Crypto Investment Soars: XRP Accumulates $256 Million, Outshining Solana, Litecoin, Cardano, and Sui
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Breaking news: Bitcoin and Ethereum ramp it up, while XRP follows suite* Crypto investment products welcoming a wave of inflows
Between flagships Bitcoin and Ethereum, other digital assets are struggling to keep up. Last week alone saw Bitcoin attract a staggering $1.8 billion inflow, eclipsed only by Ethereum's $149 million. The combined weekly inflows for both giants amount to a whopping $2.049 billion!
Data from a recent report released by CoinShares reveals that these astronomical numbers form part of a three-week inflow trend totaling approximately $5.5 billion!
Following closely on their heels is Ripple-linked cryptocurrency XRP, which outpaces other top 10 digital assets in terms of inflows for both the past week and 2025 to date. Over the past two weeks, Ethereum`s inflows amounted to an impressive $336 million.
Data released by CoinShares states that:- Bitcoin - manages a whopping $136.462 billion worth of assets under management (AUM).- Ethereum - boasts an AUM of $9.581 billion.- In comparison, XRP has a comparatively smaller AUM of $1.067 billion.
Last week, Solana accumulated only $6 million, but its year-to-date total of $1.379 billion places it above XRP, and LTC, PYTH attracted a meager $0.3 million, with Cardano's native asset, ADA, bringing in $1.2 million, landing in third place after SOL and XRP.
Breaking: Strategist's sensational Bitcoin purchase## Bitcoin, Ethereum leading the pack, XRP follows in the shadows
A tumultuous week in the crypto market sees Bitcoin and Ethereum stealing the limelight, while XRP stays on their tail. The impressive inflows attracted by Bitcoin ($1.8B) and Ethereum ($149M) dwarf those coming in for XRP ($10.5M last week, and a massive $256M year-to-date).
The colossal week-over-week increase for Ethereum, totaling $336M, demonstrates its continued appeal to institutional investors.
As the middle of May 2025 approaches, Solana managed a mere $6 million inflow, accounting for $1.379 billion in total year-to-date figures. Despite having less capital under management compared to SOL, XRP, SUI, LTC, and ADA lag behind in pull since the latter trio attracted merely $0.3M, $1.2M, and $6M, respectively.
Breaking: BlackRock's ETFs score an impressive haul## Crypto ETF inflows from the past week
Coinshares offers a glimpse into the past week's ETF figures without specifying the cryptocurrency. Yet, it reveals that BlackRock's iShares amassed an astonishing $2.569 billion in cryptocurrencies, making it a leading contender in the market.
Grayscale, Fidelity, Ark, 21Shares, and Bitwise faced losses with outflows of $31M, $201M, $458M, and $36M, respectively.
21Shares attracted a respectable $22M, while ProShares ETFs and Coinshares XBT Provider saw losses of $25M and $1M, respectively.
In recent months, the crypto market has experienced a monumental $19 billion influx, signaling increased confidence from institutional investors.
More exciting news hit the headlines today as Strategy announced its acquisition of 1,895 BTC for around $180 million.
Enrichment Data:
- The both Bitcoin and Ethereum inflows for the past week amounted to a massive $2.049 billion, making up over 98% of the total year-to-date inflows, as reported by CoinShares. These figures were $1.8 billion and $149 million, respectively.
- Bitcoin investment products controlled a significant portion of the $5.5 billion net inflows for cryptocurrency-based investment products, hovering around 98%, over the past three weeks.
- As of May 5th, 2025, the report from CoinShares revealed that Bitcoin attracted $5.6 billion in year-to-date inflows, while Ethereum managed $336 million.
- Over the past month, the cryptocurrency market received an influx of gargantuan $19,000,000,000 coming from institutional investors, as reported by U.Today earlier.
- Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP are dominating cryptocurrencies in terms of inflows, with Bitcoin attracting $1.8 billion and Ethereum $149 million last week, while XRP gathered $10.5 million.
- The astronomical inflows of Bitcoin and Ethereum make up over 98% of the total year-to-date inflows, as reported by CoinShares.
- Following Bitcoin and Ethereum, the Ripple-linked cryptocurrency XRP outpaces other top 10 digital assets in terms of inflows for both the past week and this year to date.
- Data released by CoinShares states that Bitcoin manages a whopping $136.462 billion worth of assets under management (AUM), while Ethereum boasts an AUM of $9.581 billion and XRP has a comparatively smaller AUM of $1.067 billion.
- In the crypto market, a tumultuous week sees Bitcoin and Ethereum stealing the limelight, while XRP stays on their tail, with the colossal week-over-week increase for Ethereum totaling $336 million.
- BlackRock's iShares amassed an astonishing $2.569 billion in cryptocurrencies in the past week, making it a leading contender in the market.
- More exciting news hit the headlines today as Strategy announced its acquisition of 1,895 BTC for around $180 million, marking a significant move in the crypto finance industry driven by technology.
