Grayscale XRP Trust ETF

GXRP

Among the current wave of altcoin ETF launches, a growing number of products are hitting the market that many advisors and investors still don't know well. Bitcoin has a strong narrative at this point, and even ethereum's story is becoming more mainstream — but other altcoins still remain relatively under-the-radar.

XRP ETFs steal the spotlight in 2026 as a 25% January surge leaves Bitcoin behind.

XRP's spot ETFs are sucking in roughly $50 million a day in fresh capital, hitting nearly $1 billion in inflows in under four weeks, the fastest adoption pace since Ethereum ETFs launched. Yet the token itself has cratered 11% over the past ten days and sits near $1.72, well below the $2.

XRP's ( CRYPTO: XRP ) ETF surge has fundamentally changed how institutional investors view the asset.

The overwhelming majority of single-stock ETFs and leveraged or inverse strategies are owned, not by institutional investors, but by retail investors. Individuals are pouring billions into increasingly complex products on bullish beliefs, and now volatility is testing these strategies.

Grayscale's XRP Trust (GXRP) debuted Monday, November 24, on the NYSE, marking a turning point for XRP's ( CRYPTO: XRP ) place in traditional finance.