Crypto News: XRP, Solana, Sui, Chainlink Lead Institutional Interest Despite $454M Outflows

Key Insights:

• In the latest crypto news, digital asset funds saw $454 million in net outflows.
• XRP, Solana, Sui, and Chainlink recorded inflows amid institutional interest in altcoins.
• Bitcoin and Ethereum saw $404 million and $116 million in outflows, respectively.

In major crypto news, crypto funds recorded another net outflow as institutional interest in Bitcoin and Ethereum quickly waned following massive inflows at the start of the year. XRP, Solana (SOL), Sui, and Chainlink (LINK) saw the lead inflows as institutional investors likely rotated to altcoins.

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Crypto News: Bitcoin and Ethereum Record Outflows

Crypto funds saw $454 million in outflows last week, according to CoinShares report on January 12. Bulls failed to capitalize on $582 million in inflows last week, causing total assets under management (AuM) to fall back to $181.94 billion.

Four-day outflows of $1.3 billion completely reversed the $1.5 billion in inflows recorded in the first two days of this year. Bitcoin recorded $405 million in outflows last week. This happened as the odds of a Fed rate cut dropped following recent US macroeconomic data.

The US jobs data, including JOLTS, Nonfarm payrolls, and unemployment rate, came in lower than expected. Notably, short Bitcoin products also saw outflows of $9.2 million. It suggests that negative sentiment on Bitcoin has likely reached its bottom.

The data shows crypto flows turning negative after peaking near $6 billion in inflows late 2025, with the latest week alone seeing a $1.3 billion four-day drain, hitting BTC hardest.

Meanwhile, Ethereum (ETH) also witnessed outflows totalling $116 million last week. Both top crypto assets saw a decline in institutional interest compared to last week.

$21 million in outflows also occurred from multi-asset products amid crypto selling pressure. Binance and Aave products saw outflows of $3.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively.

Buying Continues in XRP, Solana, Sui, and Chainlink Crypto

Investors purchased $45.8 million worth of XRP and $32.8 million worth of Solana. The rebound in inflows into these two top crypto assets is good news for the crypto community.

Sui topped Chainlink in inflows last week. SUI recorded $7.6 billion in inflows amid ETF anticipation. Chainlink (LINK) crypto purchases also more than doubled to $3 million amid Bitwise Chainlink ETF crypto news.

The United States market was the only one to show negative sentiment, recording outflows of $569 million. Germany led inflows with $58.9 million, followed by Canada at $24.5 million and Switzerland at $21 million.

XRP, SOL, SUI, and LINK Price Performance

XRP price fell more than 2% in the past 24 hours, and it was trading at $2.04 at press time. Its trading volume has increased by almost 200% over the past 24 hours.

Solana (SOL) and Sui crypto prices were more than 2.50% and 0.50% higher at the time of writing. SUI saw more than 6% rebound in a week.

Meanwhile, LINK price wavers near $13.15, down almost 0.35% over the past 24 hours. Trading volume has increased by 100% over the past 24 hours, as prices approach key support levels.