Two different groups appear to be buying $XRP at the same time. That’s what makes this interesting.

U.S. spot XRP ETFs recorded about $22.65M in net inflows on Sept. 25, led by Bitwise with $18.39M and Franklin with $4.26M. Total XRP ETF assets now sit around $1.77B.

Meanwhile, wallets holding 1M–10M XRP reportedly accumulated more than 470M $XRP, worth roughly $724M, in five days.

So institutional products are attracting capital while large onchain holders are increasing exposure.

Yet $XRP is still wrestling with the $1.60 area, showing that heavy accumulation doesn't automatically remove existing selling pressure.

That’s the part I’m watching.

If ETF demand and whale accumulation continue together, does $1.60 eventually give way, or is the market telling us there’s still too much supply waiting above?