U.S. spot XRP ETFs took in only $1.01 million over the week ending August 8, a 93 percent collapse from the $14.86 million the funds pulled in the week before. XRP is Ripple's native cryptocurrency, a digital asset that settles cross-border payments and moves liquidity across the XRP Ledger, and right now its ETF complex is the weakest performer among the major crypto fund categories tracked this month.
The price told a related story. XRP dipped to $1.01 on Friday, defended the $1.00 psychological level, and recovered toward the $1.02 to $1.04 range, still trapped beneath the $1.05 floor that broke on August 6. Two charts, one signal. The institutional money that was supposed to be XRP's next catalyst is not showing up in size, and the price is trading like the market already knows it.
Live XRP price: $1.0340 (+0.14%), CoinGecko, 03:18 UTC August 9, still under the $1.05 floor
Weekly flow collapse: $1.01 million net inflow for the week ending August 8, down 93% from $14.86 million the week before
Net assets: approximately $964 million, down from approximately $988 million
Level defended: $1.00, after a session low of $1.01
Broken floor: $1.05, broken August 6 and not yet reclaimed
None of that happened in a vacuum. It happened in the same week Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs pulled in nine figures apiece, and that gap is the real story here.
The Flow Collapse, Row by Row
The weekly total only tells you the collapse happened. The daily rows, verified by row date against SoSoValue data as reported through August 8, tell you how. Farside's XRP ETF tracker carries the same dated breakdown for readers who want to check the raw numbers directly.
Earlier in the month, on August 3, the complex posted a modest $1.15 million inflow. That set up a choppy stretch rather than a trend. August 5 opened this week with a $3.58 million outflow, concentrated almost entirely in one issuer rather than spread across the complex. August 6 reversed it with a $3.45 million inflow. August 7 recorded exactly $0, the second day this month with no net flow activity in either direction, a level of institutional disengagement that Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs did not experience once during the same stretch.
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Date
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XRP ETF Net Flow
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Note
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Aug 3, 2026
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+$1.15M
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Inflow, earlier in the month
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Aug 5, 2026
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-$3.58M
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Outflow, concentrated in one issuer
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Aug 6, 2026
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+$3.45M
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Inflow
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Aug 7, 2026
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$0
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Second zero-activity day this month
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Aug 8-9, 2026
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Not yet published
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Weekend, no SoSoValue update at time of writing
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Saturday and Sunday do not carry new fund data because U.S. markets, and the ETFs that trade on them, do not operate on weekends. Friday's $0 row is the most current confirmed figure as of this writing, and any claim about a Saturday or Sunday XRP ETF flow print should be treated as unverified until Monday's data lands.
That leaves a clean picture for the week. Two weak inflow days, one outflow day concentrated in a single issuer, and one dead day, adding up to a weekly total smaller than many single-day swings the complex has posted earlier this year.
Defending the $1.00 Level
XRP's price action mirrored the flow data almost exactly. The token dropped to $1.01 during the week, tested the $1.00 psychological floor, and held. It did not close a UTC trading day below the dollar mark, and the recovery that followed carried price back to the $1.02 to $1.04 range, where it has spent most of this reporting period.
The live pull backing this is $1.0340, up 0.14 percent, from CoinGecko at 03:18 UTC on August 9. CoinGecko's XRP page shows the same 24-hour range, roughly $1.03 to $1.05, confirming the level has not been reclaimed. That $1.05 mark is not arbitrary. It is the floor our own coverage flagged as broken on August 6, and price has not traded back above it since.
Momentum backs up the caution rather than the panic. The Relative Strength Index sits near 34, close to but not inside the oversold zone below 30. That reading describes a token under selling pressure with room left to fall before technical exhaustion typically kicks in, not a market that has already been wrung out. Round numbers like $1.00 tend to attract outsized attention on the way down, the same way $100,000 did for Bitcoin, because stop orders and psychological exits cluster around them regardless of what the chart says underneath.
Rate-cut odds have also been sliding hard all week, and that broader risk backdrop is covered in full in today's macro piece on the collapsing September hike odds.
Why BTC and ETH ETFs Are Pulling In Money That XRP Isn't
The comparison is where this story earns its place. In the same window XRP's complex took in $1.01 million, Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $754 million and Ethereum ETFs added between $195 million and $244.94 million, their strongest run since April. Our earlier coverage of Bitcoin ETF outflows against XRP and HYPE inflows tracked a version of this same rotation from the other direction, back when the flow gap ran the opposite way.
Think of ETF flows as a daily vote from allocators who move in nine and ten-figure sizes. Reading those flows is one of the more reliable real-time gauges of institutional demand, because the money moving in or out reflects active portfolio decisions rather than retail sentiment swings that reverse by lunchtime. When that vote shows nine-figure demand for BTC and ETH alongside a rounding error for XRP, it says something specific about how allocators are currently sizing the asset class.
The reasons are not mysterious. XRP's regulatory picture is tied to the CLARITY Act's path through the Senate, still unresolved and not expected to move again until mid-September at the earliest. Bitcoin and Ethereum do not carry that same overhang right now. Until XRP's legislative path clears, the capital that decides where nine-figure ETF flows land appears content to park it elsewhere and wait.
What the Net Asset Decline Actually Reflects
XRP ETF net assets fell to approximately $964 million from approximately $988 million, a $24 million drop. That figure sits below the roughly $1 billion in assets under management we reported earlier this month, and the honest correction is worth stating directly here. The complex has slipped under that mark, not held near it.
The more interesting detail is what actually caused the decline. The week produced a net inflow of $1.01 million, meaning new money entered the funds rather than left them. A fund complex that gains money on net and still loses $24 million in total assets is not being redeemed at scale. It is being repriced. XRP's price fell across the week, the ETFs hold XRP, and the mark-to-market value of existing holdings dropped along with the token.
That distinction matters for how you read the AUM number going forward. A shrinking asset base driven by redemptions signals allocators pulling capital out the door. A shrinking asset base driven by price alone signals a market trading down while the holders already positioned choose to stay rather than exit. Our August 2 coverage of the same fund complex caught XRP buyers stepping in on a dip under $1.08. That buy-the-dip pattern from existing holders lines up with what the flow data shows now, muted new demand rather than panic selling from money already in the trade.
The Levels That Decide What Happens Next
Two levels frame everything from here. Our coverage of the $1.09 level back in July tracked XRP through an earlier phase of this same range-bound stretch, and the token has spent the weeks since grinding lower toward the level it is defending now.
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Level
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Type
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Current Status
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$1.05
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Resistance
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Broken Aug 6, not reclaimed
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$1.02-$1.04
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Current range
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Where price has traded since the recovery
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$1.01
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Recent low
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Touched, did not close a day below $1.00
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$1.00
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Psychological support
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Defended, held through the week
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A daily close back above $1.05 would put the range XRP traded through most of July back in play and give the ETF story room to change if flows recover alongside it. A daily close below $1.00 would be a different signal entirely, confirming the psychological floor has given way and opening the door to the next support shelf, likely in the $0.92 to $0.95 zone where XRP last consolidated before its spring rally. Neither has happened yet. The token is sitting in the gap between the two, waiting on the flow data and the calendar to break the tie.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will XRP go below $1 in 2026?
It came close this week, touching $1.01 before recovering, and has not closed a daily session below $1.00 so far. A confirmed daily close under that level would open the door to the next support zone near $0.92 to $0.95, but as of this week the floor has held on every test.
Why are XRP ETF inflows so low right now?
The complex took in only $1.01 million over the week ending August 8, a 93 percent drop from the prior week, while Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs pulled in nine figures each over the same stretch. Allocators appear to be waiting on the CLARITY Act's unresolved Senate path before committing new capital to XRP funds at scale.
What is the XRP ETF net asset value right now?
XRP ETF net assets stand at approximately $964 million, down from about $988 million the prior week. Most of that $24 million decline traces to XRP's price falling during the week rather than redemptions, since the funds actually posted a net inflow over the same period.
Is $1.00 a strong support level for XRP right now?
XRP tested $1.00 directly this week, dipping to $1.01 before buyers stepped in, and the level has held through every touch so far. It carries weight beyond the chart too, since a confirmed daily close below it would mark XRP's first sub-dollar close in this stretch of the cycle.
Bottom Line
XRP's ETF story and its price story are telling the same version of events right now, and it is not a flattering one. The complex took in $1.01 million over the week, down 93 percent from $14.86 million, while Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs pulled in $754 million and up to $244.94 million respectively over the same stretch. Net assets slipped to $964 million on price alone rather than redemptions, which is the one part of this picture that is not outright bearish. Reclaim $1.05 on a daily close, and the range that held through most of July resets with room to run. Lose $1.00 on a daily close instead, and the next shelf sits down near $0.92 to $0.95. Until the flow data or the CLARITY Act's September vote breaks the standoff, XRP looks likely to keep trading in the gap between those two outcomes.
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