Spot XRP ETFs Pull Record $110.49 Million Weekly Inflow in 2026

Spot XRP ETFs Log Record 2026 Inflow Week

Spot XRP (XRP) exchange-traded funds absorbed $110.49 million in net inflows during the week ending August 28, their strongest seven-day haul of 2026 by a decisive margin. Aggregate fund-flow data shows the figure more than doubled the prior yearly peak of $60.5 million set in mid-May, while weekly trading volume reached $363.03 million — the busiest stretch since these products launched. Cumulative net inflows across the group now total $1.66 billion, and combined net assets climbed to $1.44 billion, nearly tripling from roughly $933 million in a single week. For an asset that spent most of the year starved of institutional sponsorship, the acceleration is stark: negative weeks landed in late January, mid-March and briefly in July, and flows ran nearly flat through early August before this breakout. The 2026 record still sits below the all-time high of $243.95 million posted in late November 2025, leaving room to argue the demand cycle is still young. The single-day snapshot for August 28 sharpens the contrast — XRP funds took in $26.20 million even as Bitcoin ETFs shed $201.81 million and Ethereum products lost $102.18 million. The mechanics matter: because spot ETFs purchase XRP on the open market to back newly created shares, a week of sustained net inflow functions as a persistent bid regardless of price action. That helps explain why the tape held up as well as it did while the two largest crypto fund categories faced heavy redemption pressure, and it reframes the earlier drought — from January through July the marginal institutional buyer simply stepped away, and this week's data suggests that buyer is back with size.

Accumulation Into a Price Pullback

The record inflow week arrived against a falling tape. XRP traded near $1.38 on August 29, according to CoinGecko market data, down 2.3% over 24 hours and 7.8% on the week, after briefly testing resistance near $1.70 earlier in the period before a sharp retreat. That rejection near $1.70 was swift, erasing gains within days and underscoring how quickly overextended rallies can unwind. The divergence is the most telling detail of the past seven days: institutional allocations accelerated even as the token corrected lower, a pattern consistent with funds building positions into weakness rather than chasing strength. The near-tripling of fund assets while spot price slid indicates the buying was deliberate rather than momentum-driven. Context is essential — XRP remains in a clear corrective phase after its sharp run toward $1.66 and now changes hands roughly 8% below that mark. The climb itself was violent: the 45% weekly rally that carried the token toward those highs put it at the front of the altcoin market before gravity reasserted itself. Our technical desk had also flagged the reclaim of the 200-day moving average near $1.35 as a key structural shift, a level that now doubles as a near-term floor. Whether the inflow pace continues is an open question — this year already showed that strong weeks can be followed by long stretches of muted demand. Investors weighing an entry into the drawdown can review our guide on how to buy XRP, and newcomers can start with our primer on XRP fundamentals and its role as Ripple's settlement token — noting that ETF shares also spare holders from managing a wallet and private keys directly. Readers tracking the market in real time can follow live spot and futures prices on Bybit.

$1.34 Floor Against $1.41 Ceiling

Fresh fund-flow readings extended the story beyond the record week itself: spot XRP ETFs have now logged nine consecutive trading sessions of net inflows, pulling in roughly $153.54 million over that stretch, per AMBCrypto figures cited in market coverage — even as the token drifted near $1.38. The divergence has shifted debate from inflow size to whether the buying actually supports price, with commentary split between reading the flows as institutional accumulation and warning of a potential bull trap. On-chain, analyst Ali Martinez mapped the structure via URPD data, identifying the $1.35–$1.38 band — where roughly 3.2 billion XRP last traded — as a key demand zone, with successive supply walls at $1.60, $1.68 and a heavier one at $1.86 that could open a path toward $2.19 if cleared. He also noted whale wallets accumulated over 300 million XRP in 96 hours, adding roughly 460 million during the recent dip, while XRP Ledger active addresses spiked more than 650% to above 358,330.

Under the hood, the record week was notable for its consistency: all five trading days produced double-digit net inflows, beginning with $13.82 million on Monday and $23.87 million on Tuesday, before Wednesday's $28.14 million marked the single-best daily haul since January 5, when the funds drew over $46 million. Thursday added $18.47 million and Friday $26.20 million, capping the strongest five-day run since the week ended December 5. The lineup of issuers also firmed up, with Bitwise's XRP ETF extending its lead as the largest product at just over $600 million in cumulative net inflows, followed by Canary Capital's XRPC at $483 million — the first to launch — and Franklin's XRPZ at $462.86 million.

Corporate developments around the asset added a further layer to the week. Ripple announced the launch of a Delta One business line within Ripple Prime, its global multi-asset prime brokerage platform, extending its institutional product suite. Separately, the SEC cleared the registration of Evernorth, the XRP treasury company, leaving a single shareholder vote before the firm can list on Nasdaq. On-chain, the circulating supply on the XRP Ledger has climbed past $1.04 billion, according to Ripple's stablecoin tracker. The recent pullback also has a derivatives footnote: the drop from the August 22 top near $1.69 coincided with Binance's estimated leverage ratio for XRP spiking to a seven-month high, indicating heavier leveraged positioning that amplified the price swing. Bulls will also be watching the daily 200-day moving average, now near $1.27, as a level to convert into support.

(as of 17:06 UTC) COINOTAG's proprietary 42-indicator composite support and resistance scoring engine rates the $1.4075 resistance at 85/100, driven by the Value Area High, an HVN cluster, the Keltner Upper band and the POC, while the $1.3430 support scores 78/100 on a confluence of the VWAP, an HVN, the ATR Lower band and the Fibo 0.500 retracement. Spot price of $1.4191 sits just above the resistance, with RSI at 66.18, a bullish MACD signal and the broader trend still classified as an uptrend. Derivatives positioning leans constructive: perpetual leverage costs are modest at a 0.0045% funding rate, open interest stands at $1,006,091,774, and a 2.76 long/short account ratio shows 73.4% of accounts positioned long, paired with a Greed reading of 69 on the Fear & Greed Index. A daily close above $1.4075 would open the path toward $1.5472 and then $1.6999, while losing $1.3430 would invalidate the bullish structure and expose the $1.2681 shelf.