XRP ETFs: The Great Crypto Escape Act Goes Sour!

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Ah, the markets! That grand, glittering circus of numbers and nonsense. Just when you thought the clowns couldn’t get any funnier, along came 2026, with its geopolitical tightrope act, sending the crypto ringmasters tumbling into the sawdust. And who’s the star of this tragicomic show? Why, XRP, of course-the once-prancing pony now stumbling in the mud.

Investors, those fickle fairies of finance, have decided to pack their wands and fly away. Tuesday’s ETF flows in the US were as cheerful as a dentist’s waiting room. The first business day of the week? More like the first day of the apocalypse for Ripple ETFs. Oh, the drama!

Ripple ETFs: From Golden Goose to Feather Duster

Cast your mind back, dear reader, to a time not so long ago-just over two months, in fact-when the first XRP-focused ETF strutted onto the stage, feathers ruffled and beak held high. Canary Capital’s XRPC, the prima donna of the crypto ballet, set records with its debut trading volume in 2025. The inflows were as steady as a Swiss clock, and the greens were greener than a witch’s cauldron. But oh, how the mighty have fallen!

January 7th marked the first crack in the armor, with a $40 million bleed-out. But fear not, for the green streak returned, and all seemed well-until yesterday. The markets opened in the US, and the geopolitical tension between the US and the EU had escalated faster than a Dahlian plot twist. Investors yanked out $53.32 million, the largest net outflow yet. Poof! Just like that, almost an entire week’s worth of gains vanished into thin air. SoSoValue’s data tells the tale, and it’s not a bedtime story.

XRP: The Once-Flying Pig Now Grounded

And what of XRP itself? Ah, poor XRP. On January 6th, it soared to a multi-month peak of $2.40, a 30% gain in days. But since then, it’s been a slippery slope, like a banana peel at a penguin convention. The $2.00 support? Gone. A dip to $1.84? Check. Now, it’s clinging to $1.90 like a child to a lollipop, though it briefly fell to $1.86 during the midnight sell-off. CryptoWZRD, that sage of the charts, declared Bitcoin “will be in charge.” Well, of course it will-it’s Bitcoin. Always the bully in the playground.

XRP Daily Technical Outlook: $XRP closed bearish while XRPBTC closed indecisively. Bitcoin will be in charge. My focus will remain on the lower time frame chart for a scalp. A bullish move towards the $1.9750 resistance followed by weakness would offer a short.

– CRYPTOWZRD (@cryptoWZRD_) January 21, 2026

So there you have it, folks. The crypto circus continues, with XRP as the reluctant star of the show. Will it rise again, or will it be left in the dust, a cautionary tale for future investors? Only time-and the markets-will tell. But one thing’s for sure: it’s never a dull moment in this wacky world of numbers and nonsense.

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2026-01-21 10:55