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XRP is still struggling to turn stronger institutional demand into a clean price breakout. The token traded near $1.42 on CoinGecko, with a 24-hour range between $1.40 and $1.46, 24-hour volume above $2.6 billion, and market capitalization near $87.7 billion. XRP was up about 4% over seven days, but the move remained weaker than the kind of breakout traders expected after Bitcoin reclaimed the $80,000 area. The ETF backdrop has improved. Spot XRP ETFs returned to net inflows in April…

Retail investors are pouring into semiconductor ETFs at a historic pace, turning the AI infrastructure boom into one of the hottest public-market trades while crypto ETFs attract a more uneven bid. J.P. Morgan equity strategy data shared by The Kobeissi Letter put net retail buying of semiconductor ETFs at about $3.2 billion since January 2025. The flow has accelerated this year as investors position around the AI data-center buildout, where chips, memory, networking, cooling, and power infrastructure have become the…

Spot XRP ETFs returned to net inflows in April after a sharp slowdown earlier in the year, giving traders a fresh reason to watch whether institutional demand can finally spill into XRP’s spot price. The rebound followed a difficult March, when the funds posted more than $31 million in net outflows and several sessions showed no reportable activity. April reversed that pressure with $81.59 million in net inflows, marking the best monthly result since December, based on SoSoValue’s XRP spot…

XRP is under fresh pressure after large holders moved 1.1 billion tokens in seven days, creating a sharp contrast between whale behavior and steady institutional demand through exchange-traded funds. The move was flagged by on-chain analyst Ali Martinez, who tracked a major reduction in whale-held XRP during a week when the token also lost ground. The wording matters. “Sold or redistributed” does not prove that every token was dumped into the open market. Large holders can move funds between custody…

Defiance ETFs has filed a preliminary prospectus with the SEC for the Defiance US AI Resilience ETF. The passively managed fund is designed to hold companies least likely to be disrupted by artificial intelligence (AI). The filing, submitted on Thursday, marks Defiance’s latest thematic bet. Rather than chasing AI upside, this fund takes the opposite approach by targeting old-economy businesses that AI is unlikely to replace. What the AI Resilience ETF Holds The ETF will track the VettaFi US AI…

XRP (XRP) price is setting up for an 18.81% breakdown on the 8-hour chart, but weakening sell-side volume and steady ETF inflows are delaying the move. The signal comes from a hidden bearish divergence that flashed during the bearish pattern formation, now compounded by long-term holder capitulation. However, a mismatch between retail holders and institutional buyers is keeping the price propped up near key resistance. Hidden Bearish Divergence Sets the Stage for Downtrend Resumption XRP (XRP) price traded at $1.41…

US spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF flows have turned positive across every rolling period tracked by analysts. It is the first time all periods have aligned in positive territory in months. The shift signals renewed institutional appetite as BTC trades near $77,700, with cumulative lifetime net inflows sitting at $62.8 billion. Bitcoin ETF Flows Turn Positive Across All Rolling Periods For the First Time in Months Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas highlighted the turnaround, noting that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT)…

Rep. Sheri Biggs (R-SC) disclosed a purchase of $100,001 to $250,000 in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) on March 4, made through her spouse’s professionally managed account at UBS Financial Services. The filing, submitted to the House Clerk on April 16, landed within the STOCK Act’s 45-day reporting window. It arrives as the Senate weighs legislation that could turn the federal government into a large-scale Bitcoin (BTC) buyer. Biggs Adds to Growing Bitcoin Position The March trade marks at…

Analytics platform Santiment is contending that the combined net outflow of almost $300 million that hit US spot Bitcoin ETFs on Monday points to a potential dip-buying opportunity. According to them, outflows of such sizes are often a sign of retail fear and have acted as reliable contrarian indicators for price bottoms in the past. Large Outflow Mirrors Previous Buying Windows Santiment reported that on April 13, $297.3 million left the BTC ETFs. However, data from other trackers, like Coinglass,…