Quiet but important shift.
On Dec. 16, capital flowed out of BTC and $ETH spot ETFs, while $SOL and $XRP quietly saw inflows.
BTC: -$277.09M
ETH: -$224.26M
SOL: +$3.64M
XRP: +$8.54M
This isn’t about headline numbers. It’s about direction.
Bitcoin and Ethereum bleeding while smaller majors attract marginal inflows tells you positioning is changing at the edges. Risk isn’t leaving crypto entirely, it’s rotating.
That usually happens when:
• BTC is late in a move
• ETH is consolidating
• Traders start probing for relative strength elsewhere
SOL and XRP inflows are small, but they matter because they happen while the big two are seeing consistent outflows. That divergence is often an early signal, not a late one.
Doesn’t mean instant upside.
Doesn’t mean full altseason.
But it does suggest capital is starting to look beyond BTC and ETH again, even if cautiously.
Something to keep an eye on.
