XRP exchange-traded funds attracted $11.31 million in the week ending October 9, standing apart as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana products lost a combined $1.25 billion. The divergence offers XRP holders evidence of continued demand through regulated funds, even as investors pulled money from the much larger crypto ETF market.
The contrast concerns fund subscriptions, rather than a wholesale split in token prices. U.S. ETFs have not traded over the weekend, while crypto markets have continued moving. By October 12, XRP and the three other tokens were all showing modest gains over the preceding 24 hours.
XRP buying survives a difficult week
SoSoValue’s weekly figures, reported October 11, put Bitcoin redemptions at $681.1 million, Ethereum withdrawals at $542.07 million and Solana outflows at $24.81 million. Together, those losses total $1.248 billion before rounding. XRP’s inflow offset just 0.91% of that amount, leaving the four groups with approximately $1.237 billion in net withdrawals.
The XRP additions were concentrated in two sessions: $3.14 million on October 6 and $8.17 million on October 8. The other three trading days registered no net flows. Continued buying therefore provided a counterweight, but one far too small to reverse the broader withdrawal of capital.
Despite that buying, XRP ETF net assets fell from $1.66 billion on October 2 to $1.57 billion on October 9. The decline reflects fund valuations as well as flows; positive subscriptions do not guarantee rising portfolio values.
Ethereum’s weakness was more persistent. Farside Investors’ daily table independently records withdrawals in all five sessions, including approximately $201.9 million on Tuesday, $160.9 million on Wednesday and $56.1 million on Friday. Solana likewise ended each session with net redemptions. Those patterns contrast with XRP’s two buying days and three flat sessions.
The October 8 comparison captures that separation particularly clearly: XRP gained $8.17 million while Bitcoin lost $244.13 million, Ethereum shed $72.54 million and Solana lost $3.32 million.
As previously reported by Apex, heavy Bitcoin ETF withdrawals had accompanied the earlier slide into the $80,000 range. Friday’s $21.13 million inflow softened the latest weekly loss without reversing it.
A negative week does not erase earlier demand
The distinction matters because subscriptions measure capital entering funds, not every purchase or sale across exchanges. They also differ from assets under management, which can fall when token prices decline even if a fund receives fresh money.
Bitcoin still retained support from earlier purchases. In an October 10 assessment, Ecoinometrics described the longer window:
Bitcoin ETF demand is slowing, but the recovery still has support. Rolling 30-day ETF inflows remain positive at around 30K–40K BTC. The pace of buying has started to decelerate, coinciding with Bitcoin's consolidation above $80K.
A positive monthly measure and a negative latest week can coexist because they cover different periods. Neither guarantees the next price move. The research platform’s longer window explains why a difficult week does not automatically mean that all the capital supporting the recent recovery has left.
The broader market pressure remains
In an October 12 market note, the ETF data provider linked the withdrawal backdrop to weaker derivatives demand and high benchmark yields. Its assessment was:
CME futures flipping negative alongside ~$1.2B in combined weekly ETF redemptions highlights active de-risking under 5.24% benchmark yields.
That interpretation supplies context rather than proof that every fund investor redeemed for the same reason. ETF totals cannot establish whether particular buyers are making long-term allocations, adjusting hedges or changing short-term exposure.
CoinGecko’s October 12 snapshot placed XRP near $1.40, up 0.87% over 24 hours. Bitcoin traded around $83,537, Ether at $2,542.88 and Solana at $111.63; all were higher over that same interval. Those live readings are separate from the completed ETF trading week.
The next test is whether XRP subscriptions persist when U.S. funds resume trading, and whether Bitcoin’s Friday improvement develops into sustained buying. For now, XRP has resisted the fund-flow retreat. It has not insulated itself from the market’s wider financing conditions, nor demonstrated that positive ETF demand alone can force a price breakout.