Survey Shows Institutions Want Solana Over XRP And Dogecoin, Here Are The Figures

A latest survey by Coinbase and EY-Parthenon exhibits that institutional buyers are extra allotted to Solana over XRP and Dogecoin. This contrasts with the present pattern in spot crypto ETFs, the place XRP ETFs boast extra web property than SOL and DOGE ETFs. 

Institutions Are More Invested In Solana Than XRP And Dogecoin

The survey shows that extra establishments are investing in Solana than XRP and Dogecoin. 36% of those contributors had allocations to SOL as of January 2026, whereas 38% plan so as to add to their allocations. Meanwhile, 18% allotted to XRP as of January, whereas 25% plans so as to add the token to their allocations this yr. 

Dogecoin is much behind Solana and XRP, with 2% of those establishments investing in DOGE as of January 2026, whereas 2% plan so as to add the meme coin to their allocations. It is price noting that SOL is simply behind Bitcoin and Ethereum and is effectively forward of Chainlink, Binance Coin, Cardano, Tron, and Bitcoin Cash. 

This survey contrasts with the present pattern amongst crypto ETFs, exhibiting that buyers allocate extra to XRP ETFs than to Solana and Dogecoin ETFs. SoSoValue data exhibits that the XRP ETFs at present boast web property of $949.15 million, representing 1.14% of the XRP’s market cap. Meanwhile, the Solana and Dogecoin ETFs boast web property of $849.65 million and $9.12 million, respectively. 

Furthermore, the XRP ETFs have seen extra inflows since they launched than the Solana and Dogecoin ETFs. The XRP ETFs at present boast whole web inflows of $1.21 billion, whereas the SOL and DOGE ETFs have seen inflows of $993.38 million and $7.64 million, respectively. 

Institutions Holding Spot ETFs Over Spot Crypto 

The survey additionally confirmed that the majority of those establishments are gaining crypto publicity by the crypto ETFs fairly than holding spot crypto. As of January 2025, 64% of those establishments held spot crypto ETFs to achieve publicity to Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, and different digital property. This determine has climbed to 66% as of January 2026, signaling that extra establishments are investing in crypto amid regulatory clarity. 

Furthermore, 39% of those establishments held spot crypto as of January 2025. However, this determine has decreased to 36% as of January 2026, suggesting that establishments favor to achieve crypto publicity by an ETF wrapper fairly than holding crypto immediately. These establishments have additionally been searching for crypto publicity by the digital asset treasury companies (DATs). As of January 2025, 51% of those establishments invested in these DATs, and that determine elevated to 53% as of January 2026. 

At the time of writing, the XRP worth is buying and selling at round $1.36, down over 2% within the final 24 hours, in line with data from CoinMarketCap.