Bitcoin ETFs See Outflows as Cardano DEX and XRPL RWA Volume Surge
Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced combined net outflows of USD 89.90 million on October 6, 2026. Despite this, BlackRock’s IBIT ETF saw a net inflow of USD 69.85 million. In contrast, Ark Invest and 21Shares’ ARKB ETF recorded the highest net outflow of USD 85.21 million. The total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs stands at USD 110.77 billion, with a historical cumulative net inflow of USD 57.70 billion.
Cardano’s decentralized exchange (DEX) volume surged 143% over seven days, reaching approximately USD 41.9 million. Daily DEX volume is now near USD 4 million, while the total value locked (TVL) in Cardano’s DeFi ecosystem has climbed above USD 71 million. This uptick is notable given Cardano’s relatively low activity compared to other smart-contract networks in 2026. DefiLlama reports around 21,500 active addresses and nearly 34,000 daily transactions on the network.
In China, the number of unique wallets engaged in peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers surged 43 times between the first quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2026. Chainalysis recorded USD 104.1 billion across 18.1 million transfers involving self-custodied stablecoin holdings during its 2026 reporting period. The firm noted that stablecoin holdings in China turned over 33.2 times per year, more than three times the global average.
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) witnessed a staggering 1,469.14% increase in real-world asset (RWA) transfer volume over the last 30 days, totaling USD 7.03 billion. Despite this surge, only 286 RWA holders were recorded on the network. The distributed RWA value on XRPL stands at USD 498.8 million, up 8.84% over 30 days, with 379 RWA instruments currently tracked.
Solana Foundation launched an open-source delivery-versus-payment (DvP) program on October 6, 2026. The program, developed with input from JPMorgan, allows financial institutions to exchange tokenized assets and payments in a single transaction, reaching finality in seconds. Solana DvP ensures that both legs of the transaction settle together or neither transfer takes effect.