Institutional capital inflows continued uninterrupted into XRP investment products for over a week. As of September 3, 2026, spot XRP ETF products recorded 11 consecutive days of net inflows. This record-breaking streak brought in a total of $170 million in fresh capital between late August and early September.
This string of inflows reversed a previous trend, where wealth managers had grilled ETF issuers and pulled out $7.2 million. The tide has now turned. Cumulative net inflows for spot XRP ETFs have surpassed $1.57 billion since the initial products launched on public markets through late last month.
Accumulation Amid Correction
A similar buying pattern emerged directly on-chain. Tracking of on-chain data recorded movements among wallet cohorts holding between 1 million and 10 million XRP each. These whale investors recently added 380 million XRP tokens to their balances.
Whales bought up the asset just as prices softened in the spot market. Throughout August, XRP surged, nearly touching the $1.70 level. Subsequent sell-offs pressured its value lower, leaving XRP trading in the $1.36 to $1.37 range on September 3, 2026.
Rather than shying away from the declining asset, large investors treated the $1.36 range as a re-accumulation zone. They stacked tokens ahead of key political developments scheduled for mid-month.
What to Watch on September 15
The driver behind this dual accumulation from ETFs and whale wallets points to an upcoming date in Washington. The U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold a cloture vote on the CLARITY Act bill on September 15. This legislative decision is projected to be a decisive catalyst steering short-term market sentiment.
For today’s accumulators, long positions have already been locked in early. Wall Street inflows and whale buying of hundreds of millions of tokens signal one clear message: well-capitalized players are positioning well ahead of the Senate’s final gavel.
Reported by crypto.news.
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