Key Insights:
- In the latest XRP news, Ripple’s coin saw its first outflow in 80 weeks, signaling a shift in sentiment.
- The broader crypto market saw $3.3 billion inflows, led by Bitcoin and Ethereum products.
- XRP’s outflow marks a rare negative trend amid overall crypto market growth.
In the latest XRP news, CoinShares’ latest weekly report (Vol. 235, May 26, 2025) shows that XRP investment funds saw $37.2 million in outflows for the week ending May 24, 2025.
This marked the end of an 80-week consecutive inflow streak for Ripple’s coin, a streak that CoinShares noted was “the largest on record”.
In other words, investors pulled more money out of XRP funds last week than at any time in history, breaking nearly two years of steady inflows into the token.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Lead $3.3 Billion Inflows
Despite the negative XRP news, the broader crypto market experienced substantial inflows last week. CoinShares reports that $3.3 billion flowed into digital asset investment products during the week ending May 24.
This extended a rally of inflows, pushing year-to-date crypto fund inflows to about $10.8 billion (a record) and lifting total assets under management to an all-time high. In short, crypto investment products continued to attract money, even as Ripple’s native crypto briefly bucked the trend.
Unsurprisingly, Bitcoin and Ethereum drove most of last week’s inflows. CoinShares data show Bitcoin products led with $2.9 billion in net new inflows, making up roughly a quarter of all fund inflows so far this year.
Ethereum funds also recorded positive inflows, drawing about $326 million last week. Short-Bitcoin products, by comparison, saw only $12.7 million. In contrast, XRP news highlighted that it was the only major token to register a major net outflow.
Flow by Asset| Source: Coinshares
Regional investor flows were uneven. The United States dominated global fund flows, with about $3.2 billion of net inflows into crypto ETPs last week.
Other major markets – including Germany and Hong Kong – saw more modest inflows. For example, CoinShares notes roughly $41.5 million flowed into German crypto funds and $33.3 million into Hong Kong funds last week.
Bitcoin Products Power Through
Switzerland stood out for net outflows, with investors pulling $16.6 million from crypto products as they “took recent price strength as an opportunity to lock in gains,” according to CoinShares.
In related XRP news, Swiss-based investors were among those redeeming XRP holdings, contributing to the token’s $37.2 million in weekly outflows.
Overall, Bitcoin products have been the prime beneficiaries of this inflow wave. Last week’s Bitcoin inflow ($2.9B) was the largest weekly inflow on record and now brings total 2024 inflows (Bitcoin funds) to one-quarter of all crypto fund flows this year.
Ethereum’s flows, while much smaller, have also turned positive; $326 million in net inflows last week was “the most in 15 weeks” for ETH funds, marking five straight weeks of gains for Ether sentiment.
In short, Bitcoin and Ethereum saw multi-hundred-million to multi-billion dollar inflows, while XRP’s $37.2 million figure was an outflow.
XRP News: Ripple Coin’s Long Inflow Streak
XRP news shows that the recent $37.2 million outflow marks a break in a long pattern. According to CoinShares and other analysts, Ripple’s coin has enjoyed consistent weekly inflows since late 2023.
In October 2023, CoinShares reported that XRP had seen its “25th consecutive week of inflows”. By late April 2025, XRP had accumulated hundreds of millions in YTD inflows (roughly $214M by April 22, 2025). Industry observers attribute this sustained interest to several factors:
Regulatory clarity: XRP’s inflows coincided with positive legal developments. CoinShares explicitly noted that the long inflow streak “underscored the investment community’s support, especially considering successful legal challenges against the SEC”.
This regulatory progress has been a consistent driver in recent XRP news , bolstering investor sentiment and attracting steady capital into XRP funds.
Strong investor sentiment: The general crypto market rally this spring boosted overall sentiment. Investors saw XRP as a major altcoin with growing exchange availability and even upcoming futures products, adding to optimism (the trading environment showed rising XRP on-chain activity, etc.).
Market interest: Higher trading volumes and new investment products (for example, XRP futures or institutional offerings) also drew funds.
