The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq-100 all declined amid rising US-Iran tensions and a spike in oil prices. Concerns about stress in private credit also pressured major alternative asset managers, while investors looked ahead to key US inflation and GDP data.
The Stoxx Europe 600 fell as weakness in industrials and autos offset stronger results in parts of consumer and travel sectors, with earnings season overall coming in slightly ahead of expectations.
Crude prices climbed to multi-month highs on fears of supply disruption, gold hovered near record levels, and currency and crypto markets saw modest moves as traders positioned cautiously before major economic releases.
US Spot ETF Flows
Asset
Daily Inflow
Daily Change
Weekly Inflow
Total Assets
Daily Volume
BTC ETFs
$-165.8M
+24.4%
$-403.9M
$84.4B
$2.4B
ETH ETFs
$-130.2M
+211.2%
$-123.4M
$11.0B
$677.0M
SOL ETFs
$5.9M
+147.9%
$10.5M
$710.3M
$21.4M
US BTC Spot ETF Flows
US ETH Spot ETF Flows
US SOL Spot ETF Flows
Crypto Liquidations Summary
Liquidation Type
Value
% of Total
24h Change
Total Liquidations
$166.58M
-
$-47.63M (-22.24%)
Shorts
$66.00M
39.6%
$+7.11M (+12.07%)
Longs
$100.58M
60.4%
$-54.74M (-35.24%)
BTC
$55.48M
33.3%
$-24.86M (-30.94%)
ETH
$48.41M
29.1%
$-11.93M (-19.76%)
Despite a steep share price decline, major institutional investors including Morgan Stanley, ARK Investment Management and BlackRock increased their stakes in Bitmine Immersion Technologies during Q4 2025, supporting the firm’s continued Ether accumulation.
CME Group plans to launch 24/7 trading for crypto futures and options by May 29 pending approval, as US regulators and major exchanges like Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange move toward round-the-clock market operations.
Robinhood's L2 testnet reaches 4 million transactions in its first week, with CEO announcing a mainnet launch later this year, featuring experimental assets like stock-style tokens.
According to a report by River, the Bitcoin Lightning Network surpassed $1 billion in monthly transaction volume in November 2025, driven largely by exchange and business adoption, with further growth expected as firms experiment with AI-powered payments.
