Today in Crypto, Republic Technologies raised $100 million to build a huge ether fortune, Coinshares reported that crypto investment products experienced their largest inflow of funds since February amid an ongoing period of market panic, and Bitcoin easily fell to its lowest price in years as the Crypto market bounced back.
Republic Technologies gets $ 100 million for the purchase of ether
Republic Technologies – formerly beyond medical technologies – has Secured a $100 million convertible note facility to form a large ether (Eth) Treasury, using financial terms the company said is unique in the digital asset sector.
The facility carries a 0% interest rate, requires no ongoing interest payments and includes no collateral requirements if the price of ether declines. The Republic emphasized that the increase limits dilution, comparing it Bitmine Immersion’s recent $365 million financingwhich included the scope of the warrant and resulted in shareholder dilution.
Republic Technologies plans to deploy capital to expand its ether Treasury strategy, joining at least 18 other publicly traded companies pursuing similar approaches, according to industry data.
Crypto ETPs see biggest weekly inflows since February as investors pull in $2 billion
Crypto investment products Their largest weekly flow was logged Since February, shedding $2 billion as global risk appetite declined.
Crypto Exchange traded products (ETP) Saw $2 billion in inflows last week, up nearly 71% from $1.17 billion recorded last weekCoinshares reported on Monday. This marked the third consecutive week of inflows, extending the cumulative outflow to $3.2 billion.
Coinshares’ head of research, James Butterfill, attributes the flows to monetary policy uncertainty and the selling of native-born whales. As a result, total assets under management (AUM) in Crypto ETPs fell to $191 billion, representing a 27% decline from their peak of $264 billion in October.
The United States accounted for 97% of inflows, worth $1.97 billion, while Germany was an outlier with $13.2 million in inflows, bucking the global trend.
While US-based crypto ETPs took most of the hits, the trend has been reflected in many other countries.
Switzerland and Sweden recorded inflows of $39.9 million and $21.3 million, respectively. Meanwhile, Hong Kong, Canada and Australia saw combined inflows of $23.9 million.
Outflows hit Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (Eth)-Based etps are the hardest. Bitcoin-based ETPs saw nearly $1.4 billion in funds exit last week, which is about 2% of their total AUM.
Bitcoin briefly pares 2025 gains as crypto bleeds into the weekend
Bitcoin It briefly lost all its gains This year after crypto markets exploded over the weekend, despite the reopening of the US government on Thursday, which was expected to provide much-needed relief to the markets.
Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a low of $93,029 on Sunday, down 25% from its all-time high in October. It started the year at $93,507. It has since bounced around $94,209, Coingecko Data out.
This year was tapped to be a strong one for crypto markets after US president Donald Trump was inaugurated on January 20 and formed the majority Pro-crypto Administration So far, he has followed through on most of his promises.
Regulatory momentum under the Trump administration has been accompanied by a corporate explosion The Treasury’s adoption of Bitcoin and more flows into Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds.
However, Trump’s war on tariffs and the shutdown of the US government – the latter where ended on Thursday After a record 43 days—contributed to multiple double-digit bitcoin price pullbacks throughout the year.
