• Spot XRP ETFs have attracted $1.2 billion in internet inflows since November 2025, recording optimistic progress on practically each buying and selling day regardless of heavy outflows from Bitcoin and Ethereum funds.
  • Institutional curiosity is being pushed by Ripple’s $500 million elevate, new partnerships with Mastercard and Gemini, and the potential passage of the Readability Act to formalise crypto regulation.
  • Skeptics stay cautious, noting that XRP lacks important “builder mindshare” amongst builders and questioning whether or not ETF consumers will view the token as a viable long-term core holding.

XRP exchange-traded funds have taken in about US$1.2 billion (AU$1.84 billion) since launching in mid-November 2025. SoSoValue knowledge reveals they recorded internet inflows on all however one buying and selling day in that interval.

That streak contrasts with the remainder of the crypto ETF market. Over the identical window, Bitcoin ETFs noticed about US$2.4 billion (AU$3.67 billion) in internet outflows and Ethereum ETFs about US$898 million (AU$1.37 billion) in internet outflows, based mostly on figures cited from DefiLlama.

A part of the bid is coming from buyers preferring Ripple’s compliance-heavy pitch. 

Katherine Dowling, president of the Bitcoin Commonplace Treasury Firm, advised DL Information XRP might be a much bigger winner if the proposed Clarity Act turns into legislation, which she described as more and more doubtless. She additionally pointed to Ripple’s current deal circulate as assist for the narrative.

As Crypto Information Australia reported, Ripple mentioned in November it raised US$500 million (AU$765 million), valuing the corporate at US$40 billion (AU$61.2 billion), and named Citadel Securities, Fortress, Pantera Capital, and Galaxy Digital amongst contributors. The identical day, Ripple announced a partnership with Mastercard and Gemini geared toward stablecoin funds.

Learn extra: Ripple Triggers Market Buzz With 300M XRP Transfer as XRP Outpaces Majors

Skeptics Weigh In

Skeptics argue the XRP ETF demand is indifferent from what normally sustains a community, which is developer exercise. As an illustration, Brian Huang, co-founder of Glider, advised DL Information he seems to be at the place builders are working, and XRP barely registers on Andreessen Horowitz’s “builder mindshare” monitoring. 

So, in different phrases, builders construct apps and infrastructure, that brings customers, and that helps token worth. With out that pipeline, he expects restricted progress. He additionally doubts the consumers behind crypto ETFs will wish to follow XRP long-term, arguing many massive buyers don’t deal with a Ripple-linked token as a critical core holding.

Learn extra: Ripple Stays Private as XRP Expands Onchain, With First Spot Market Launching on Hyperliquid

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