XRP Price Prediction as ETF and RLUSD Cross Key Milestones

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has pulled back sharply over the past few days, sliding from this month’s high of $1.6930 to $1.3955. The retreat lines up with broader weakness across crypto markets, including pullbacks in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). 

What stands out, though, is that the decline has come even as XRP ETF inflows accelerate and Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin continues to gain market share.

XRP ETF Inflows and Ripple USD Assets Have Jumped

Third-party data shows that demand for XRP assets continues rising this month. SoSoValue data shows that spot XRP ETFs added $26.2 million in assets on Friday, bringing the weekly gains to $110 million. 

These funds have now added $153 million in August, the best weekly performance this year. The previous best month was in May, when they attracted $131 million in inflows.

XRP ETFs have had one month of outflows since their inception in November last year. They lost $31 million in assets in March. In total, these funds, led by Bitwise’s XRP, have had a cumulative inflow of $1.66 billion and now hold $1.4 billion in assets under management. A surge in ETF inflows is a sign that accumulation among institutional investors is rising. 

The XRP Ledger is also emerging as a major player in the stablecoin industry. Ripple USD (RLUSD), launched in late 2024, has now accumulated more than $2.32 billion in assets, with the portion issued directly on the XRP Ledger crossing the $1 billion mark this week. That growth trend may continue in the months ahead.