Crypto Market Weekly Report: BTC ETF Continues to See Net Inflows, ETH Price Enters Consolidation

Market Overview

This week (2025.05.12-2025.05.18), the overall crypto market shows a positive trend. The Bitcoin ETF has achieved net inflows for four consecutive weeks, with a total inflow amount reaching $608 million. In the past month, the total inflow for the Bitcoin ETF has reached $6.368 billion, indicating that investors remain optimistic about the future.

The price of Bitcoin reached a weekly high of $107,000, with the potential to set a new historical high soon. Currently, Bitcoin's market share remains above 60%, indicating its dominant position is still solid. In terms of market sentiment, the greed and fear index continues to hover around 70, reflecting that market participants are generally in a state of greed.

On the Ethereum side, ETF net inflows amounted to $41.8 million. Prices fluctuated narrowly between $2,400 and $2,700. The ETH/BTC exchange rate briefly touched 0.025 before falling back to 0.023. Ethereum's market share declined from a high of 9.4% to about 8.8%. From a daily perspective, Ethereum has fallen for six consecutive days after reaching $2,700, which has become a short-term resistance level.

Performance of Popular Coins

The tokens that performed well this week include MOODENG, LABUBU, LAUNCHCOIN, KTA, and PATAKE. Among them, MOODENG had a weekly increase of 92261.01%, reaching a highest price of 0.002446USDT. LAUNCHCOIN increased by 1247.22%, with a highest price of 0.2907USDT, and its current market value is about 200 million dollars. KTA increased by 95.22%.

Overview of the US Market

The three major U.S. stock indices all recorded gains this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 rose by 3.4% and 5.3%, respectively, while the Nasdaq surged by 7.2%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have fully recovered from the sell-off in early April and have maintained an upward trend since the beginning of the year.

In the coming week, tariff policies will remain the focus of market attention. In terms of economic data, manufacturing activity data and weekly initial jobless claims will be the key areas of focus. On May 22, the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending May 17 will be released.

Popular Sector Analysis

The Meme coin sector is performing actively, with tokens like NEIRO, MOODENG, and GOAT seeing significant increases. Investors seem to prefer popular Meme coins that are fully circulated. MOODENG has seen a peak increase of over 10 times in the past month, making it the best-performing Meme coin during the same period. In early May, multiple trading platforms listed MOODENG, further stimulating its demand.

The AI agent sector also performed well, with tokens such as VIRTUAL, GRIFFAIN, and AVAAI rising. As an important narrative connecting the crypto market with the mainstream world, the AI sector has generally outperformed other sectors in the past two years.

Project Token Unlocking

Polyhedra Network (ZKJ) unlocked approximately 15.53 million tokens on May 19, accounting for 5.3% of the existing circulating supply, worth about $32.3 million.

Pyth Network (PYTH) will unlock approximately 2.13 billion tokens on May 19, accounting for 58.62% of the current circulating supply, worth about $338 million.

Risk Warning

Cryptocurrency investments are highly speculative and carry a significant risk of loss. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investors should carefully consider whether to participate in cryptocurrency trading or holding based on their personal goals, financial situation, and risk tolerance. The value of digital currencies is highly volatile, and investors should fully understand the associated risks.