2026-01-09 10:27:04

Yesterday's ETF capital flows tell an interesting story:

BTC took a $398M hit, while ETH saw $159M flowing out. The big names are bleeding.

But look closer—SOL pulled in $14M and XRP grabbed $9M. Smaller positions, sure, but the direction matters.

Is this just noise, or are we seeing a real shift? Money leaving the mega-cap alts and trickling into smaller plays. Either traders are rotating their bets, or conviction's wavering across the board.

The narrative's definitely changing. What's your read—capitulation or reallocation?

BTC4,4%

ETH7,32%

SOL5,03%

XRP6,04%

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ImpermanentLossFan

· 01-12 05:26

Wait a minute, are SOL and XRP still attracting funds? I feel like this is just the final struggle of the capital... The big players have already left, and the retail investors left are still chasing small coins. This routine is so familiar.

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TooScaredToSell

· 01-11 08:06

Big whales are dumping, while retail investors are still sleepwalking.

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SerumDegen

· 01-10 01:34

nah the real story's always in the dust, not the headlines. $14M into sol? that's not rotation, that's literally crumbs falling off the table lol

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GasFeeSobber

· 01-09 10:57

Bitcoin and Ethereum have been bleeding continuously, but I'm more concerned about whether SOL and XRP are really bloodsucking...

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StakeTillRetire

· 01-09 10:56

Mainstream coins are running hot, small coins are taking over... I've seen this pattern too many times. Every time they say it's rotation, but what happens? It's still the prelude to harvesting the little guys.

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CryptoCrazyGF

· 01-09 10:54

Wait, BTC and ETH are bleeding 398M and 159M? When did this happen... Instead, SOL and XRP are bleeding? Damn, this can't just be noise, it feels like big players are quietly moving their assets.

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MEVvictim

· 01-09 10:53

Bitcoin big sister is bleeding again, but I'm actually quite optimistic about SOL's stealthy blood-sucking move this time.

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YieldFarmRefugee

· 01-09 10:51

Hmm... BTC and ETH are dropping together, but then I see SOL and XRP bleeding out? This move has got me a bit confused. Are retail investors bottom-fishing small coins, or is someone really rebalancing their portfolio?

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ZenChainWalker

· 01-09 10:31

Hmm... Bitcoin and Ethereum are bleeding so heavily, does anyone really dare to buy the dip on small-cap coins? The amount of money in SOL and XRP isn't even worth paying attention to; it just feels like retail investors are messing around.

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