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XRP ETFs attract inflows amid wallet surge. bitcoin, ether funds struggle.
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.
May 22, 2026, 6:36 a.m. 2 min read
What to know:
- XRP held near $1.37, with data suggesting some investors may be rotating into XRP.
- XRP-linked investment products have attracted about $42 million in net inflows over the past week, even as U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs shed more than $1.4 billion and ether funds also lost assets.
- On-chain data show a sharp, one-day spike of about 4,300 new XRP wallets, raising questions about whether this marks the start of a broader rotation into XRP or a short-lived speculative burst.
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This has caught analysts’ attention because money has been leaving the largest listed crypto 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.
The data suggests a selective appetite for alternative crypto exposure, though XRP’s broader network growth trend remains weaker than late 2025 levels.
Onchain activity offers a second, though less definitive, signal.
