BTC, XRP & SOL Surge as ETH Pulls Back

The cryptocurrency market experienced significant ups and downs in the past week (March 16-March 20, 2026). Prices moved higher at the start, supported by improving sentiment. Arthur Hayes also pointed out that Bitcoin outperformed Gold during recent geopolitical tensions, which sparked a broader crypto rally. However, the upside was short-lived because as soon as the inflation data was released, the market experienced a sharp pullback and the prices have not recovered since. The same pattern was observed in spot ETF flows.

Bitcoin Spot ETFs: Fourth Straight Week of Inflows

The Bitcoin spot ETF recorded a net inflow of $95.18 million for the third trading week of March 16-20 (Eastern Time), according to data from SoSoValue. This has been the fourth week of positive flow. The ETFs recorded three days of outflows and two days of inflows. Even though there were more days of outflows, the larger inflows outweighed them, which led to a net positive for the week.

BlackRock’s IBIT led with the largest weekly inflow of $191 million, pushing its total historical inflow to $63.26 billion. Franklin Templeton’s EZBC followed $6.21 million in weekly inflows, and now has accumulated $375 million in all.

With this inflow, the total net asset value across Bitcoin ETFs now stands at $90.3 billion representing 6.44% of Bitcoin‘s total market cap.

Ethereum Spot ETFs Break Inflow Streak

On the contrary, Ethereum spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $59.94 million over the same period as per SoSoValue data. This outflow reversed a three-week streak of consecutive inflows.

BlackRock’s ETHA experienced the largest outflow at $69.59 million, though its historical net inflows remain strong at $11.91 billion. Fidelity’s FETH saw the second largest exit of $61.62 million and its historical net inflows remain strong at $2.32 billion. These were the major outflows that contributed to the red ink.

These movements signal profit-taking after recent gains. The total net asset across Ethereum ETFs now stands at $12.33 billion which is 4.79% of Ethereum‘s total market cap.

XRP Spot ETFs See Modest Gains

XRP spot ETF posted smaller but positive net inflow, which was about $0.64 million in the last week, as per SoSoValue data. The ETFs recorded two days of inflows, one day of outflow and two days with no flows.

Bitwise’s ETF XRP led the inflow with $4.6369 million in weekly inflows and contributed to a total net flow of $375 million. Canary’s XRPC followed with $1.9782 million weekly, which accumulated $421 million overall.

Total net assets reached $1.01 billion or 1.14% of XRP’s total market cap.

Solana Spot ETFs Gains Traction

Solana spot ETF saw an inflow of $21 million in the last week, according to the data provided by SoSoValue. The ETFs experienced just one day of outflow and one neutral session

Bitwise’s BSOL dominated with $20.9863 million in inflows, elevating cumulative historical net inflows to $803 million. Then comes Franklin Templeton’s SOEZ which added $0.767 million weekly and reached $8.24 million in total.

The ETFs’ total net asset value hit $875 million, which is equal to 1.72% of Solana’s market cap.

Conclusion

As stated above, the crypto market started last week on a strong note. The prices of the tokens were rallying as momentum carried over from improving sentiment and Bitcoin’s continued “digital gold” narrative. However, this rally did not last long as macro pressure and fading risk appetite pushed prices lower as the week progressed, triggering a broader pullback across major assets.

Just like last week’s ETF data, Bitcoin continued to lead the ETF inflows this week. Solana and XRP also saw steady interest from the investors. Ethereum, on the other hand, moved in the opposite direction with outflows, as the market turned more cautious.

Also Read: Weekly Crypto ETF Flows: BTC, ETH Surge; XRP Outflows & SOL Gains