XRP ETFs pull $42M in weekly inflows as Bitcoin and Ether funds bleed billions!

XRP-linked investment products attracted roughly $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 continued to lose assets. XRP held near $1.37 during Thursday's Hong Kong session, with CoinGlass data showing the latest daily session alone added $8.88 million — following $18.52 million on May 14 and $10.87 million on May 15.

The contrast with the majors is stark. Bitcoin ETFs dropped $100.9 million in the latest session, on top of redemptions of $648.6 million, $331.1 million, and $290.4 million in the preceding days. Ether products lost another $32.6 million in the same window, pointing to a selective appetite for alternative crypto exposure rather than a broad market recovery.

On-chain data adds a second signal, though analysts urge caution. Santiment recorded 4,300 new XRP wallets created in a single 24-hour…