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U.S. Crypto Funds Record $403M in Outflows. Bitcoin Open Interest Posts Its Steepest Decline in Nearly Three Years
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The market’s been anything but quiet lately. From major funding rounds to new trading platforms and ecosystem expansions, this week brought plenty of action. Let’s break down what happened over the past seven days in Web3:
quick weekly news
U.S. crypto funds record $403M in outflows as prices remain weak
U.S. investors are still pulling money out of crypto funds.
Digital asset investment products just logged their fourth straight week of outflows, with another $173M leaving the space, according to CoinShares report. Over the past month alone, that brings total withdrawals to a hefty $3.74B. But that top-line number doesn’t tell the full story.
This week, the U.S. funds saw over $403M in outflows. Meanwhile, investors in Europe and Canada added $230M, effectively buying the dip while American institutions headed for the sidelines.
The contrast is striking. Institutional sentiment in the U.S. appears firmly risk-off for now, while global investors seem more willing to lean in, even if it means trying to catch the market mid-slide.
Bitcoin open interest posts its steepest decline in nearly three years
Risk appetite is cooling quickly in Bitcoin’s derivatives market.
Total open interest has fallen to $44B, down from a peak above $94B in October 2025 – a 55% slide and the sharpest pullback since April 2023, according to CoinGlass data.
When open interest climbs, it usually means new money is flowing in, and traders are leaning into their positions with confidence. When it drops like this, it’s a sign that leverage is being unwound, and speculators are easing off the gas.
Analysts point to several forces behind the shift: a softer U.S. dollar, ongoing geopolitical tensions, instability in Japan’s bond market, and broader uncertainty around how AI could disrupt traditional tech business models. Put together, it’s creating a clear risk-off tone across the derivatives landscape.Source:CoinGlass
Elon Musk’s X plans to launch crypto and stock trading within the next few weeks
Elon Musk’s platform X is gearing up to roll out in-app stock and crypto trading, bringing financial markets straight into users’ feeds as the company expands further into financial services.
According to X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, the new tools will feature “Smart Cashtags,” letting users tap on ticker symbols in posts and place trades without ever leaving the app. The idea is to turn casual market conversations into instant action – all from within the timeline.
The feature builds directly on a January 2026 preview, where Bier first teased Smart Cashtags as a way to make X “the best source for financial news.” At the time, he explained that the upgraded cashtags would let posters specify an exact asset or smart contract (e.g., $TSLA for Tesla stock or $BTC for Bitcoin), rather than ambiguous tickers. Once live, tapping any Smart Cashtag in your feed will surface a rich, interactive panel: real-time prices, dynamic charts, a curated feed of all recent X mentions of that asset, and one-tap options to buy or sell.
Crucially, X is not becoming a brokerage or executing trades itself. Bier has been clear on this point: “X is not handling trade execution or acting as a (crypto) brokerage. Just building the financial data tools and links.” The platform will connect users to established third-party exchanges and brokers, keeping the experience seamless while ensuring regulatory compliance and security.Source:X
Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650M despite the ongoing bear market gloom
Crypto investment firm Dragonfly Capital has closed a massive $650M fourth fund, one of the biggest raises in the space, even as many blockchain-focused VCs are finding it tough to attract capital. Managing Partner Haseeb Qureshi shared the news this week.
“It’s a weird time to celebrate,” Qureshi admitted in a post, pointing to the heavy mood hanging over the industry and the lingering bear market. Still, he emphasized that Dragonfly has a track record of raising funds during downturns, including after the 2018 ICO crash and shortly before the 2022 Terra collapse. Those challenging entry points, he noted, ultimately turned into some of the firm’s strongest-performing vintages.
Even though the market mood is still bearish, Qureshi remains optimistic about crypto’s financial potential, calling the sector “exploding,” while noting that many non-financial projects are struggling. Dragonfly has been doubling down on crypto-focused financial infrastructure, from stablecoins to tokenization and on-chain payments, signaling a clear move away from speculative Web3 projects and toward practical blockchain-based financial services.
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