XRP ETFs Surpass $1.5B as Institutional Demand Shifts
XRP (XRP)
nj1015.com reports that seven spot XRP ETFs now hold over $1.5 billion in assets, signaling a shift toward institutional adoption. XRP is trading near $1.12 with a market cap of $69.4 billion and a 24-hour volume of nearly $1.4 billion. Ripple's acquisition of Hidden Road for $1.25 billion brings institutional trading infrastructure to the ecosystem. The RLUSD stablecoin has surpassed a $1.5 billion market capitalization, supporting settlement flows on the XRP Ledger. This transition moves XRP from a retail payments token to a regulated asset accessible via traditional financial products. Institutional investors are now evaluating XRP based on liquidity, custody, and regulatory clarity rather than just speculative use cases. This development provides a familiar packaging for fund managers who prefer ETFs over direct crypto custody.
What Whalio's data showed
Binance spot order flow for XRP, measured when this story was published on 26 August 2026.
On Binance, XRP is trading at $1.43 with a 24-hour spot volume of $335,758,996 across 1,784,974 trades. The 1-hour buy ratio stands at 60.1% with a positive volume delta of $1,983,348, indicating strong immediate buying pressure. However, the 4-hour buy ratio has cooled to 53.2% with a delta of $2,068,950, suggesting the intensity of buying is moderating over a longer timeframe. In contrast, the 24-hour buy ratio is 49.7% with a negative volume delta of -$2,173,359, showing that cumulative selling pressure has outweighed buying over the full day. The 24-hour CVD closed at +$3,942,858, meaning net buying occurred in 12 of the last 24 hours. While short-term momentum is bullish, the daily figures reveal that overall buying pressure is fading relative to the day's total activity.