XRP Leads Crypto Funds $224M Rebound With Largest Weekly Inflows Since December

James Butterfill, CoinShares Head of Research, explained that despite the improvement in sentiment, momentum reversed at the end of the week due to stronger macro data and hawkish expectations, leading to minor outflows. “Stronger-than-expected retail sales data later in the week, alongside increasingly hawkish investor expectations and mixed geopolitical signals, led to minor outflows in the latter half of the week,” he wrote. In an unusual shift, Switzerland led activity last week, bringing 151.5 million into crypto funds, followed by Germany’s 27.7 million inflows. The US ranked third, recording only 27.5 million in inflows last week, while Canada saw 11.2 million. Moreover, funds based on XRP, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, saw the largest inflows of any asset. Per CoinShares data, XRP products recorded 119.6 million in inflows, its largest positive net flows since mid-December. This figure brought its Year-to-Date (YTD) inflows to 159 million, around 7 of the category’s Assets under Management (AuM). It’s worth noting that US-listed XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) registered their first red month since their November launch, with 31.1 million in outflows. Despite the March setback, US XRP ETFs recorded positive net flows of 42.52 million in the first quarter of 2026, only behind Solana funds. Bitcoin Shows Mixed Signals, Ethereum Lags Global Bitcoin funds followed XRP and saw total inflows worth 107.3 million during the week, “improving on what has been a bad start to the month, [as] net outflows remain at US145m for the month so far,” CoinShares added. Notably, short Bitcoin investment products recorded 16 million in inflows during this period, their largest performance since mid-November, which signals polarized opinions on the asset. Despite the muted US activity last week, US Bitcoin ETFs started this week with their largest single-day performance in over a month. According to SoSoValue data, the category saw 471.3 million in positive net flows on Monday, its highest inflows since February 25. As reported by NewsBTC, US Bitcoin funds ended the first quarter of 2026 by breaking out of a four-month negative streak, pulling in 1.32 billion in March, its first monthly gain of 2026. Following XRP and Bitcoin, Solana funds also saw inflows, totalling 34.9m last week. As CoinShares noted, the category’s steady inflows this year represent 10 of AuM. Related Reading: Crypto Trust Crisis — The “Kim Jong‑Un Test” Is Exposing Secret North Korean Moles In addition, the US-based Solana products ended March on a positive note, leading altcoin funds with inflows worth 45.44 million and 213.1 million in the monthly and quarterly timeframes, respectively. Nonetheless, Ethereum tells a different story, as funds continue to lag behind other major crypto assets. According to the report, Ethereum products saw 52.8 million in outflows last week, extending its negative streak as investors digest recent negative developments. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com