XRP ETF holdings have reached a significant milestone, with $1.15 billion in total assets under management according to reports from Whale Insider. The latest development includes $8.88 million in fresh XRP inflows on May 22, 2026, which pushed ETP assets to this record level. Multiple issuers are driving this growth, with Franklin Templeton, Bitwise, and Canary Capital all contributing meaningful subscription flows across recent weeks, as reported by CoinPaper. An estimated 473.5 million XRP has been locked in regulated ETP vaults, representing roughly 0.5% of the circulating supply and reducing the float available on spot exchanges. As noted by Whale Insider, this ETF data and institutional adoption news represents category maturation, following the same pattern Bitcoin ETFs followed before flows became self-reinforcing.
Institutional custodian Copper announced the addition of support for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin to its platform on May 21, 2026. According to Copper, institutional clients can now earn yield on RLUSD, issued on both the XRPL network and Ethereum, and held in Copper's secure custody through its Stablecoin Rewards Program. This integration means RLUSD can now flow through the settlement and treasury workflows that institutional clients already rely on daily. The stablecoin has also recently landed on Binance, broadening its liquidity and supporting multi-pair trading use cases alongside XRP's cross-border payments role. As reported by Copper, when the firm adds an asset to its custody platform, it's worth taking note, as RLUSD now has credible path into professional trading infrastructure that most stablecoins take years to build.
Despite the positive ETF and institutional developments, XRP USD fell 1.2% overnight to $1.36 after a week-long period of bearish price action that has seen the price decline by more than 7%. The broader crypto market continues to face pressure, with Bitcoin falling 1% and barely holding above $77,000, while Ethereum slid 0.5% to $2,100. As reported by Whale Insider, this ETF data and institutional adoption news emerged as XRP faced continued market headwinds. The combination of Copper's institutional custody support for RLUSD and the sustained ETF inflows signals that institutional confidence is building across both asset and infrastructure layers simultaneously.
