XRP News Today: XRP is Consolidating Despite the Substantial Spot ETF Inflows Near $1B

XRP, the native cryptocurrency of XRP Ledger, is down today and consolidating between $2.06 and $2.09. According to the latest market data, XRP is trading at $2.06 and is down 0.59% over the past 24 hours. XRP’s downtrend amid enhanced ETF momentum is concerning asset holders. XRP-spot ETFs have outperformed Bitcoin ETFs, indicating their strong confidence and long-term potential. Despite the ETF momentum and institutional interest, XRP’s market is mixed and is unable to respond positively. Experts noted that XRP’s current downtrend amid the ETF momentum is due to whale or large-holder profit-taking sell-off. According to prominent analysts, large XRP holders have sold a substantial number of tokens and negated immediate upward pressure. 

Analyst George stated that XRP pulling 15 days of inflows while the price stays quiet was interesting.

He mentioned that almost $900M had moved in, and it felt like demand was building under the surface. He noted that institutions seemed to be positioning early and that the setup was getting hard to ignore. Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, also highlighted the recent success of the XRP spot ETF. He commented that in less than four weeks, XRP was now the fastest crypto Spot ETF to reach $1B in AUM (since ETH) in the US. 

XRP ETF Demand is Only Getting Started, Says Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse

XRP spot ETFs received $245 million this week, bringing the US-listed spot XRP ETFs closer to the $1 billion in inflows. According to the experts, the enhanced institutional demand will give XRP stronger liquidity, macro-level validation, and a structural support base. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently posted on his X account, arguing that even though XRP ETFs have drawn enough money, this institutional wave is just the beginning of big things in the future. According to him, the ETF market is so large that a small permanent shift of capital into crypto ETFs is capable of massive long-term inflows.  He also believes that institutional investors prefer ETFs because they don’t want to deal with the self-custody issues and regulatory uncertainty. 

Brad Garlinghouse noted on X that with over 40 crypto ETFs launched in the US this year, it was clear there was pent‑up demand for regulated crypto products. He observed that Vanguard’s move to open access through traditional retirement and trading accounts meant crypto had become available to millions more Americans who did not need to be experts in the technology. He further emphasized that longevity, stability, and community were underrated themes that mattered to this new group of “off-chain” crypto holders. 

Garlinghouse’s remarks have sparked a range of reactions across social media. Some commentators suggested that the momentum around an XRP ETF was only the beginning, while others voiced a more cautious view. A crypto enthusiast connected the role of ETF momentum in the XRP rally.  He replied to Garlinghouse’s X post that many people were still claiming that the listing of an ETF would cause XRP to surge, but as they could see from BTC and ETH, such a surge would never occur. He stated that ETFs were the cause of the overall suppression of cryptocurrencies and that ETFs were the worst thing that could happen to cryptocurrencies.

Garlinghouse also believes that an abrupt shift overnight is unlikely; instead, he argues that a gradual structural shift where crypto begins to blend closely with traditional finance. According to him, sustained growth is inevitable even though it is slow and steady. 

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