Everyone's been hyping the XRP ETF as a game-changer, but let's be real about what actually happened. The spot ETF saw roughly 1 billion in inflows—nowhere near the 60 billion BTC pulled in when its ETF launched. And here's the kicker: XRP still tanked right alongside BTC. So much for that independence narrative.
The ETF approval was supposed to be this massive catalyst, the kind of institutional validation that would decouple XRP from Bitcoin's price action. Didn't quite work out that way. When BTC dumped, XRP followed without hesitation. Inflows that seemed decent on paper did absolutely nothing to shield it from broader market moves.
It's a good reminder that product launches and capital flows don't always translate to price support when macro sentiment shifts. The money came, but the market dynamics? They stayed the same.
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SandwichDetector
· 14h ago
In plain terms, XRP ETF is just a paper tiger. An inflow of 1B can't sustain the market at all, and it's nowhere near BTC's 60B... As a result, when BTC drops, XRP still kneels. Any notion of independent market trends is just an illusion.
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NFTArchaeologis
· 14h ago
Product launches ≠ price support, this lesson is universal throughout history. Capital flows are like hot money in the antique market, coming quickly and leaving just as fast.
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CommunityJanitor
· 18h ago
To be honest, XRP's recent performance is a bit awkward... With that amount of funds, it can't compare to BTC's scale at all, and it still ended up falling along with the market. All the talk about institutional recognition and innovative systems ultimately can't escape the grip of the overall market.
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StopLossMaster
· 18h ago
Ha, it's another excuse of "institutional entry," but in the end, it's the same plight as BTC.
That 100 million in XRP funding, to be honest, is just a drop in the bucket. How can it compare to BTC's 60 billion?
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ThreeHornBlasts
· 18h ago
A B gets hyped up, but it still crashes along with BTC. LOL
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DecentralizeMe
· 18h ago
What does a 1B inflow mean? When BTC plunges, XRP still has to follow as a casualty. Institutional approval can't save it either.
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PhantomMiner
· 18h ago
XRP ETF, is that it? I thought it could stand alone, but it still drops along with BTC.
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AirdropJunkie
· 18h ago
XRP this time really underperformed. Where's the promised independence? Still can't escape BTC's grasp.
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SchrodingersFOMO
· 18h ago
Girl, this XRP ETF is just a paper tiger. A 1 billion inflow compared to BTC's 6 billion is just a joke...
Whenever it drops, it follows the big brother to the grave. All that independence is nonsense.
Institutional verification? Ha, Bitcoin's true nature is revealed as soon as it crashes.
Everyone's been hyping the XRP ETF as a game-changer, but let's be real about what actually happened. The spot ETF saw roughly 1 billion in inflows—nowhere near the 60 billion BTC pulled in when its ETF launched. And here's the kicker: XRP still tanked right alongside BTC. So much for that independence narrative.
The ETF approval was supposed to be this massive catalyst, the kind of institutional validation that would decouple XRP from Bitcoin's price action. Didn't quite work out that way. When BTC dumped, XRP followed without hesitation. Inflows that seemed decent on paper did absolutely nothing to shield it from broader market moves.
It's a good reminder that product launches and capital flows don't always translate to price support when macro sentiment shifts. The money came, but the market dynamics? They stayed the same.