The spot XRP Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) have resumed their impressive inflow streak after a brief interruption, with the past week seeing net inflows of $56.84 million. This follows a single day of outflows on January 7, which broke a nearly two-month green streak and saw over $40 million withdrawn. The recovery was swift, with the funds ending the week of January 7 in the green with net inflows of $38.07 million.
Institutional accumulation has reached a new milestone, with ETF vaults now collectively holding over 800 million XRP tokens. Analysts, including ChartNerdTA, warn that a supply shock is becoming "inevitable" as these products are removing liquidity from open markets at an accelerating rate. Notably, ETFs absorbed 10 million XRP from markets in just eight days, a trend showing no signs of slowing.
The market leader remains Canary Capital's XRPC with cumulative inflows of $397.04 million, followed closely by Bitwise's XRP fund at $310.48 million. Franklin Templeton's XRPZ ($288.08 million) and Grayscale's GXRP ($287.18 million) trail behind. 21Shares' TOXR is the only fund in net negative territory, with total outflows of $7.77 million.
Despite the strong institutional demand, XRP's price has not yet capitalized on the positive flows. The token trades with a minor 1% decline since last Saturday and remains below $2.10, having recently lost its position as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap to BNB. However, whale activity suggests bullish sentiment, with large holders accumulating over 50 million XRP in the past week, reversing a selling spree that began in October.
Analysts remain optimistic about XRP's long-term prospects. Technical analysis points to a cup-and-handle formation, with some predictions targeting prices between $9 and $10 in 2026. The combined pressure from relentless ETF inflows and whale accumulation is creating a fundamental supply-demand imbalance that historically precedes significant price appreciation.
