Is XRP Becoming The Safer ETF Trade While Bitcoin Slides?

XRP (XRP) spot exchange-traded funds extended an eight-week inflow streak as Bitcoin (BTC) funds kept bleeding capital.

XRP ETF Flows

XRP spot ETFs drew $22.99 million in net inflows through Jun. 26, extending their inflow run to eight consecutive weeks.

The latest weekly total was the largest for XRP funds in June, even as the token remained below its January 2026 peak of $2.40.

Bitwise led the daily flows on Jun. 26 with $11.18 million, while Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ added $3.80 million on the same day.

Canary Capital and Grayscale saw limited movement across most sessions, while the seven active XRP funds held combined assets under management near $1 billion.

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Bitcoin ETF Pressure

Bitcoin ETFs moved in the opposite direction, with funds posting seven straight weeks of net outflows as risk appetite weakened across crypto and technology markets.

The BTC ETF complex lost $444.50 million in net outflows in a single session, and total net assets fell to $81.85 billion from about $107.8 billion in mid-May.

BTC dropped below $60,000 on Jun. 25, its lowest level since October 2024, as semiconductor and AI stock selling hit risk assets.

Reports of a possible CLARITY Act delay added regulatory pressure, while ETF redemptions created mechanical selling as issuers sold underlying BTC to meet withdrawals.

The divergence matters because XRP funds showed no outflow days during the week, suggesting that institutional demand for XRP remained separate from the broader Bitcoin-led selloff. That view may depend on whether regulatory progress resumes in July and whether macro conditions stop pushing investors out of higher-risk assets.

BTC is now about 31% lower year-to-date and more than 50% below its October 2025 high of $126,272, while XRP has also retreated from its January peak but has held up better on a relative basis.

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