XRP Leads a $90 Million Rush Into Altcoin ETFs as Wall Street Broadens Its Crypto Bet

By Isaac • August 23, 2026 7:23 pm •

Wall Street’s crypto buying did not stop with Bitcoin and Ethereum last week.

U.S. exchange-traded funds tied to XRP, Solana, Chainlink and Hyperliquid pulled in nearly $90 million during the week ended August 21. The total is modest beside the $2.6 billion that flowed into Bitcoin and Ethereum products, but the distribution tells an important story: regulated demand is spreading deeper into the market.

CryptoSlate reported that XRP products led the group with $39.78 million of net inflows. That was their strongest week since mid-May and extended their positive run to six consecutive weeks.

Solana funds followed with $28.34 million, while Chainlink products attracted $13.35 million and Hyperliquid funds added $3.89 million. Smaller inflows into Avalanche,