XRP Lost 93% of Its Institutional Money, But Whales Smelled a Bargain

XRP ETF inflows fell roughly 93% last week, sliding to $1.01 million from $14.86 million, even as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) funds drew heavy institutional money.

The drop made XRP the clear laggard among major digital-asset ETFs. Yet on-chain data flips that picture, showing the biggest XRP holders buying hard while institutions backed away.

Institutions Walked Away From XRP, Not From Its Rivals

The week split the majors into winners and one loser. Bitcoin ETFs swung from a $61.53 million outflow to a $754.69 million inflow. That single-week turnaround topped $816 million.

Ethereum funds pulled in $195.34 million, close to seven times the prior week's $27.42 million. The recovery followed a stretch of softer Ethereum ETF inflows earlier in the summer.

XRP moved the other way. Its net assets slipped to $964.21 million from $988.78 million, extending a run of weaker XRP ETF demand. And its weekly inflows fell about 93% to $1.01 million from $14.86 million.

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