Gate Ventures: Market recovery and rebound drive continued ETF inflows, accelerating institutional and infrastructure investment.

PANews reported on March 17th that, according to Gate Ventures' latest weekly crypto report, the crypto market rebounded overall over the past week, with BTC and ETH rising by 10.4% and 12.4% respectively. Market sentiment improved but remained cautious. Funding continued its inflow trend, with BTC and ETH spot ETFs recording net inflows of approximately $767 million and $161 million respectively. Overall, the total market capitalization of crypto assets recovered, with the top 30 market capitalization tokens rising by an average of approximately 8.8%, indicating a phase of market recovery.

At the macro level, inflation data remained generally stable, but uncertainty stemming from energy-related factors increased, leading to more cautious market expectations for monetary policy. Regarding industry and institutional dynamics, the integration of traditional financial institutions with digital assets continued to advance, with some large banks accelerating their stablecoin deployments. Meanwhile, infrastructure development around on-chain yields and asset tokenization continued. In the investment and financing sector, eight transactions were completed last week, disclosing a total financing amount of approximately US$100.3 million, with infrastructure remaining the primary destination for funds. Overall, against the backdrop of market recovery, institutional participation and infrastructure construction momentum continued to strengthen.