XRP Leads Rare Altcoin Inflows as Crypto Funds Lost $1.67 Billion in a Week

XRP emerged as one of just five digital assets to attract fresh capital last week, drawing $20.3 million in inflows. Meanwhile, global crypto investment products bled $1.67 billion in their third straight week of redemptions.

The figures show altcoin participation collapsing to five assets from 11 three weeks ago, with Bitcoin (BTC) alone shedding $1.44 billion in its largest weekly outflow of 2026.

XRP and Two Altcoins Defy the Outflow Wave

XRP’s $20.3 million inflow led a narrow group of assets bucking the institutional selling. HYPE drew $10.8 million following its Hyperliquid top-ten ranking, and NEAR Protocol (NEAR) added $7.6 million.

Only five digital assets posted inflows above $1 million, down from nine the prior week.

The narrow breadth signals that institutional buyers are picking specific names rather than rotating into altcoins broadly.

XRP’s reading extends the XRP ETF monthly inflows run recorded across May.

Bitcoin Drives Record Outflows as Risk-Off Deepens

Bitcoin’s $1.44 billion exit topped both the prior week and the January peak, sustaining the broader Bitcoin ETF outflow streak. Year-to-date Bitcoin inflows have compressed to $1.2 billion, down from $3.9 billion just two weeks ago.

CoinShares strategist James Butterfill said the sell-off echoes the January and February episode, which produced five consecutive negative weeks, according to the report.

“AuM has fallen to US$141bn from US$148bn the prior week, the lowest level since early April. The pattern is reminiscent of the January-February episode that delivered five consecutive negative weeks,” read an excerpt in the report.

The firm tied the weakness to Iran-related geopolitics, which has overwhelmed any cushion from CLARITY Act progress.

Ethereum (ETH) products shed $257 million, deepening recent Ethereum ETF outflow pressure.

US Leads Regional Sell-Off, Europe Joins In

The United States accounted for $1.63 billion of the global figure. Germany joined the risk-off with $25.7 million in outflows after holding firm through prior episodes, while Sweden recorded $6.6 million and Hong Kong $4.5 million.

Assets under management slipped to $141 billion from $148 billion.

BTC traded near $72,545 at the time of writing, down 1.73% over 24 hours, according to BeInCrypto data. The token has slipped 6.35% over the past week.

With altcoin breadth at its narrowest in three weeks, the next weekly print will show whether XRP and Hyperliquid hold their bid or join the broader risk-off.