XRP ETFs: From Hero to Zero, While BTC Funds Sip Their Recovery Tea

Oh, the fickle world of crypto ETFs! One minute you’re the belle of the ball, the next you’re sitting alone at the prom with a wilted corsage. Such is the life of the XRP ETFs, which have gone from “hot new thing” to “ghost town faster than you can say ‘blockchain.’

Meanwhile, over in Bitcoin land, the ETFs are doing their best impression of a phoenix rising from the ashes-or at least, they’re trying to. Sure, they ended the week in the red (again), but hey, at least they’re making an effort. It’s like watching a friend attempt a post-breakup glow-up: slightly awkward, but you’re rooting for them anyway.

XRP ETFs: The Party’s Over, Folks

Remember when XRP ETFs were the cool kids on the block? Well, the data from SoSoValue (yes, that’s a real name) tells a tale of woe. For the first time ever, there were more days with zero activity than days with actual net flows. Monday, Thursday, and Friday? Crickets. Tuesday and Wednesday? A measly $1.40 million and $1.26 million, respectively. It’s like showing up to a party only to realize everyone else got the memo it was canceled.

March has been particularly brutal, with nearly $29 million in net outflows. Ouch. That’s the first time since their November 2025 debut that they’ve had a monthly loss. Gone are the days of Canary Capital’s XRPC breaking records and raking in over $1 billion in a month. Now? It’s more like a garage sale no one bothered to attend.

XRP ETFs performance chart

BTC ETFs: Sipping Tea and Recovering, One Dollar at a Time

Bitcoin ETFs, on the other hand, are having a slightly better time-emphasis on slightly. After the October 10 market meltdown (aka “the day the crypto world stopped breathing”), they lost a cool $9 billion. But fear not! They’ve since clawed back over $2 billion, because nothing says “recovery” like a slow, painful crawl back to relevance.

Bloomberg’s James Seyffart (yes, that’s also a real name) pointed out that BTC ETFs have almost erased their 2026 losses. Almost. It’s like they’re one good day away from declaring, “I’m fine, everything’s fine!” while clearly still holding back tears.

Bitcoin ETFs have reversed almost ~$3 billion of the massive ~$9 billion in outflows from 10/10 through the end of Feb. While they still have net outflows of over ~$6 billion since 10/10 – we’re almost flat on the year now.

– James Seyffart (@JSeyff) March 27, 2026

As for ETH ETFs? Well, they’ve had eight consecutive days of net inflows, but still ended the week $200 million lighter. It’s like they’re trying to fill a bathtub with a teaspoon. Good effort, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

So, there you have it: XRP ETFs are the forgotten party guests, BTC ETFs are the resilient friend who’s had one too many but is still standing, and ETH ETFs are just… there. Crypto, folks. It’s a wild ride, and someone forgot to pack the Dramamine.

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2026-03-29 15:46