XRP's Moment to Shine While ETH Gets Ghosted by Investors (Again)

Digital asset investment products pulled in $224 million last week, with XRP hogging the spotlight before macro headwinds crashed the party by Friday. The vibes were immaculate for about four days, then reality punched back.

Switzerland stole the show, leading all regions with $157.5 million in inflows. Germany and Canada followed with $27.7 million and $11.2 million respectively. Meanwhile, the United States — normally the big dog in crypto fund flows — limped in at third place with just $27.5 million. Looks like European investors are playing a different game than their American counterparts, possibly because they actually read the regulatory tea leaves.

On the asset front, XRP dominated with $119.6 million in weekly inflows — its best performance since mid-December 2025. Year-to-date inflows now sit at $159 million, representing roughly 7% of assets under management. The token just keeps attracting capital even when the broader market throws a tantrum, a trend that kicked off after spot XRP ETFs launched in the US late last year. Nothing says "trust the process" like watching money pour into the one coin your grandma still thinks is a bank.

Bitcoin managed a modest $107.3 million inflow, a slight recovery after a rough early April. But don't pop the champagne yet — net outflows for the month still total $145 million. Adding to the bearish vibes, short-bitcoin products drew $16 million last week, the highest since mid-November 2025. Nothing says "we believe in the future" like betting against the orange coin while it tries to recover.

Solana kept things steady with $34.9 million in inflows, now representing 10% of its total AuM for the year. Solid, unspectacular, but reliable. The blockchain equivalent of that friend who never texts first but always shows up to brunch.

And then there's Ethereum, continuing to hemorrhage capital with $52.8 million in outflows. The Senate's endless stalemate over the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act — which passed the House in mid-2025 but can't get through disagreements on stablecoin yield provisions — has investors running for the exits. ETH has the most skin in this game since it's at the center of the asset classification debate. Watching ETH bleed while Congress argues about yield is like watching your house burn down while the fire department debates which hose to use.

The early-week momentum couldn't hold. Stronger-than-expected US retail sales data and increasingly hawkish Fed expectations triggered a late-week reversal. Minor outflows on Friday erased part of the week's gains. Nothing kills a bull run faster than actual economic data doing economic things.

With crude oil prices elevated and rate-cut hopes fading, risk appetite remains fragile. Whether XRP can keep the inflow streak alive depends on the next batch of economic data and if the Senate ever gets its act together on the Clarity Act. Place your bets, degens. The only certainty is uncertainty.