XRP’s price has continued to chop, trading sideways, which has impacted the price of the U.S. spot ETFs that provide exposure to the altcoin. Canary Capital’s XRP fund has crashed 20% since its launch, although this fund remains the largest by assets under management (AuM). 

XRP’s Sideways Price Action Leads To Spot ETF Crash

The XRP price has continued to trade within a tight range, just above the psychological $2 level, sparking bearish sentiment among investors. The altcoin is down over 10% in the last month, around the time the first spot XRP ETF, Canary’s fund, launched. This bearish price action has notably contributed to a price crash for Canary’s XRPC fund. 

TradingView data shows that Canary’s XRP ETF is down 20% since its launch on November 13. XRPC also dropped almost 10% last week amid choppy price action. Canary’s fund has also likely crashed due to increased competition from three other spot funds that launched after it. This has led to a slowdown in its inflows since these funds launched. 

Meanwhile, these funds track the spot XRP price, which also explains Canary’s XRPC crash. XRP has mirrored Bitcoin’s price action amid concerns that the crypto market may already be in a bear market. XRP whales also look to be bearish at the moment, as Santiment data shows a drop in whale transactions from a recent high recorded in November. 

However, despite this bearish sentiment, with the crypto market currently in a state of fear, the XRP ETFs have continued to record daily net inflows. SoSo Value data show that these funds have been on a 16-day net inflow streak since Canary’s XRP fund launched on November 13, and they have yet to record a net outflow day. 

Canary’s XRP ETF, which has suffered a 20% price crash, is currently the largest spot XRP fund with $364 million in assets under management. Grayscale’s GXRP is second with $211 million, while Bitwise and Franklin Templeton are third and fourth. As a group, these XRP funds are about to hit $1 billion in assets under management, with $861 million in total net assets. 

Some Positives For The Altcoin

Santiment data show that XRP exchange outflows have outweighed inflows in recent times. This is a positive as it indicates that more investors are accumulating than selling. Exchange outflows typically represent moves for long-term holding, especially in anticipation of higher prices. 

In an X post, Santiment mentioned that the XRP Ledger is seeing a fascinating trend of whale and shark wallets shrinking in number but continuing to grow in coins held. The on-chain analytics platform noted that there are 20.6% fewer 100 million XRP wallets, but that these wallets, as a group, still own a 7-year high 48 billion coins. As such, the existing 100 million XRP wallets are doubling down on their accumulation efforts and making up for the shrinking number of wallets. 

At the time of writing, the altcoin’s price is trading at around $2.07, up in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.

XRP is now moving into one of its most decisive weeks in years, based on a perfect alignment of institutional developments, ETF expansion, and changing supply dynamics. The most important factor behind this trend is the concentration of Spot XRP exchange-traded funds now competing for liquidity in the United States. 

Ripple’s growing institutional footprint is also feeding expectations that this week could represent the beginning of a new bullish phase in XRP’s long-term market direction, especially as exchange reserves continue to decline.

A Landmark Week For Spot XRP ETFs

The arrival of 21Shares’ US Spot XRP ETF has modified the ETF niche, because for the first time five major issuers are trading XRP-backed funds simultaneously. Bitwise, Grayscale, Franklin Templeton, Canary Capital, and now 21Shares have consolidated into a new institutional layer for XRP, and the combined demand is starting to reshape how investors are looking at XRP.

According to data from SoSoValue, total inflows into these funds have already surpassed $824 million, and it’s not even yet a full month of trading. The most interesting thing is that since launch, not a single session has recorded net outflows.

The rise in ETF demand is unfolding at the same moment that the supply of liquid XRP on exchanges continues to thin. Analysts monitoring these flows describe this as one of the most structurally significant developments in years because several Spot XRP ETFs are competing directly for circulating supply while being legally unable to source tokens from Ripple’s escrow.

A price-path sensitivity simulation run by Mohamed Bangura, which was shared by crypto analyst Chad Steingraber, adds another layer to the discussion of how Spot XRP ETFs are a game-changer for the cryptocurrency. His model assumes a baseline ETF demand of 74.5 million XRP per day, an available exchange supply of 2.7 billion XRP, and a periodic escrow addition of 300 million XRP every thirty days. 

He built three scenarios using price elasticity values of 0.2, 0.5, and 1.0 over a 180-day window. All of these scenarios point to huge bullish price targets, with targets ranging from $6 to extreme spikes approaching $600, depending on elasticity.

Ripple’s New Regulatory Milestone Boosts XRP

Ripple has secured a major regulatory upgrade in Singapore, giving its local subsidiary approval to operate a fully licensed payments platform capable of handling fund collection, custody, token conversion, and payouts. This step strengthens Ripple’s global payments push and positions XRP for deeper integration into regulated financial channels.

At the same time, the XRP Ledger is showing a significant rise in on-chain activity. Recent data reveals a jump in AccountSet operations to levels not seen in years, along with a noticeable uptick in new wallets and overall transaction volume. 

The combination of Ripple’s growing regulatory footprint and the XRP Ledger’s latest activity suggests that real-world usage and ecosystem growth are rising just as institutional demand through spot ETFs increases.

The US Bitcoin Spot ETFs have produced a positive turnaround following four prior weeks of consistent outflows. In line with Bitcoin’s price recovery, these investment funds also ended a bleeding month of losses on a moderately positive note.

Bitcoin Spot ETFs Begin Recovery From Red November

According to the ETF tracking site, SoSoValue, Bitcoin Spot ETFs registered a net inflow of $70.05 million in the last week of November, to provide relief to a rather draining month. Notably, this reported figure represents the first positive netflow in four weeks, stretching since the last week of October. In analyzing individual ETF performance, BlackRock’s IBIT, valued at $51.55 per share, was largely unaffected by Bitcoin’s recovery, resulting in net outflows of $137.01 million. However, its cumulative net inflow still stands at $62.57 billion, retaining its status as the undisputed market leader. 

Other ETFs that also remained under bearish influence include Bitwise’s BITB and VanEck’s HODL, with aggregate outflows of $18.10 million and $36.95 million, respectively. On the other hand, the majority of the positive momentum came from Fidelity’s FBTC, which registered net inflows valued at around $230.44 million. Meanwhile, Grayscale’s duo GBTC and BTC, alongside Ark Invest’s ARKB, recorded a combined $31.65 million in net deposits.

Other funds such as Invesco’s BTCO, Valkyrie’s BRRR, Franklin Templeton’s EZBC, WisdomTree’s BTCW, and Hashdex’s DEFI recorded no significant netflow. Following this recent modest recovery, the Bitcoin spot ETFs closed November with total net outflows of $3.48 billion. At the time of writing, the cumulative total net inflow for these investment funds stands at $57.71 billion, while total net assets are valued at $119.39 billion, representing 6.56% of the Bitcoin market cap.

Ethereum ETFs Not Excluded From Recovery Party 

According to SoSoValue, the Ethereum Spot ETFs also experienced a market rebound following three consecutive weeks of outflows. Over the last week, these products attracted net deposits of $312.62 million to bring the cumulative total net inflows to $12.94 billion.

BlackRock’s ETHA and Fidelity’s FETH accounted for the majority of this positive netflow with net deposits of $257.18 million and $45.3 million, respectively. The Ethereum Spot ETFs now boast of total net assets of $19.14 billion, representing 5.19% of ETH’s market cap. At press time, Ethereum continues to trade at $2,991 after a minor 1.64% decline in the past day. Meanwhile, Bitcoin remains in consolidation around $90,840.