Morgan Stanley fully exited 8,300 BTC in Q1, while BlackRock's IBIT led a reversal of 13 days of outflows. Banks doubled ETF exposure, hedge funds slashed holdings.
Oil prices dropped on Friday as traders bet on de-escalation after Trump offered to meet Iran's leader. Brent crude settled at $93.09, down 2.04%.
Major US banks increased Bitcoin ETF exposure by 339% YoY in Q1 2026, while hedge funds and brokerages slashed holdings, signaling a strategic divergence in professional crypto adoption.
Quantitative hedge funds achieve double-digit returns in 2026, driven by strong commodity trends. Energy, currencies, and metals fuel gains as trend-following strategies capitalize on supply shocks and geopolitical shifts.
Fundstrat's Tom Lee links Ethereum's decline to soaring crude oil prices, which have risen 66% in three months amid U.S.-Iran tensions. Oil's inverse correlation with ETH is at a record โฆ
XRP funds attracted $67.6M in inflows while crypto products bled $1.07B, and ChatGPT AI predicts $4โ$8 by end-2026 based on regulatory clarity and utility growth.
Fundstrat's Tom Lee warns oil prices are pressuring ETH, but tokenization and AI agents offer long-term upside. HYPE token surges on pre-IPO perpetuals.
Amid $1.07B in crypto fund outflows, Sui stands out with positive flows, signaling growing investor confidence in its Layer 1 technology.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged nine consecutive days of inflows, totaling $2.12B. Ethereum ETFs also saw increased activity.
Stellar hits 91.85 cents, up 62.6% in a day, as alt-coins rally while bitcoin lags. Hedge funds shift focus to high-growth alternatives.