The AUM for Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US fell to 112.7B in January, sliding 5.2% MoM as BTC dipped ~ 4.7%. Spot BTC ETFs averaged over $4.2B traded daily during January, up ~ 10.5% MoM. Spot Ethereum ETFs finished with $17.6B in AUM, down 12.4% and primarily attributed to almost $375M in net outflows and a 13.1% drop in ETH’s price.
- The momentum in product launches has slowed down in the US, though a new Dogecoin ETF from 21shares (TDOG) increased competition in the Dogecoin space, which now has four ‘ 33 act ETFs. Additionally, recent launches with Chainlink and Avalanche as underlyings in ‘ 33 act structures has further broadened access to altcoins within the US market.
- Overall, Crypto ETFs recorded net outflows for a total of $1, 207.1M, marking January as a reversal from December’s + $74.3 NNA.