XRP Price: Why Institutions Are Betting on Ripple While Dumping Bitcoin

TLDR

• XRP led crypto ETF inflows with $39 million for the week of Feb. 2-6, 2026, while Bitcoin ETFs saw $318 million in outflows and Ethereum ETFs lost $166 million
• Ripple received regulatory approval from Dubai’s Financial Services Authority to provide stablecoin payments in the Dubai International Financial Centre, becoming one of only three licensed providers
• XRP recorded $63.1 million in institutional fund inflows over the past week, leading all cryptocurrencies despite the broader crypto market shedding $187 million
• Year-to-date, XRP has attracted $109 million in institutional inflows, making it the most successful digital asset while Bitcoin saw $984 million in outflows
• The XRP Ledger added the PermissionedDEX amendment, which cleared the consensus threshold and awaits activation

XRP is attracting strong institutional interest even as the broader cryptocurrency market experiences pressure. The digital asset backed by Ripple Labs has emerged as a clear winner among major cryptocurrencies in recent fund flows.

Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net outflows of $318 million during the week of Feb. 2-6, 2026. Ethereum ETFs fared worse with $166 million in redemptions. XRP spot ETFs moved in the opposite direction with $39 million in net weekly inflows.

Franklin’s XRPZ led the way with $20.50 million in inflows. Bitwise’s XRP fund attracted $20.01 million. Canary’s XRPC added $3.44 million in steady support.

The performance marks a turnaround for XRP ETFs. These products launched in mid-November 2025 with Canary Capital introducing the first U.S. ETF providing direct exposure to the coin. Within one month of trading, the funds registered total inflows exceeding $1.14 billion.

On Feb. 6, U.S. spot XRP ETFs alone saw $15.16 million in daily net inflows. Bitwise’s fund topped the day with $8.29 million. Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ followed with $3.94 million.

Institutional Money Flows to XRP

According to CoinShares data, XRP recorded the largest institutional inflows of any cryptocurrency over the past week at $63.1 million. Solana came in second with $8.2 million. Ethereum attracted $5.3 million.

The broader crypto market saw investment products shed $187 million during the same period. Bitcoin experienced weekly outflows of $264.4 million.

Year-to-date numbers tell a similar story. XRP leads all digital assets with $109 million in inflows. Bitcoin has seen $984 million exit year-to-date.

Regionally, Germany recorded the highest crypto fund inflows at $87.1 million. Switzerland followed with $30.1 million.

Trading volumes for crypto ETPs hit a record $63.1 billion last week. This surpassed the previous high of $56.4 billion set in October 2025.

Ripple Expands Regulatory Reach

Ripple secured a license from Dubai’s Financial Services Authority in mid-January to provide regulated crypto stablecoin payments in the Dubai International Financial Centre. The approval makes Ripple one of just three stablecoin providers allowed to operate in this key financial hub.

The Dubai license adds to Ripple’s growing list of regulatory permissions across jurisdictions. Ripple’s payment networks settle transactions on XRP, requiring users to hold and use the token to process transfers.

The XRP Ledger processes transactions in three to five seconds. Transaction fees on the chain remain low, making it suitable for high-volume institutional use cases like trade settlement.

Last week, the XRP Ledger welcomed the PermissionedDEX amendment. The upgrade cleared the consensus threshold and awaits activation.

XRP price dropped 2.8% over 24 hours to $1.39 as of the latest data. Daily trading volume decreased 3% to $3.4 billion. On Feb. 7, the coin jumped 26% to intraday highs of $1.54 before settling back to the $1.51-$1.53 range.

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