XRP Leads Crypto Inflows with $119.6M as Switzerland Overtakes US
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- XRP attracted $119.6 million in weekly inflows, its largest weekly tally since mid-December 2025, bringing year-to-date inflows to $159 million (7% of assets under management).
- Switzerland led regional crypto inflows with $157.5 million, far outpacing the U.S. market's $27.5 million in what CoinShares called an unusual geographic shift in institutional flows.
- Bitcoin drew $107.3 million in inflows despite starting April with net outflows of $145 million, and Bitcoin ETFs added $471.3 million on Monday—its biggest single day since February.
- Ethereum extended its losing streak with $52.8 million in outflows, which the report attributed to persistent regulatory uncertainty.
- Solana bucked the broader altcoin weakness with $34.9 million in inflows, lifting its year-to-date performance to 10% of assets under management.
- Short-Bitcoin products pulled in $16 million, their largest weekly inflow since mid-November 2025, with CoinShares linking some late-week outflows to stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales data.
- Spot XRP ETFs launched in the U.S. in late 2025, and the report suggested the surge in XRP flows alongside European dominance may reflect investors positioning for regional regulatory clarity, as the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act remains stalled in the Senate over stablecoin yield provisions.
Why it matters: The Switzerland-over-U.S. dynamic ($157.5M vs $27.5M) is the most striking data point: for one week, Europe's institutional crypto money decisively overtook America's, and it happened in a week where U.S. retail sales came in stronger than expected—conditions that would typically favor U.S. assets. XRP's ETF-fueled surge and Ethereum's $52.8M outflow also show that the post-ETF altcoin trade is fragmenting, with capital concentrating in specific winners rather than lifting the sector broadly.
