Investors Pour Into XRP ETFs While Bitcoin and Ether Funds Struggle
While Bitcoin and Ether funds struggle to hold investor confidence, XRP is quietly attracting serious money. Fresh inflows into XRP-linked funds and a spike in newly created wallets suggest some traders may be rotating into the token while trimming exposure to crypto’s largest assets.
XRP held near $1.37 by midday Hong Kong time on Thursday, with fresh ETF and on-chain data suggesting some investors may be rotating into XRP, while market leader Bitcoin hovered around $77,400 and Ether remained under pressure.
The XRP ETF inflows numbers are hard to ignore. According to CoinGlass data, XRP-linked funds pulled in $8.88 million in the latest session, extending a streak of positive flows that includes $18.52 million on May 14 and $10.87 million on May 15. Across the past week, XRP products have attracted roughly $42 million in net inflows.
That momentum stands out even more sharply when set against what is happening with Bitcoin and Ethereum products. Bitcoin ETFs lost another $100.9 million in the latest daily session, following redemptions of $648.6 million, $331.1 million, and $290.4 million earlier in the same stretch. Ether products also remained under pressure, losing $32.6 million in the latest session.
On-chain activity is adding another layer to the XRP story. XRP recorded the fourth-largest daily spike in wallet creation this year, with 4,300 new wallets added in 24 hours, according to blockchain analytics firm Santiment. Fresh wallet creation can sometimes signal new network participation, especially when paired with capital inflows, precisely the combination XRP is showing right now.
But analysts are urging caution before reading too deep into the signals. The broader Santiment chart suggests XRP’s network growth has generally trended lower since late 2025, making the latest move look more like a sharp one-day spike than clear evidence of sustained adoption.
The data suggests a selective appetite for alternative crypto exposure, though XRP’s broader network growth trend remains weaker than late 2025 levels. The XRP ETF inflows streak, while real, may be reflecting short-term positioning rather than a structural shift.
For traders, the question is whether XRP is seeing the early stages of a broader rotation trade, or simply a short-lived burst of speculative positioning while the wider crypto market remains under pressure.
The answer to that question could define where XRP heads next, and whether the money now flowing in decides to stay.
