U.S. Spot XRP ETFs Record First-Ever Outflows as XRP Price Drops

• U.S. spot XRP ETFs posted their first net outflows of $40.8 million on January 7.  
• XRP price declined over 6% amid reduced trading volume and increased long liquidations.

U.S.-listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds have seen their first day of outflows on January 7th,  since their launch in November 2025, showing a strong institutional investors shift after consistent inflows, even in times of the major cryptos, including BTC and ETH ETFs, post outflows. 

According to SoSoValue data, on Wednesday, the U.S. spot XRP Exchange fund saw around $40.8 million flows in negative, after a multi-week period of inflows without any interruption. 

Among the multiple XRP exchange-traded funds, 21Shares(TOXR) has posted $47.25 million outflows, while others saw small inflows. Where Bitwise (XRP) saw $2.44 million inflows, Canary(XRPC) saw  $2.32 million inflows, Grayscale(GXRP) recorded $1.69 million inflows, but there was no net movement seen in the Franklin (XRPZ) ETF.

 As of Tuesday, the cumulative total net inflow was around $1.25 billion; for the first time, it went down and stands at $1.20 billion, as the last XRP ETF activity suggests a more cautious stance among institutional investors. 

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Posted Outflows Except Solana 

After the beginning days of 2026, major crypto exchange-traded funds sentiment itself took a turn, where Bitcoin ETFs saw around $486.08 million outflows yesterday, and Ethereum ETFs saw $98.45 million outflows, while Dogecoin ETFs and Chainlink ETFs had no movement. 

Meanwhile, Solana ETFs posted positive flows of  $1.97 million, where it continues its streak since its launch in late October 2025 without any outflows. 

Multiple Factors Impact XRP Market Sentiment

This first-ever XRP ETF outflow occurred after the WisdomTree withdrawal of XRP ETF filing with the U.S. SEC on January 6th, due to the excessive altcoin ETF competition. 

Source: CoinMarketCap

With that, XRP price is also trading down, which is more than 6% down today and trading at $2.09 at the time of writing. The 24-hour trading volume has declined more than 29%, reaching $4.28 billion. Also, according to Coinglass data, in the last 24 hours, XRP saw $22.53 million in total liquidations, most of which came from long positions totalling $21.75 million. With that, broadly, XRP market movements indicate a pause in momentum rather than a definitive trend reversal.

Highlighted Crypto News Today: 

Fintech Giants Ramp Up Crypto Bets Heading Into 2026