XRP Outshines Bitcoin as ETF Flows Diverge and Spot Momentum Cools 30%

Ripple's XRP advanced nearly 4% on Wednesday, leading gains among major digital assets as a sharp divergence in U.S. spot crypto ETF flows underscored shifting investor appetite. The token traded around $1.44, defending a key support level at $1.40 after briefly slipping below it a day earlier.

The move contrasted with Bitcoin's struggle to reclaim the $80,000 threshold it surrendered on September 5, when a much stronger-than-expected August jobs report revived expectations that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates again. Bitcoin changed hands near $79,000, up roughly 1% over 24 hours, while Ethereum gained about 1.4% to trade above $2,500 and Solana rose less than 2%.

Flow data from SoSoValue showed that spot XRP exchange-traded funds pulled in about $1.55 million on Tuesday. By contrast, Bitcoin ETFs recorded $46.65 million in net outflows, Ethereum products shed $24 million, and Solana funds posted a net outflow of $667,720. The bifurcation marked a rare session in which XRP products attracted capital while the dominant Bitcoin and Ethereum vehicles bled assets.

Retail sentiment on Stocktwits, however, remained cautious. XRP's sentiment reading stayed in the bearish zone with chatter levels described as low over the prior 24 hours. Bitcoin sentiment also dipped from neutral to bearish, even as chatter held at normal levels.