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XRP ETF Inflows Continue While Bitcoin Sees Fresh Redemptions

The pattern highlights concentrated institutional bets on a few crypto ETFs and shows that fund flows, asset rotation, and issuer sales are keeping prices under pressure.

Overview

  • XRP-listed ETFs extended a four-month inflow streak and have added about $300 million since April, lifting cumulative altcoin ETF inflows for XRP to roughly $1.5 billion.
  • The token has not followed the buying, trading about 40% below its year-to-date high and near $1.08 as steady ETF creations have been offset by selling pressure.
  • Citing SoSoValue, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $61.53 million in net outflows on the most recent trading day, which ended a three-week run of inflows.
  • Institutional capital is concentrating: Bitcoin and Ethereum remain dominant, while a small second tier led by XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid attracts most other new money and many altcoin ETFs see little or no demand.
  • A mix of ETF mechanics and specific large-holder sales, including a disclosed Grayscale filing to sell ETF shares, has added mechanical selling pressure that can mute price gains even as funds report net inflows.