According to new on-chain data, 803.78 million $XRP is now locked in $XRP ETFs. Arthur, an $XRP community member and on-chain analyst, highlighted this fact in a recent tweet.
According to data from $XRP Insights, 803.78 million $XRP is now locked inside ETFs, which include those from issuers such as Canary, Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, Grayscale, 21Shares, REX-Osprey and the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund.
While $XRP is seeing increasing institutional flows, this is yet to reflect in its market price, which has stalled slightly above $2 in recent days.
📈 $XRP ETFs don’t lie, smart money is positioning.
— Arthur (@XrpArthur) January 18, 2026
While retail hesitates, institutional flows tell a completely different story.
This week alone: +22.63M $XRP net inflow
Every major issuer adding positions, 803.78M $XRP now locked inside ETFs
When ETFs consistently absorb… pic.twitter.com/OccyYDahTD
Arthur noted that while retail traders hesitate, institutional flows tell a completely different story, with $XRP attracting net inflows in the week.
Every major issuer added positions, with total holdings across ETFs now reaching 803.78 million $XRP.
This trend signals one thing: when ETFs consistently absorb millions of tokens per day, a major repricing might be only a matter of time.
$XRP price action
$XRP fell to a low of $2.03 on Jan. 12 in a seven-day drop from a high of $2.41 reached Jan. 6.
The price attempted a recovery with a sharp rebound to a high of $2.183 on Jan. 13, however, this could not last as $XRP started declining upon reaching a high of $2.19 on Jan. 14.
$XRP is entering its fifth day of drop since this date and trades down 0.19% in the last 24 hours to $2.05 and down 1.74% weekly.
The drop has produced a death cross on the hourly chart as the one-hour MA 50 fell beneath the MA 200.
$XRP is confronted with a major test as it seeks to confirm support around the $2 level. This outcome will be watched closely in the coming sessions. The next major resistance target is at $2.56, which coincides with the daily MA 200.
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