2025-02-10 14:43:00 by U.Today

Another week, another CoinShares report, and another billion-dollar influx into digital asset investment products. The numbers do not lie; there were $1.3 billion in inflows this time, making it five weeks straight of steady capital pouring in. Year-to-date? A solid $7.3 billion already. The appetite for tied-to-crypto investment products remains strong.Bitcoin, as expected, kept its dominance. There are inflows of $407 million, and ETFs are now holding 7.1% of its total market cap. No surprises there; it remains the largest single holder in the space.  Related But this week, it was Ethereum that stole the spotlight. The price dropped to around $2,100, and investors wasted no time buying in. The result? A total of $793 million in inflows, outpacing Bitcoin for the first time this year.Source: CoinSharesAnd then there is the altcoin scene. XRP and Solana both made moves, but not quite in the way many would have predicted. XRP saw $21 million in inflows, while Solana lagged behind at $11 million.It is nothing shocking until you look at the bigger picture. Year-to-date, XRP ETPs are sitting on $152 million in inflows. That is 330% more than Solana’s. It is a gap few would have expected, given Solana’s market dominance over the past year and a half. Related The shift is hard to ignore. XRP, long dismissed by skeptics, is suddenly pulling in three times the capital Solana is. Both assets recently hit all-time highs, and both have strong U.S. ties. Yet, its XRP investors are turning to it in greater numbers. Maybe it is a sign of changing sentiment. Maybe it is a short-term trend. Either way, the numbers speak for themselves right now.What happens next? That is the question. Will XRP keep this momentum up? Will Solana catch up?