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The last several weeks have been up and down for the cryptocurrency market. Although prices have struggled to regain their late 2024 levels, industry regulation has promised a brighter day ahead for the industry. One asset that may benefit the most is Ripple, as it may outperform Bitcoin with an impending XRP ETF likely to bring massive inflows. Throughout the last several weeks, Bitcoin has struggled. The leading cryptocurrency by market cap fell below the $90,000 mark Friday despite the recent executive order from US President Trump to establish a BTC reserve. Although it is expected to turn around, there is a chance that XRP could outperform it. Source: Reddit Also Read: XRP’s Surge to $4.3 Is Inevitable, Here’s Why Ripple May Outperform Bitcoin as an XRP ETF Approval Gets Closer Entering 2025, there were few cryptocurrencies that had the kind of potential Ripple had. With the Trump administration set to rewrite the book on crypto policy, its continued persistence over an aggressive...

Ethereum ETFs inflows are outdoing Bitcoin ETF inflows. BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) ETF leads with a $89.51M inflow on Dec 23, 2024. This Market shift may signal an altcoin season in 2025. In a surprising turn of events in the cryptocurrency market, Ethereum spot ETFs have been experiencing significant inflows, overshadowing the outflows noted in Bitcoin ETFs. On December 23, 2024, Ethereum ETFs recorded a net inflow of $130.8 million, with BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) ETF leading with $89.50 million and Fidelity’s Ethereum ETF (FETH) adding $46.40 million according to Coinglass data. In stark contrast, Bitcoin ETFs saw outflows totalling $226.50 million on the same day. This trend has been consistent over recent weeks. For instance, on December 12, Ethereum spot ETFs had a cumulative net inflow of $273.70 million, continuing their streak of 14 consecutive days with positive inflows. BlackRock’s ETHA ETF alo...

On Monday, BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, posted its first net inflows in two weeks, according to data from Farside Investors . The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest of the bitcoin ETFs by assets under management, drew $15.8 million of new money yesterday. The exchange-traded fund ended a streak of 13 days of flat or negative inflows. IBIT’s net outflows summed to $23.1 million over the last two weeks. $15.8 million of that was accumulated on Monday alone. This is incredibly minute compared to the more than $20 billion in assets under management at the fund. As Bitcoin struggled in price towards the end of August, several of the top Bitcoin ETF funds also suffered in terms of inflows. However, BTC has slowly escaped that bearish phase and is back over $60,000 at press time. Uncertainty about the direction of global markets, the U.S. presidential election, and the upcoming Fed decision on interest rate cuts all played a part in IBIT’s recent inflow performances....