- Ether ETFs are stable again after heavy outflows; XRP ETFs continue to have strong inflows – but without any effect on the price.
- The data shows a market in which institutional investors are selective but not cautious.
Ethereum ETFs had $84.6 million in net inflows, following outflows of over $700 million the previous week.
Market volatility is currently increasing, while economic uncertainties – from tech stock prices to inflation data – are dampening risk appetite.
Ethereum ETFs on the rise
At the same time, a new impulse is causing discussion: BlackRock has applied for an “iShares Staked Ethereum Trust” (ETHB), one of the first ETFs that is intended to reflect staked ETH. This brings institutional staking within reach – a potential game-changer for the return structure of Ethereum products.
XRP ETFs with inflows since day one
The situation is completely different with XRP. XRP ETFs have not experienced a single day of outflow since their launch and most recently attracted $43.9 million in a single day – the highest amount since early December. Cumulative inflows are now over $1.1 billion. This long-term persistence of a positive trend in the crypto ETF sector is unique and even surpasses the early phases of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.
But despite the impressive capital inflows, the XRP price remains sluggish. According to analysis, several factors are responsible for this:
- Much of the ETF optimism was already priced in
- Arbitrage mechanisms dampen the visible buying pressure and
- Off-exchange transactions move liquidity effects out of the spot market.
In addition, XRP recently fell below the psychologically important $2 mark – despite 20 days of uninterrupted ETF inflows.
The ETF data therefore shows a mixed picture: ETH is at the end of a phase of institutional restraint and could receive new impetus from products that can be staked.
XRP, on the other hand, experiences one of the longest capital inflows in the entire market, without this being reflected in the price.
For investors and analysts, the central question remains: Is XRP a silent accumulation phase – or a warning signal that even billions in ETF inflows will not be enough to mask structural market problems?
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