The crypto sell-off has increased over the past 24 hours.
The early 2026 gains were quickly erased from the markets due to escalating geopolitical tensions that have damaged crypto more than any other financial field.
Investors are starting to exit the sector, evidenced by ETF flows in the US on Tuesday, the first business day of the week.
Ripple ETFs are turning red
Recall that the first XRP-focused ETF with 100% exposure to the asset was launched just over two months ago, followed by four more by the end of the year. Demand was significant as Canary Capital’s XRPC set a record for the highest trading volume on its debut day in 2025. The inflow was constant and until January 7, not a single day was in the red.
Although the XRP ETFs then lost more than $40 million, the green streak returned and only marked net inflows from January 8 to January 16. However, that changed yesterday as US markets opened for the first time since geopolitical tension between the US and EU escalated over the weekend.
SoSoValue data shows investors pulled $53.32 million from the funds on what became their worst trading day, with the largest net outflows. Cumulative net inflows fell from $1.28 billion to $1.22 billion in just one session, wiping out virtually all the money attracted in the entire prior business week.
XRP tumbles
The aforementioned outflows have only exacerbated XRP’s bearish trend lately. The asset flew to a multi-month peak of just over $2.40 on January 6, gaining about 30% in days. However, it has been mostly downhill since then as it lost the $2.00 support on Monday morning and even fell as low as $1.84 on some exchanges.
It is currently struggling to stay above $1.90 after falling to $1.86 during the midnight sell-off. CryptoWZRD highlighted the bearish close, especially against BTC, indicating that the market leader “will be in charge.”
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XRP Daily Technical Outlook:$XRP closed bearish while XRPBTC closed indecisive. Bitcoin will be in charge. My focus will continue to be on the lower time frame for a scalp. A bullish move towards the resistance at $1.9750 followed by weakness would trigger a short 🧙♂️ pic.twitter.com/jeBwxH9xh8
— CRYPTOWZRD (@cryptoWZRD_) January 21, 2026
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