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Institutions are quietly accumulating large amounts of XRP, suggesting a wave of strategic buying that could influence prices as available tokens become scarcer. Recent reports show that major financial players have already invested hundreds of millions of dollars in XRP, potentially signaling a looming supply crunch.  Analyst Says XRP Supply Shock Incoming On April 4, market analyst @CryptoCupra on X reported that major institutions are silently loading up on XRP, with over $200 million already committed. The analyst stated that this “is only the beginning,” implying that more institutional investors will continue buying XRP en masse. Related Reading: What Does The Japanese Bond Gap Have To Do With The XRP Price Reaching $150? @CryptoCupra noted that prominent players, including Goldman Sachs, have already entered the markets alongside several top investment funds. He emphasized that this accumulation differs from typical retail participation, reflecting strategic positioning by experienced large-scale investors with enough resources to influence XRP’s supply. The analyst stated that as more institutions buy XRP, the number of tokens available for trading continues to decrease. He explained that such accumulation often precedes a supply shock, which occurs when demand exceeds the tokens sellers are willing to offer. Usually, a supply shock can influence a cryptocurrency’s price, often triggering sharp rallies as buying pressure increases while liquidity remains limited. @CryptoCupra claims that institutional investors are deliberately buying XRP ahead of a potential price surge, highlighting their confidence in the cryptocurrency’s future potential. Among the firms outlined in his post, Goldman Sachs has the highest exposure to XRP, holding more than 83.63 million tokens worth over $153.8 million. Following directly behind it is Millennium Management LLC, which has purchased approximately 12.54 million XRP, valued at more than $23 million.   Institutions Buy The Dip As Exchange Liquidity Plummets Notably, the recent accumulation activity comes even as XRP faces significant volatility and price declines toward $1.3. The cryptocurrency has already recorded six consecutive months of losses since October 2025. The ongoing downtrend has placed severe pressure on its price and market structure, contributing to this extensive losing streak.  Related Reading: Why XRP Supply Crashing On Coinbase Is A Good Thing For The Price Despite this poor performance, institutional investors continue to accumulate, likely viewing the lower prices as an opportunity to buy the dip and stay ahead of any potential price rebound.  Further supporting the thesis of a possible supply shock, XRP liquidity on Binance has crashed to its lowest levels. CIO of RoyalPeakCap Arthur has reported that XRP’s 30-day liquidity index on Binance has fallen to zero. Additionally, trading volumes have declined from $200 million in January 2025 to almost nothing today. This development comes after news of XRP holders boycotting Coinbase spread across the market. As more holders withdrew their XRP from the exchange, rumors of a potential supply shock emerged, with hopes that continued outflows could positively impact the price. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com

XRP’s recent move is raising an important question: is this a genuine shift in trend or just another fake pump within a broader bearish structure? While short-term candles may look promising, price has yet to confirm a new high, and resistance continues to hold firm, suggesting underlying weakness.  Short-Term Bounce Sparks False Bullish Sentiment Don’t get trapped in the noise. XRP’s structure still points lower, CasiTrades cautioned in a recent update on X, which comes as short-term movements begin to spark renewed optimism among traders. Related Reading: XRP Price Rebound Fizzles Out, Downside Pressure Returns Fast A series of bullish candles over the past day has already started to shift sentiment, with many turning optimistic once again. In reality, these brief rallies, which tend to draw traders in prematurely, can simply be part of a larger corrective phase rather than the start of a sustained uptrend. Price has yet to break into a new high and instead completed a clean 5-wave push directly into resistance. Bearish divergence is also appearing, with signals that point to exhaustion rather than strength. Until a confirmed breakout occurs, the overall structure remains intact, and the current price action is likely just noise within the broader pattern. Zooming Out Reveals A Clear Bearish XRP Roadmap CasiTrades went on to stress that taking a step back makes the outlook much clearer, with price currently caught between well-defined support and resistance zones. From a higher timeframe perspective, multiple structures continue to align to the downside, reinforcing the idea that the broader trend has not shifted. Related Reading: XRP Eyes Massive Breakout, But Not Before A Potential Shakeout The projected path begins with a move lower toward the $1.13 region, marking the first leg of the decline. A small relief bounce is expected to follow, but not enough to change the overall direction. From there, continuation toward the $1.08 level comes into focus, aligning with the macro 0.786 support. Further along, more choppy price action or brief relief rallies may appear, but the broader expectation remains a continuation to the downside. The final leg of the move points toward the $0.87 region, which corresponds with the macro 0.854 support. Rather than a straight drop, the structure suggests a staged decline, with pauses and minor recoveries along the way. CasiTrades emphasizes the importance of staying detached from emotional reactions and avoiding the urge to trade every fluctuation. The strategy remains centered on key levels, looking for buying opportunities at major supports like the 0.786 and 0.854, or waiting for a confirmed breakout above resistance that flips into support around the 0.618. Price action between these zones is largely viewed as noise, often driven by liquidity hunts designed to shake out impatient participants. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

XRP is holding current levels. The market is volatile. And on Binance, two separate groups of participants have reached two completely opposite conclusions about where it goes next. Related Reading: $82 Million In Ethereum Just Left FalconX: Discover Who Is Behind It A CryptoQuant analysis tracking XRP’s market structure has identified a divergence that cuts directly beneath the surface of the current price action. Spot CVD on Binance has climbed to approximately $520.2 million — real capital, committed by real buyers, accumulating in the spot market while the broader environment remains uncertain. That number reflects sustained conviction from participants who are putting actual money behind XRP at current prices. Simultaneously, the Perpetual CVD on Binance sits at approximately -$261 million. The derivatives market is not neutral. It is actively defensive — leveraged traders positioned against the move, maintaining short exposure while the spot side builds beneath them. The result is a market held in place by opposing forces. Spot buyers are absorbing the sell pressure that derivatives traders are generating. The price is holding not because both sides agree on the direction, but because one side is strong enough to keep the other from winning — for now. That balance is not a permanent condition. It is a setup. One side is accumulating. The other is hedging against it. When the standoff resolves — and it will — the direction it breaks will be determined by which force exhausts first. Spot Is Doing the Work. Futures Is Watching. The analysis draws a distinction that changes how the current XRP support should be read. When a market holds because futures traders are aggressively long — leveraged, directional, conviction-driven — the support is loud and visible but fragile. A single adverse move triggers cascading liquidations, and the floor disappears as fast as it formed. Current data reveals a more durable structure—actual spot demand supports XRP as real buyers step in. This support carries weight because committed capital, not borrowed conviction, builds it. Related Reading: Ethereum Trading on Binance Has Gone Quiet, Discover What Happens When That Changes The limitation of that structure is equally honest. Spot demand without futures confirmation is support without amplification. The buyers are present. The force multiplier that converts support into a sustained directional move — leveraged positioning shifting from defensive to directional — has not arrived. The derivatives market is watching the spot buyers work without joining them. That gap defines the range of near-term outcomes precisely. If spot demand holds and derivatives positioning begins shifting toward neutral or positive, the setup graduates from supported to trending. If futures traders remain defensive while spot demand exhausts itself, the support loses its foundation without ever becoming a rally. The spot buyers have made their position clear. The next move belongs to the derivatives market. XRP Compression Signals Imminent Expansion Within a Bearish Structure XRP continues to trade in a compressed range near $1.32, but the broader structure remains decisively bearish. The daily chart shows price firmly below the 50, 100, and 200-day moving averages, all trending downward and stacked above current levels. This configuration reflects sustained selling pressure across all key timeframes. The February breakdown remains the defining event. XRP lost the $1.70–$1.80 region with expansion in volume, triggering a sharp move toward $1.20. That zone now acts as the lower boundary of the current range, while repeated attempts to push above $1.50 have failed, reinforcing it as near-term resistance. Related Reading: XRP Has Never Been This Quiet On Binance. Discover If The Silence Is A Warning or a Setup What is developing now is not recovery, but consolidation within a downtrend. Price action has become increasingly tight, with lower volatility and declining volume compared to the sell-off phase. That contraction typically precedes expansion, but direction remains unresolved. There is also a structural concern: each bounce is producing lower highs, indicating that buyers lack follow-through. The inability to reclaim even the 50-day moving average underscores weak demand. If XRP loses the $1.20 level, downside acceleration becomes likely due to limited support below. On the upside, reclaiming $1.50 is the first requirement, but a true structural shift would require acceptance above $1.70, where trend dynamics begin to change. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 

On-chain data shows returns of the 1-year XRP buyers have plunged deep into the red, something that has signaled an opportunity in the past. XRP Has Seen Its 1-Year MVRV Ratio Plummet Recently In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Santiment has talked about the latest trend in the Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) Ratio for XRP. The MVRV Ratio is a popular indicator that measures the ratio between the Market Cap and Realized Cap of a given asset. Related Reading: These 3 Signals Mark Bear Market Exits—Bitcoin Has Yet To Trigger Them In short, the Market Cap represents the value that investors are holding in the present, while the Realized Cap is a measure of the capital that they initially invested into the cryptocurrency. As such, the MVRV Ratio, which compares the two, contains information about the profit-loss balance of the network as a whole. In the context of the current topic, the MVRV Ratio of the entire market isn’t of interest, but rather that of two specific holder segments: 1-month and 1-year buyers. Below is the chart shared by Santiment that shows how the XRP MVRV Ratio has changed for these two groups over the last few years. As displayed in the graph, the XRP MVRV Ratio has recently been inside the negative zone for both the 30-day and 1-year investors. Thus, coins purchased over both the past month and past year have been underwater. This loss status among traders is naturally a result of the continued bearish price action that the asset has witnessed over the last few months. The situation has been especially bad for the 1-year buyers, who are in a loss of about 41% right now. This is the lowest level since December 2022, when the market was trading at lows after the FTX crash. Generally, the more are the investors in loss, the more likely is the market to reach a bottom as profit-sellers run out. Currently the 1-year MVRV level for XRP is so deep that it’s inside a region that the analytics firm defines as the “Opportunity Zone.” As Santiment explains: Because cryptocurrencies are zero sum trading games, significantly negative average returns (not just a price drop, but actual trader returns) imply that there is much lower risk than average in buying or adding on to your XRP positions, due to the fact that competing traders are already in severe ‘blood in the streets’ territory. Related Reading: Bitcoin Sharks & Whales Capitulate: Realized Loss Exceeds $200M Given this dominance of loss among the recent buyers, it now remains to be seen whether the market pain is enough for a bottom or if the cryptocurrency will see its bearish phase prolong further. XRP Price At the time of writing, XRP is trading around $1.32, down nearly 2% over the last 24 hours. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com

XRP’s recent price struggles is starting to look less like routine underperformance and more like capitulation as long-term holders who bought above $2 over the past year are now realizing millions in losses. Data from Glassnode shows that this cohort has been realizing losses at roughly $20 million to $110 million a day amid the […]
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A crypto commentator has put forward a bold prediction for XRP, arguing that a return to its 2017-style growth could send the asset into four-digit territory. Taking to the social media platform X, The Real Remi Relief pointed to the magnitude of XRP’s previous cycle and laid out how a similar percentage move from the current price range would place the cryptocurrency trading above $1,000. Looking At The 2017 XRP Price Blueprint According to a crypto commentator known as The Real Remi Relief on X, we will have a $1000 XRP if we continue to follow the 2017 bull run. To understand the weight of the claim, it helps to revisit what 2017 actually looked like for XRP.  Back in 2017, XRP entered the year trading at roughly $0.006, largely flying under the radar compared to other major cryptocurrencies at the time. Momentum began to build in the first half of the year, and by May, the price had already surged past $0.40 as the entire crypto market picked up speed. Even so, that early rally only hinted at what was to come. Related Reading: Analyst Who Called Bitcoin Price Crash Above $100,000 Predicts Crash To $29,000 However, it wasn’t until December 2017 when the real price surge came. This surge pushed XRP to close the year above $2.30, before eventually rolling over into January 2018, where it printed its previously long-standing peak price of $3.40. That rally amounted to an extraordinary 76,000% increase within a single cycle, and it occurred when the crypto market lacked many of the structural factors that are present today.  There were no spot ETFs, no institutional allocations, and limited real-world utility tied to blockchain infrastructure. Despite that, XRP still managed to deliver one of the biggest price expansions ever recorded in the industry. Applying that same percentage gain to a current base price of $1.40, assuming the cycle bottom is in, yields a price target of $1,064. The Difference Between 2017 And Now There’s no denying the fact that there is a vast structural difference between the state of the crypto market in 2017 and 2026. The analyst is not predicting a carbon copy of 2017. He is using it as a floor. “Now add FOMO, institutions, utility, ETFs, supply shock, etc.,” he wrote, “and you will get my conservative $1,200-$1,700 price prediction.” Back in 2017, the market infrastructure was immature. Now, there is a more mature market with institutional investors in the mix and talks of passing US legislation for the crypto industry.  Related Reading: Ripple Makes A $13 Trillion Bet With This Move, And XRP Price Could Be Set To Explode Spot XRP ETFs launched in November 2025, generating over $1 billion in net inflows since inception. Their presence adds a layer of accessibility that was previously missing, especially for traditional investors. A survey conducted by Coinbase in collaboration with EY-Parthenon, covering 351 institutional investors, shows that interest is not just theoretical. About 25% of respondents indicated plans to add XRP to their portfolios in 2026, while 18% reported that they already hold the asset. Featured image from Freepik chart from Tradingview.com

More than 8 million wallets now hold XRP — a milestone that comes even as the token’s price sits well below where it stood less than a year ago. Related Reading: XRP Headed For A Price Shock, Japan’s Financial Heavyweight Says A Market Still Chasing Its Peak XRP traded at $1.35 on Monday, up roughly 4% on the day, but still more than 60% below the $3.65 high it hit in July 2025. Despite that gap, activity on the XRP Ledger has kept climbing. Wallet counts crossed 8 million, according to on-chain data, a figure that continues rising regardless of where the price stands. Most of those wallets belong to retail holders with relatively small balances. A much smaller group controls the bulk of the supply. Trading volume told a different story entirely. Data from CoinGlass put XRP’s combined spot and futures activity at $3.86 billion in a single 24-hour window — $3.25 billion of that coming through futures markets and $605 million through spot trading. Open interest stood at $2.50 billion, a sign that traders are not just moving in and out quickly but holding positions. Binance led all exchanges in futures open interest, posting $140 million. Upbit followed at $111 million, with Coinbase close behind at $85 million. That spread across both global and US-based platforms points to broad participation rather than activity concentrated in one region. Despite a softening of the $XRP price that began in July 2025 (shown in black), wallets continue to climb (shown in blue). ????8.1M #XRP Ledger wallets as of April 4, 2026 Source: CryptoQuant pic.twitter.com/vSpOd94jg7 — ????Eri ~ Carpe Diem (@sentosumosaba) April 5, 2026 Volume Climbs Across Borders XRP’s market cap sat at $82 billion during the same period. The numbers came on a day when broader crypto markets were also moving. Bitcoin briefly pushed back above $69,000, gaining 4% after reports emerged of a possible easing in Middle East tensions. Whether that momentum would carry over to major altcoins like XRP remains unclear. Some believe that the high trading volume was an indication of a possible buy pressure before a bigger move. Others attributed the high volume of futures to the large weight of the derivative instrument as compared to spot trading. This means that the high trading volume of futures might not have represented the same conviction as spot trading. Related Reading: Bitcoin ETFs Gaining Ground, Could Soon Surpass Gold—Analyst Retailers Lead, Institutions Monitor The wallet analysis of XRP indicates that the cryptocurrency network is still dominated by ordinary people instead of big organizations. Millions of wallets have little XRP holdings while the few wallets dominate the majority of XRP supply. The data indicates that such a distribution model has remained the same despite the fall in price since its all-time high last year. With the high volume of trading, increasing wallets, and stagnant prices, analysts are wondering how XRP will proceed in the future. Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView

XRP price started a downside correction from the $1.3550 zone. The price is now consolidating and might aim for another increase if it stays above the $1.30 zone. XRP price started a downside correction after it failed to clear the $1.3550 zone. The price is now trading below $1.3220 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1.3380 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it settles above $1.340. XRP Price Holds Support XRP price started a decent upward move above $1.3220 and $1.3250, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The price gained pace for a clear move above the $1.3420 resistance. A high was formed at $1.3566, and the price started a downside correction. There was a move below $1.350 and $1.340. The price dipped below the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1.2786 swing low to the $1.3566 high. However, the bulls were active above $1.3080 and the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1.2786 swing low to the $1.3566 high. The price is now trading below $1.3220 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If there is a fresh upward move, the price might face resistance near the $1.3250 level. The first major resistance is near the $1.3380 level. There is also a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1.3380 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair, above which the price could rise and test $1.3550. A clear move above the $1.3550 resistance might send the price toward the $1.380 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $1.40 resistance. The next major hurdle for the bulls might be near $1.4250. Another Drop? If XRP fails to clear the $1.3380 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $1.3080 level. The next major support is near the $1.30 level. If there is a downside break and a close below the $1.30 level, the price might continue to decline toward $1.2880. The next major support sits near the $1.2620 zone, below which the price could continue lower toward $1.250. Any more losses might call for a test of $1.2350. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is now gaining pace in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is now below the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $1.3080 and $1.3000. Major Resistance Levels – $1.3380 and $1.3550.

For years, many have viewed XRP through the lens of price speculation, hoping it would remain cheap long enough to accumulate massive holdings. However, David Schwartz is pushing back on that narrative, making it clear that XRP was never designed to stay cheap. Instead, its value is deeply tied to its role as a high-efficiency bridge asset for global payments, where utility drives long-term pricing. David Schwartz Challenges The Cheap XRP Narrative In a recent X post, Diana revealed that the Ripple ex-CTO David Joelkatz Schwartz has revisited one of his most widely discussed statements from 2017, that XRP “can’t be dirt cheap,” and clarified that the community has long misunderstood it. Many interpreted the comment through the lens of investor gains, but Schwartz now emphasized that this was from a payments perspective. Related Reading: XRP Analyst Shares What To Expect Once Ripple Taps This $12.5 Trillion Industry He explained that the statement was rooted in XRP’s role as a payment tool, not from a holder’s perspective. At the same time, he referred specifically to the mechanics of using XRP to move value across borders. From a payments standpoint, the dollar value of a transaction remains constant regardless of the XRP price. However, if XRP is priced too low, significantly more tokens are required to process the same transactions. This creates more friction, slippage, and inefficiency for large flows. In contrast, a higher XRP price can make large-scale payment use efficient, not because holders need a pump, but because the system works better with fewer tokens. REAL Token Powers The Next Phase Of XRP Ledger Growth Momentum around XRP continues to build as major players double down on its long-term prospects. An influencer and ambassador known as Ledger Man on X has noted that Yoshitaka Kitao, the CEO of Japan’s SBI Holdings, has reportedly expressed strong confidence in XRP’s future, even suggesting that the asset could become very expensive as adoption grows. Related Reading: XRP Ledger Linked To SWIFT In New Wave Of Backend Integration Speculation This outlook comes as SBI deepens its collaboration with Ripple, exploring new initiatives including RLUSD integration and blockchain-based bond solutions. Meanwhile, attention is turning to the expanding ecosystem around the XRP Ledger.  In less than 10 days, RealFi is expected to unveil a major partnership, an announcement aimed at expanding XRPL globally. Powered by the REAL Token, the initiative is designed to introduce payment rewards across multiple industries, signaling a broader push to bring real-world utility to blockchain technology.  Ledger Man emphasized that these developments highlight a growing convergence, and RealFi is rapidly gaining momentum. The conversation around tokenization is gaining urgency at the highest levels of finance. According to Amelie’s post, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink had recently argued that the industry may be underestimating how rapidly every financial asset could become tokenized. This broader vision appears to align with the developments on the XRP Ledger. On April 17th, a major global partnership is expected to launch on the XRPL, with REAL Token built on XRPL, it’s positioned to help power the ecosystem. Featured image from Vectorstock, chart from Tradingview.com

Crypto pundit Remi has explained the impact that the Japanese Bond gap could have on the XRP price reaching $150. This came as he declared that the rising Japanese 10-bond yield is a good thing for XRP holders but bad for the world.  What The Rising Japanese Bond Yield Means For The XRP Price In an X post, Remi, alluding to the rising Japanese 10-year bond yield, stated that this was a good thing for XRP holders but bad for the globe. He explained that the rising yields will likely prompt the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to raise interest rates, which would cause panic among everyone who borrowed money from Japan at 0% interest. Related Reading: Why XRP Supply Crashing On Coinbase Is A Good Thing For The Price He further remarked that the loan holders will sell their investments to repay their loans, which causes a liquidity crisis. Remi noted that this is where XRP comes into play and “saves the day,” as the reverse Carry Trade will take place, causing the XRP price to reach between $50 and $150.  Remi described this as the “price before law,” stating that the XRP price can reach $100 before the CLARITY Act gets passed. He said it all depends on Japan and what they want to do with interest rates. The pundit added that if U.S. President Donald Trump gives them the green light, then this can all unfold in days.  The pundit also alleged that Japanese banks are waiting for the CLARITY Act to begin using XRP at 100% in Japan. This came as he questioned whether the XRP price surge would precede the CLARITY Act or whether the bill would be signed before the Reverse Carry Trade. He suggested that the Reverse Carry Trade could happen first, as the energy crisis due to the U.S.-Iran war could force the BOJ to hike rates.  XRP Could Still Reach $1,000 In another X post, Remi stated that the XRP price could reach $1,000 if the altcoin continues to follow the 2017 bull run, when it recorded a surge of over 40,000%. He noted that the altcoin surged 76,000% without any FOMO, institutions, utility, ETFs, or supply shock. The pundit opined that if XRP follows the same trend and gets a 76,000% increase, assuming the bottom is in, then the altcoin could rally above $1,000.  Related Reading: Will The XRP Price Crash Further From Here? Major Levels To Watch He also indicated that an XRP price rally to $1,000 is conservative if one were to add FOMO, institutions, utility, XRP ETFs, and supply shock. Remi advised market participants to take profits at various intervals unless they have the financial means to wait and take risks. “Always remember…Anything can go wrong. Be smart,” he added. At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $1.33, up over 2% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

A 10 billion yen blockchain bond launched earlier this year by SBI Holdings may say more about Japan’s XRP ambitions than any price prediction could. Crypto commentator Stellar Rippler brought the SBI CEO’s remarks to light, sparking fresh debate over XRP’s outlook. Related Reading: Bitcoin ETFs Gaining Ground, Could Soon Surpass Gold—Analyst SBI’s Long Game With Ripple The Tokyo-based financial giant issued the bond in February 2026, offering investors returns paid out in XRP — a first for a major Japanese financial institution. The move came alongside plans to roll out Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin through SBI’s licensed exchange in Japan, and a new partnership between SBI Ripple Asia and the Asia Web3 Alliance Japan to back startups building financial tools on the XRP Ledger. SBI’s ties to Ripple run deep. The company has been Ripple’s largest external shareholder since the two firms launched SBI Ripple Asia in 2016. That joint venture has spent nearly a decade building cross-border payment corridors across Japan, South Korea, India, and the Philippines — real infrastructure, not just announcements. “XRP WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE.” No, this is not just David Schwartz’s confession. This was also said by the biggest financial giant of Japan, Yoshitaka Kitao, SBI Holdings CEO. SBI is Ripple’s largest external shareholder. And he says clearly: “XRP will be very expensive.”… pic.twitter.com/mixB533ymR — Stellar Rippler???? (@Stellar_Rippler) April 3, 2026 CEO’s Words Draw Attention Against that backdrop, comments from SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao are drawing renewed attention. Kitao stated plainly that XRP “will be very expensive.” He also pointed to the ongoing legal proceedings between Ripple and US regulators, saying a court ruling in Ripple’s favor could trigger a significant jump in XRP’s price. “If the decision is made and Ripple’s XRP is a coin, I think it will be a big price,” Kitao said. “If the conclusion is positive, I think it will be great.” His remarks were shared widely in crypto circles after being posted on social media. Coming from the head of one of Japan’s largest financial services groups — one with direct financial stakes in Ripple — the statement landed differently than typical market commentary. Kitao appeared to believe a ruling could come within weeks, based on reports circulating at the time. No confirmed court date has been publicly announced. A Partnership Still Expanding What makes the CEO’s comments worth following is the weight SBI carries in the Ripple story. This isn’t a speculative endorsement from the sidelines. SBI has put real money, real products, and real institutional infrastructure behind XRP over nearly a decade. Related Reading: XRP Eyes $8.30 Target As Rare Chart Pattern Emerges From Prolonged Decline The February bond alone — worth roughly $64 million — signals that SBI is not pulling back. It is doubling down, using XRP as a direct reward mechanism for its investors in a market where regulatory approval for such products is hard-won. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView

Ripple is back in the spotlight following a strategic move involving trillions in payment flows, sparking speculation about a potential breakout in XRP price. The development reflects Ripple strengthening its ties to the global banking infrastructure. Ultimately, the true significance lies in how this expanded access could influence XRP’s role in real-world financial transactions over time. Ripple Connects $13 Trillion Flows To Global Banking Ripple’s expansion stems from its $1 billion acquisition in 2025 of a treasury management platform that has been part of the SWIFT-certified ecosystem since 2014. Through this, Ripple gained compatibility with SWIFT infrastructure, including messaging systems, Alliance Lite2 connectivity, and SWIFTRef data, allowing its treasury solution to operate effortlessly alongside traditional banking rails. Related Reading: Analyst Says Bitcoin Closing 6 Red Monthly Candles Isn’t Bearish, What To Expect The platform already processes around $13 trillion in annual payment flows, primarily across conventional financial systems. When compared to SWIFT’s estimated $150 trillion yearly volume, this integration places Ripple within proximity to one of the largest financial networks globally, without requiring direct membership. Within this framework, companies can manage payments, liquidity, and accounts across both fiat and digital assets through a unified system. The platform also supports multiple connectivity methods such as APIs, SFTP, and EBICS, alongside real-time validation tools like IBAN and ABA lookups, which improve transaction accuracy in cross-border payments. A defining feature is the dual settlement structure now available to institutions. Payments can either move through traditional SWIFT rails or be processed using blockchain-based settlement via XRP or RLUSD, offering significantly faster execution.  For XRP Price, this development introduces exposure to a system handling trillions in value, but the impact depends on whether institutions actively choose blockchain settlement over traditional methods. XRP Price Outlook As Ripple Expands Utility Ripple’s integration of its treasury platform with SWIFT-compatible systems gives XRP a functional role in real-world payment flows, which could directly influence its price. A rule effective April 1 allows certain financial institutions to expand operations, enabling hybrid treasury solutions like Ripple’s to function efficiently.  Related Reading: The Bitcoin Bottom: Pundit Reveals The 5 Phases To Know When The Bleed Has Ended Moreover, KBRA recently assigned a BBB issuer rating to Ripple Prime, Ripple’s prime brokerage arm (formerly Hidden Road, acquired for $1.25 billion in late 2025). The rating reflects a strong capital position, with nearly $5 billion in cash reserves, over 40 billion XRP tokens, and an additional $500 million capital injection expected in 2026. This status enables Ripple Prime to access institutional counterparties such as pension funds and insurance companies, removing structural barriers and increasing the likelihood that XRP could be used in high-value transactions, supporting potential price growth. Network growth reinforces this potential. The XRP Ledger surpassed 8.19 million addresses in early 2026, showing steady expansion and readiness to handle more transactional volume. Combined with the treasury platform’s capacity to process $13 trillion in annual payment flows, XRP now has exposure to a substantial financial ecosystem. Ultimately, Ripple’s move sets the stage for XRP to be used at scale. Any price increase will depend on actual adoption and transaction activity, not just theoretical access. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com

XRP price started a recovery wave above $1.3200 and $1.3220. The price is now consolidating and might aim for a fresh move above $1.3480. XRP price started a recovery wave above the $1.3220 zone. The price is now trading above $1.3300 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $1.3085 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it settles above $1.350. XRP Price Gains Some Ground XRP price remained supported above $1.280 and started a recovery wave, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The price was able to climb above $1.3120 and $1.320 to enter a short-term positive zone. There was also a move above the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1.3678 swing high to the $1.2801 swing low. Besides, there was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $1.3085 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. The bulls even pushed the price above $1.320 but they struggled near $1.3480. The price is now trading above $1.330 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If there is a fresh upward move, the price might face resistance near the $1.3480 level or the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1.3678 swing high to the $1.2801 swing low. The first major resistance is near the $1.350 level.  A close above $1.350 could send the price to $1.40. The next hurdle sits at $1.4120. A clear move above the $1.4120 resistance might send the price toward the $1.4250 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $1.4450 resistance. Another Drop? If XRP fails to clear the $1.350 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $1.3240 level. The next major support is near the $1.320 level. If there is a downside break and a close below the $1.320 level, the price might continue to decline toward $1.3120. The next major support sits near the $1.280 zone, below which the price could continue lower toward $1.2650. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is now gaining pace in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is now above the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $1.3240 and $1.3120. Major Resistance Levels – $1.3500 and $1.4000.

New reports reveal that XRP’s supply on Coinbase has crashed to historical lows as investors and community members appear to be boycotting the exchange following the recent delay in the CLARITY Act. On the one hand, the recent movement shows joint unity among XRP holders as they collectively exit exchanges in protest. On the other hand, analysts suggest that the surge in withdrawals could trigger a supply crunch for XRP, potentially impacting its price.  Related Reading: Bitcoin ETFs Gaining Ground, Could Soon Surpass Gold—Analyst XRP Supply Falls To Historic Lows On Coinbase XRP advocate Diana has taken to X to explain the recent collapse in Coinbase’s XRP reserves. She reported that, as of late March 2026, the exchange’s balance had fallen to about 101.86 million XRP following a wave of withdrawals by holders. Some estimates suggest that Coinbase’s supply has dropped by nearly 90% in just a few months, marking a record low.  The recent boycott stems from widespread frustration over Coinbase’s pushback against the CLARITY Act. The company has expressed “significant concerns” with the latest Senate compromise, particularly the wording that would ban passive yield on stablecoins.  Notably, in 2025, Coinbase and partner Circle generated roughly $2.75 billion in gross interest income from USDC reserves. Of this, Coinbase is estimated to have received about $1.35 billion, nearly 19% of its total revenue. Given the scale of these profits, many in the XRP community believe that Coinbase’s opposition to the revised bill is not to protect crypto users but to prevent restrictions on one of its major revenue streams. In addition, leaked claims that the exchange had requested that Ripple pay millions of dollars to list XRP in 2019 have also fueled anger within the community. Consequently, Diana reported that recent 30-day snapshots show net outflows on Coinbase ranging from 21 million to 95 million XRP, indicating that holders are moving coins to self-custody or other exchanges.  If this trend continues, Coinbase could soon become the exchange with one of the lowest XRP reserves in years. Recent actions by XRP holders also highlight the community’s unity and willingness to push back against perceived unfairness. Amid these developments, Diana has warned that the declining reserves could spark a potential supply crunch if market demand returns.   Why A Supply Crunch Could Be Good For XRP Price A reduced XRP balance on a major exchange like Coinbase can create a possible supply shock. When fewer tokens are available for trading and buying interest rises, prices can also increase.  Related Reading: Standard Chartered Sees Bitcoin Exploding To $500K By 2030 Typically, a tight supply combined with active demand can induce scarcity, which is historically known to trigger an upward momentum. For XRP, the recent outflow trend could position it for potential gains if buying pressure returns. Although the decline in Coinbase may seem negative initially, it could benefit holders in the long run.  Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView

A drop to 83 cents could be the setup XRP investors have been waiting for. Related Reading: Standard Chartered Sees Bitcoin Exploding To $500K By 2030 Crypto analyst Egrag Crypto has identified a falling wedge structure in XRP’s price chart that spans nearly nine months, with the token trading around $1.30 after a prolonged slide. Based on the analysis, XRP may fall further before any significant recovery — but that bottom could mark the start of a sharp move higher, potentially reaching $8.30. Six Painful Months XRP has now posted six straight months of losses, its worst such run since 2014. April is already trending negative, down 1.80% in the first days of the month. If it closes in the red, it would be the seventh consecutive monthly loss — a first in the token’s history. The token peaked at $3.60 in July 2025. Since then, the price has been compressed between two downward-sloping lines — a resistance ceiling above and a support floor below. Each time the price has hit either line, it has reversed course. That back-and-forth movement is what defines the wedge pattern. #XRP – The RED Chart ????: It’s red… but it’s offering one of the best buying opportunities and upside potential for #XRP. ???? Closing above $1.80 = invalidation of the falling wedge ????Cross of the 2 red lines is coming = Bearish Otherwise: ▫️Bottom target: crystal clear →… pic.twitter.com/TcXESiXvzK — EGRAG CRYPTO (@egragcrypto) April 3, 2026 Two Key Price Levels Are Driving The Outlook Egrag’s chart shows XRP may first push up to $1.80, where the upper resistance line sits. Reports indicate that level has rejected previous recovery attempts, most recently in early January 2026 when the price hit $2.41 and pulled back sharply. A similar rejection at $1.80 would send the price downward again. From there, the projected path leads to approximately 83 cents — the point where the wedge’s lower support line meets a long-term upward trendline the analyst calls the Atlas Line. That level is described as the major floor for the current structure. Data from the chart shows XRP could then bounce back above $1.00, dip once more to around 91 cents to retest support, and then begin a larger move upward. If that sequence plays out, the breakout target lands at $8.30. The wedge has already absorbed several significant price swings. During a market selloff on October 10, 2025, XRP fell from $2.80 down to $1.36, touching the lower trendline. The price bounced from that level. In early February 2026, another drop brought the token to $1.11 before support held again. Related Reading: Bitcoin ETFs Gaining Ground, Could Soon Surpass Gold—Analyst Breakout Conditions Depend On Two Clear Boundaries The bullish case has limits. According to Egrag’s analysis, a close above $1.80 on the upper resistance line would break the wedge pattern and cancel the current setup entirely. On the downside, a drop below the 83-to-91-cent support zone would point to deeper weakness and raise the possibility of further decline beyond what the chart currently projects. Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView

XRP is holding above $1.30. Yesterday it was not — the level broke for several hours before buyers stepped back in. The recovery is real. The market behind it is nearly empty. An Arab Chain report tracking transaction activity on Binance has identified a condition that places the current price defense in its proper context: XRP deposits and withdrawals on the platform have reached their lowest levels since 2025. Related Reading: Ethereum Absorbs $1B In An Hour As Trump Signals Escalation Over the past 30 days, deposit transactions totaled approximately 310,500 while withdrawal transactions reached around 329,400 — a net negative count of approximately -18,900. Both figures, taken individually, represent a fraction of the activity levels that characterized XRP’s most active trading periods. The significance of that collapse is not just directional — it is structural. When transaction activity falls to multi-year lows, the market loses the participation density that normally cushions price moves in both directions. The buyers who stepped in yesterday to reclaim $1.30 did so in a market that has shed the majority of its trading infrastructure. The recovery happened. It happened in a near-empty room. That matters because thin markets amplify everything. The floor that held yesterday is a thinner floor than it looks — and the ceiling above it is closer than the chart suggests. From 6 Million to 640,000. That Is Not a Decline. That Is a Different Market The historical comparison the report provides reframes the current activity levels from concerning to historically extreme. At peak periods in 2025, XRP deposit and withdrawal transactions on Binance exceeded 6 million over a 30-day window. The current 30-day total across both directions sits at approximately 640,000. That is not a seasonal slowdown or a cyclical dip — it is a 90% reduction in the market infrastructure that processes XRP on the platform’s most liquid venue. The sharp decline began in mid-2025 and has not recovered. What was initially a correction in activity has stabilized into a new baseline — one that reflects a market from which the majority of short-term participants have withdrawn. The speculative activity that drives transaction volume in active markets has largely disappeared. The traders who generated millions of monthly transactions are not here. What remains is more specific and more telling. Despite the collapse in overall activity, withdrawals continue to outpace deposits — persistently, consistently, in the same direction. In a market this quiet, that directional signal carries more weight than it would against a backdrop of high volume. Coins leaving a nearly empty exchange during a period of subdued trading are not being sold. They are being moved — to cold wallets, to private custody, away from the sell side entirely. That behavior has a name. The report names it carefully: it may indicate accumulation. Not confirmation. Not a guarantee. A pattern that historically precedes a different kind of market than the one currently visible on the chart. Related Reading: XRP Whales Move $592 Million From Exchanges In Two Days. Discover What Triggered It XRP Trapped Below Key Averages as Weak Structure Persists XRP remains structurally weak on the higher timeframe, and the 3-day chart makes that difficult to dispute. Price is trading near $1.31 after failing to reclaim the cluster of moving averages above, with the 50, 100, and 200-period averages all trending downward and stacked bearishly. That alignment confirms that momentum is not just negative — it is consistent across timeframes. The breakdown in February was decisive. XRP lost the $2.00 region with expansion in volume, establishing a new lower range. Since then, price has transitioned into a compression phase between roughly $1.20 and $1.50, with repeated failures to sustain upside attempts. The most recent bounce stalled below the 50-period moving average, reinforcing it as dynamic resistance. Related Reading: $11.4 Billion in XRP Has Left Binance. Here Is What Happens When Demand Returns There is, however, a detail worth questioning: volume has declined meaningfully during this consolidation. That typically reflects reduced participation rather than strong accumulation. Without expansion in demand, range lows tend to weaken over time. The key level remains $1.20. A clean break below that zone likely accelerates downside, as there is little structural support beneath. On the upside, reclaiming $1.50 is necessary but insufficient. Until XRP reclaims at least the 100-period average, rallies should be treated as corrective, not trend-changing. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 

The XRP price structure is not giving a clear bullish signal, and there are questions as to whether the current range will hold up and whether there’s going to be another leg down. Crypto analyst Hov, who has been tracking XRP’s structure on the weekly timeframe, laid out a detailed Elliott Wave count on X that identifies exactly where the price stands and what it needs to do in the coming sessions to avoid a more serious breakdown.  XRP Wave Structure Is Sending A Warning Signal Crypto analyst Hov pointed out that the XRP price action coming off the recent lows lacks the kind of impulsive strength traders look for when a reversal is going on.  Related Reading: The Last Time XRP Made This Move Against Bitcoin, It Led To A 500% Increase To $3.3 Hov’s chart, drawn on the weekly timeframe, traces out an expansive Elliott Wave sequence beginning from XRP’s 2018 cycle top through the corrective lows of 2019/2020, recovering across the 2021 bull cycle, and extending into the current setup.  What the analyst observed is interesting: the XRP price action from the recent swing low is printing a series of threes, not a clean five-wave impulsive structure. In Elliott Wave theory, a sequence of three-wave moves is corrective by nature. It implies that the dominant trend may not have fully reversed and that price could still be responding to a larger downward cycle. The expectation earlier was that XRP would push into a fifth wave off the lows to confirm bullish intent. That move has not materialized. As long as the price structure is corrective, then there are risks of continuation to the downside. Major Price Levels To Watch As it stands, XRP has spent the past few days trading in a range between $1.30 and $1.35. This zone has acted as a pivot in recent price action, and losing it could lead to a deeper move lower. Hov specifically warned that a higher timeframe below this support would increase the likelihood of a breakdown. Related Reading: XRP Price Move Below $1: Analyst Warns That Another Crash Is Coming The 12-hour chart also shows a deeper support region closer to the $1.15 range, which is based on the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement level. If the current level fails, that area becomes the next logical target. There is still room for the bullish scenario to play out, but the window is narrowing. “That doesn’t mean we can’t recover it just means we gotta do it quickly because we are just barely holding our key level on HTF,” Hov said.  That important higher-timeframe level is visible in the chart as the lower boundary of a wide cyan support zone between $1.45 and $1.70. The bullish scenario will play out as long as the XRP price holds above the sub-wave 1 high from mid-2023, which is around $0.88.  The first and more immediately bullish scenario requires XRP to reclaim the white box at $1.50 and achieve a higher-timeframe close above it. A sustained close above this zone would set off the price action to $1.80. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com

XRP is struggling around key demand levels. The market is preparing for a decisive move. And the data beneath the price is describing a contest between two groups of participants who have reached completely opposite conclusions about what comes next. Related Reading: XRP Whales Move $592 Million From Exchanges In Two Days. Discover What Triggered It A CryptoQuant report has identified a divergence in XRP’s market structure that makes the current price level more consequential than it appears on the surface. Spot CVD on Binance has climbed to $451 million — real capital, exchanged for real XRP, building steadily on the buy side. The participants behind that number believe in the current price. They are putting money behind that belief. Simultaneously, Binance Perpetual CVD sits at approximately -$1.5 billion, while All CEX Perpetual CVD hovers near -$1 billion. The derivatives market is not neutral. It is actively bearish — leveraged traders positioned for XRP to fall, with conviction strong enough to sustain nearly $1.5 billion in negative cumulative positioning. Two markets. Two verdicts. One price level caught between them. The spot buyers are absorbing what the derivatives traders are betting against. That dynamic — real demand meeting leveraged skepticism at the same price — is not a stable condition. One side is accumulating fuel for the other’s forced exit. The article ahead explains which side history tends to favor. The Spot Side Is Absorbing What the Derivatives Side Is Selling. That Is Not Nothing. The report’s forward interpretation is where the divergence becomes most consequential. Spot demand building against bearish futures positioning does not simply represent two groups of participants disagreeing — it represents a structural dynamic in which one side’s losses become the other side’s catalyst. When spot buyers absorb sell pressure that derivatives traders are generating, the supply available to push the price lower diminishes. When it diminishes enough, the bearish leveraged positions that were supposed to profit from the decline become a liability — and the process of unwinding them adds buying pressure rather than selling pressure. That mechanism — commonly known as a short squeeze — does not require a fundamental catalyst to trigger. It requires only that spot demand continues building while bearish positioning remains crowded. The report identifies liquidation activity as an additional signal pointing to the same fragility: derivatives positioning is not just bearish, it is exposed. The report is precise about what this does and does not confirm. It is not a bullish signal. It is a pre-bullish structure — spot support forming beneath a market that leveraged traders are still betting against. Those are different things, and the distinction matters. The gap between $451 million in spot buying and $1.5 billion in bearish futures positioning is the distance between current reality and potential forced reaction. If spot demand keeps building and that gap keeps widening, the bearish derivatives bias stops being a headwind and starts being the fuel. Related Reading: Ethereum Absorbs $1B In An Hour As Trump Signals Escalation XRP Drifts Lower as Sellers Maintain Control XRP is trading near $1.31, continuing to show signs of weakness after failing to reclaim higher levels following the February breakdown. The chart reflects a sustained downtrend, with price consistently forming lower highs and lower lows over the past several months, indicating that selling pressure remains dominant. After the sharp capitulation event in early February — marked by a significant spike in volume — XRP entered a consolidation range between roughly $1.25 and $1.50. However, this range has not produced a meaningful recovery. Instead, recent price action shows a gradual drift toward the lower end of the range, suggesting that demand is weakening rather than strengthening. Related Reading: $11.4 Billion in XRP Has Left Binance. Here Is What Happens When Demand Returns The 50-day and 100-day moving averages are both trending downward above the price. Acting as a dynamic resistance and capping any short-term rallies. The 200-day moving average remains significantly higher, reinforcing the broader bearish structure and confirming that XRP has not yet established a reversal. Volume has declined during this consolidation phase, indicating reduced participation and limited conviction from buyers. This lack of demand is evident in repeated failures to sustain moves above $1.40. Unless XRP can reclaim key moving averages and break out of this range with strength, the current structure favors continued pressure, with a potential retest of lower support levels. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 

Crypto pundit Chad has drawn a connection between Ripple and XRP with SWIFT. This comes as Ripple continues to expand its payment services and other operations, further integrating XRP and RLUSD into traditional finance (TradFi).  Pundit Draws Attention To The Connection Between Ripple And XRP In an X post, Chad noted that Ripple Treasury and XRP are now connected directly to SWIFT.  This came as he highlighted Ripple’s listing of SWIFT as one of its connectivity partners for payments. The treasury management firm stated that it is part of the SWIFT Certified Partner Program.  Related Reading: XRP Analyst Shares What To Expect Once Ripple Taps This $12.5 Trillion Industry As part of the SWIFT Certified Partner Program, Ripple Treasury stated that it offers global bank connectivity and hosting options for SWIFT’s Alliance Lite2 platform. As part of the Ripple, XRP connection with SWIFT, Ripple Treasury has also partnered to offer SWIFTRef data for IBAN and ABA lookups directly from within its workflow.  Additionally, Ripple Treasury has partnered with Fides, which works closely with platforms such as SWIFT. Fides helps Ripple Treasury to extend multi-bank connectivity to customers around the globe. Meanwhile, Chad also pointed out how Ripple and XRP, by proxy, are basically integrated into the financial system.  This is through Ripple Treasury’s ClearConnect connectivity layer, which provides connectivity to banks worldwide. The pundit noted that for any bank not yet connected, it now takes only 7 days to install the API and connect. At the moment, Ripple Treasury is connected to NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, Infor, Workday, and MS Dynamics.  It is worth noting that this Ripple Treasury’s connectivity layer enables customers who hold crypto assets across multiple platforms to connect to these providers, so they can view their entire portfolio on their treasury management system without needing separate systems.  Acquiring GTreasury Was Ripple’s Biggest Move In another X post, Chad stated that GTreasury was the “single biggest move” that Ripple has ever made. This came as he alluded to Ripple’s latest move to launch the first management system with native on-chain capabilities. This move integrates XRP and RLUSD into the Ripple Treasury, allowing customers to use these crypto assets in the same environment as fiat.  Related Reading: Why SWIFT’s Latest Global Payments Infrastructure Is Bullish For XRP Holders The pundit remarked that Ripple doesn’t need the CLARITY Act to operate, as the crypto firm continues to integrate XRP into mainstream finance. It is worth noting that Ripple is also close to becoming a national trust bank, which could further give the crypto firm access to the U.S. banking system. Additionally, the firm has applied for a Fed Master account, which would enable it to use the Federal Reserve’s payment rails for its stablecoin operations.  At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $1.31, up in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

XRP is entering a critical phase where short-term weakness meets a potentially explosive macro setup. With price coiling within a larger expansion pattern, the current move may be less about direction and more about building pressure for a much bigger breakout ahead. A Coiling Within Explosive Expansion Setup In an XRP update, EGRAG CRYPTO emphasized that the market is approaching a critical moment, describing the current setup as an “elastic coil” nearing its breaking point. The broader structure is defined by a descending broadening wedge, a formation often associated with powerful expansion phases rather than weakness. Related Reading: XRP Price Meets Resistance, Tough Challenge Caps Upside Momentum The setup highlights a clear macro structure, with XRP maintaining a strong base around the $0.90 level while price continues to compress near the upper boundary. This tightening action signals building pressure, suggesting that the market may be preparing for a significant directional move. From a probability standpoint, the outlook leans slightly bullish, eyeing a 55%–60% upside expansion. A confirmed breakout above $3.30 could open the door to higher targets at $5, $8, and potentially $13 or beyond. There is also a potential of a 40%–45% breakdown scenario, where the price briefly dips below $0.90. A full bearish failure remains the least likely outcome, estimated at just 10%–15%, and would only come into play if the structure breaks down completely without any meaningful recovery. The key takeaway is that the descending broadening wedge represents controlled volatility rather than instability, with longer compression typically leading to a more explosive move. Key levels remain clearly defined, with $3.30 acting as the primary breakout trigger and $0.90 serving as the critical support line. The overall message is straightforward: the current price action reflects a volatility expansion setup, where structure holds greater importance than short-term noise. XRP Confirms Textbook TCT Distribution Setup According to crypto analyst The Composite Trader, XRP confirmed a textbook TCT Model 1 distribution schematic during the New York PM session, a setup that had been developing throughout the day. The confirmation came with a clean and decisive bearish break, as the expert anticipates a bearish order flow observed across major cryptocurrencies. Related Reading: XRP Eyes Massive Breakout, But Not Before A Potential Shakeout Following the breakdown, price continued to move efficiently toward its projected technical target, completing the anticipated reversal overnight. This follow-through reinforced the validity of the distribution model, allowing for a partial take-profit (TP1) of 25% to be secured. The reaction highlights how structured setups, when aligned with market context, can deliver precise and measurable outcomes. Focus now shifts to the next phase, as the analyst watches closely to see whether XRP can break below its current lows. A successful move lower from here could signal a deeper, higher-timeframe reversal. With volatility starting to increase and momentum building, Q2 is already showing signs of becoming an active and opportunity-filled period. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

A prominent market analyst has outlined a structured case for XRP reaching as high as $27, arguing that the altcoin’s long-term correction phase has reset its trajectory. The projection is rooted in wave theory, historical expansion patterns, and evolving market sentiment, suggesting that what lies ahead may be XRP’s most explosive phase yet. XRP’s Long Correction Sets The Foundation For A Wave 3 Move On April 1, 2026, XRP analyst @RWA_Investor made an argument on X regarding XRP’s extended correction, which he says has lasted approximately seven years. He explains that this prolonged period of sideways and downward movement is significant because it allowed the market to reset. According to him, this type of structure differs from the shorter cycles seen in more speculative assets, providing XRP with a stronger foundation for future growth. Related Reading: Pundit Predicts How Long It Will Take For The XRP Price To Reach $20 He links this foundation directly to Elliott Wave theory, where markets move in cycles of expansion and correction. According to his analysis, XRP has already completed its early stages and is now approaching a third wave expansion. This phase is widely regarded as the strongest part of any cycle, often driven by increasing confidence and heavy market participation. The analyst places his target for this expansion between $18 and $27. He presents this range as realistic, pointing to XRP’s previous price behavior as justification. One key factor he highlights is a cup-and-handle pattern that formed before the last breakout. This pattern is commonly associated with continuation moves, and in XRP’s case, it led to a strong initial rally. That first rally, or Wave 1, expanded by roughly 5.618 times based on Fibonacci measurements taken on a non-logarithmic scale. This detail is central to his projection. Fibonacci extensions are often used to estimate how far price movements can go, and a strong first wave usually signals that later waves could be even larger. Using this framework, he suggests that many traders who sold XRP between $5 and $8 may have underestimated how big this cycle could become. If the current structure continues to play out as expected, the next expansion phase could push the price far beyond those levels. Later Update Points To Short-Term Dip For The Altcoin In a separate post shared the next day, the same analyst shifted focus to XRP’s short-term movement. He outlined a scenario where the price first rises toward the $2.39–$3.60 range, then pulls back to around $1.55 or slightly lower. Related Reading: Analyst Says Bitcoin Closing 6 Red Monthly Candles Isn’t Bearish, What To Expect This pullback zone, also marked on his chart as a “buy zone,” aligns with key Fibonacci retracement levels between about $1.08 and $1.55. He suggested this move could act as a trap for bearish traders before the trend reverses. From that level, he expects a strong upward move toward $7, driven by a rapid change in market sentiment. According to him, this phase would likely bring renewed excitement, setting the stage for the larger move toward the $18–$27 range. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com

XRP’s close of the month of March in the red has now marked the end of the first quarter of 2026 as very bearish for the cryptocurrency. While this is concerning for investors of the altcoin, this is not the first time in history that the XRP price has closed the first quarter of the year in a complete bleed. In fact, this has happened multiple times throughout history, and so far, the dominating trend seems to be that the cryptocurrency will end up going green. XRP’s First Quarter Of Chaos While Ripple has seen a lot of positive developments in the first quarter of the year, the XRP price has not responded positively to any of these. The first three months of the year have now closed with an average of -27% in losses for the cryptocurrency, data from CryptoRank shows. Related Reading: 20 Bitcoin Indicators Flash Bullish At The Same Time, And This Could Send Price To $150,000 Not only has the quarter close in the red, the most recent red monthly close makes it six consecutive months where the XRP price has closed in the red now. This is historically significant because this has only happened once, and that was in the early days of the altcoin. Back in 2014, the XRP price had closed the first and second quarters in the red, but eventually, the bleed did come to an end. What followed was a double-digit rally that put the bulls back in control of the cryptocurrency. With this only happening once before, the data is sparse as to whether this could be a trend. But if the same move repeats, then the month of April could see the XRP price rally. 3-Red Monthly Candles Could End In A Surge Unlike the six red consecutive candles, though, three-month stretches of red are not exactly out of the ordinary for the cryptocurrency. With such a troubled history, XRP has seen more red monthly closes than green, and has ended the first quarter of the year in the red on several occasions. Related Reading: Here Are The Main Levels To Watch After Dogecoin Price Completed A Clean Kumo Rejection The last two times that the XRP price ended Q1 in the red, 2015 and 2018, saw the altcoin move into the green afterward. This is with the exception of the year 2014, where the price went on to mark six consecutive red monthly closes. In 2015, the recovery was muted, with only a 3.31% by the time the month of April was over. However, in 2018, the impact was more significant, and the price rose by 63.1% in the following month of April. These two moves suggest that it is possible for the price to reverse this month. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com

XRP price extended losses and traded below $1.30. The price is now consolidating losses and faces hurdles near $1.3240 and $1.3340. XRP price started another decline and traded below the $1.3050 zone. The price is now trading below $1.3120 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1.3340 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below $1.3340. XRP Price Dips Further XRP price failed to stay above $1.320 and extended its decline, underperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum. The price declined below $1.3150 and $1.3050 to enter a short-term bearish zone. The price even extended losses below $1.30. A low was formed at $1.2801, and the price is now consolidating losses. There was a minor upward move above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1.3678 swing high to the $1.2801 low. The price is now trading below $1.3120 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If there is a fresh recovery move, the price might face resistance near the $1.320 level. The first major resistance is near the $1.3240 level or the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1.3678 swing high to the $1.2801 low. The main resistance could be $1.3340. There is also a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1.3340 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. A close above $1.3340 could send the price to $1.350. The next hurdle sits at $1.3650. A clear move above the $1.3650 resistance might send the price toward the $1.380 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $1.40 resistance. The next major hurdle for the bulls might be near $1.4120. More Losses? If XRP fails to clear the $1.3340 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $1.30 level. The next major support is near the $1.2880 level. If there is a downside break and a close below the $1.2880 level, the price might continue to decline toward $1.280. The next major support sits near the $1.2750 zone, below which the price could continue lower toward $1.250. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is now gaining pace in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is now below the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $1.3000 and $1.2880. Major Resistance Levels – $1.3240 and $1.3340.

Ripple is taking a major step toward bridging traditional finance and blockchain technology with the introduction of a new system designed specifically for corporate finance teams. The move signals a growing push to integrate digital assets into everyday business operations, allowing companies to manage payments, liquidity, and treasury functions within a unified framework. How Ripple Stacks Up Against Traditional Financial Systems Ripple has just launched a major innovation in transforming how corporate finance teams operate. An analyst known as Bird noted on X that the company has introduced the first treasury management system that allows CFOs to manage both traditional currencies, such as USD and EUR, and digital assets, like XRP and RLUSD, on a single unified platform. Related Reading: Why XRP’s Infrastructure May Be Positioned For The Tokenisation Boom Until now, companies have been forced to manage these two financial worlds separately. Traditional cash remained within banking systems, while crypto assets were stored across exchanges, wallets, or custody solutions. This fragmentation often results in multiple dashboards, manual tracking, spreadsheets, and constant reconciliation between systems. Ripple’s new solution aims to eliminate that complexity by bringing everything into the interface. Finance teams can access the dashboard and view their entire liquidity position in real-time. Furthermore, bank balances, digital assets, and stablecoins are valued instantly and recorded automatically just like any other financial transaction. However, the broader goal is to make digital assets function as seamlessly as cash within corporate finance systems, so that companies won’t need crypto expertise, wallets, or separate infrastructure to start using them. In simple terms, Ripple is building a bridge that enables large companies to integrate digital assets directly into their existing financial operations without changing how their treasury team works. It marks a significant step toward making crypto a standard component of global business infrastructure. A Landmark Move In Africa’s Financial Evolution Using XRP Ledger Ghana has made a historic leap by merging payments and national identity on the XRP Ledger. Crypto commentator Pumpius has revealed that Ghana is the first African country to fully integrate real payment functionality directly into its citizens’ national ID, which is the Ghana Card.  Related Reading: XRP Ledger Gets AI Security Upgrade As Ripple Prepares For Bigger Growth This move signals a major shift away from the reliance on global payment giants like Visa and Mastercard’s dominance in Africa, instead of depending on the US payment system. The upgraded Ghana card is now accepted in over 200 countries for online shopping, in-store purchases, ATM withdrawals, and international transfers. It also incorporates additional services, such as insurance coverage and emergency assistance. At the core of this system is that Ghana is powering the entire system with DNAOnChain as the secure backend, a sovereign, and the DNA Protocol is built entirely on top of XRP Ledger. This infrastructure represents a next-level technology approach to national finance control that is moving back into African hands. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

XRP is struggling to hold current support levels. The market is uncertain. And in the final days of March, the largest XRP holders on two of the world’s biggest exchanges made a decision that the price action is not yet reflecting. Related Reading: $11.4 Billion in XRP Has Left Binance. Here Is What Happens When Demand Returns A CryptoQuant report has documented the strongest wave of whale-sized XRP withdrawals since early February. Across two sessions — March 27 and March 30 — large outflows from Binance and Coinbase combined to reach approximately 442 million XRP, worth nearly $592 million at prevailing prices. That figure did not accumulate gradually. It arrived in two concentrated bursts: $298.8 million on March 27 and $293.5 million on March 30, with Coinbase contributing the larger share on both days. The historical context makes the magnitude more meaningful. Following the February 6th spike — when large XRP outflows reached approximately 530 million XRP in a single day — activity had quieted significantly, averaging close to 50 million XRP daily through much of March. The late-March surge represents a return to February-scale behavior after weeks of relative silence. Nearly $600 million in XRP left the two most significant Western exchanges in 48 hours. The coins did not go to other exchanges. They left the sell side entirely — and that changes the supply equation for whatever comes next. Below February’s Peak. Miles Above March’s Average. That Gap Is the Signal The report’s comparative framework is where the late-March data finds its proper weight. The February 6th spike — 530 million XRP in a single day — remains the exceptional reference point of this cycle, a reading that has not been matched since. The late-March wave, at 442 million XRP across two sessions, falls short of that single-day record. But framing it against February’s peak understates its significance. The more relevant comparison is what came immediately after February: a sustained retreat to roughly 50 million XRP per day through much of March. Against that baseline, the late-March readings did not merely recover — they multiplied by nearly nine times the recent daily average across two consecutive sessions. That reacceleration is what the report identifies as the structural signal. Whale-level withdrawal activity does not return to near-February scale after weeks of quiet by accident. When outflows of this magnitude reappear after a subdued stretch, the pattern consistently points to a renewed and deliberate pickup in large-holder movement — participants who had been inactive choosing, simultaneously, to act. The market structure consequence is direct. Nearly $600 million in XRP moved away from immediate sell-side availability in 48 hours. That supply is no longer on the exchange. It cannot be sold from where it now sits. Whether the holders who withdrew it do so in anticipation of a move or simply in preference for custody, the effect on Binance and Coinbase’s available XRP float is the same — and it is meaningful enough to matter for short-term price conditions. Related Reading: Bitcoin Whales Are Selling While Corporations Bought 62,000 BTC In Q1 Alone. Here Is What That Split Means XRP Trades Near Support as Multi-Timeframe Weakness Persists On the 3-day timeframe, XRP is consolidating around the $1.30 level after a sustained decline that has eroded its prior bullish structure. The chart shows a clear transition from a mid-2025 expansion phase into a prolonged distribution and breakdown, with price now stabilizing near a critical support zone. XRP is trading below the 50-period and 100-period moving averages, both of which are trending downward and acting as resistance on any recovery attempt. The 200-period moving average, positioned above the current price, reinforces the broader bearish alignment across timeframes. This stacked structure signals that sellers remain in control from short to long-term perspectives. Related Reading: Ethereum Is Flashing a Warning Signal Most Holders Are Ignoring – Here Is What It Says The February breakdown stands out as a decisive event. With a sharp drop accompanied by elevated volume, suggesting aggressive distribution or forced liquidations. Since then, the price has entered a narrower range between approximately $1.15 and $1.50. Indicating a temporary equilibrium but not a confirmed reversal. Recent price action shows repeated failures to sustain moves above $1.40, with lower highs continuing to form within the range. Volume has declined during consolidation, pointing to reduced participation and limited conviction from buyers. As long as XRP remains below its key moving averages, the structure favors continuation or extended consolidation, with the $1.15–$1.20 zone acting as the next critical support if current levels fail. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 

XRP is in its deepest losing streak in more than a decade, even as Ripple aggressively expands into corporate finance and institutional infrastructure. The disconnect is forcing a key market question: why isn’t that momentum showing up in price? XRP price is in its longest losing streak since 2014, a slide that has left one […]
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The XRP price reaching $20 may take several years, according to a market pundit who recently outlined a long-range roadmap for the digital asset. His projection places the milestone near the end of the decade while suggesting the current market phase could still present opportunities before the next major expansion begins. XRP Price Path To $20 By 2030 Outlined In Multi-Year Forecast Crypto analyst ChartNerd recently argued that a $20 target for XRP by 2030 closely aligns with his broader outlook for the asset. In a post shared on March 28, he explained that while the market may still be navigating a bearish stretch, the period leading into 2026 could represent an accumulation phase before a stronger multi-year rally unfolds. Related Reading: The Bitcoin Bottom: Pundit Reveals The 5 Phases To Know When The Bleed Has Ended His projection outlines a gradual climb toward the $20 milestone within the decade. According to the model, XRP could trade between $2.65 and $4.87 in 2025, with an average estimate of $3.16. The following year marks the first significant step higher. For 2026, the forecast places the asset within a range of $4.94 to $6.18, with an average price of $5.53. The analyst suggested this period could provide market participants with an opportunity before a larger upward move begins. Momentum is projected to build further in the years that follow. By 2027, XRP is expected to reach between $6.23 and $8.71, averaging roughly $7.16. The following year could push the asset into consistent double-digit territory, with projections for 2028 ranging from $8.78 to $12.84. The trajectory accelerates closer to the end of the decade. For 2029, the forecast places XRP between $13.06 and $16.76, suggesting the asset may approach the final stage before reaching the long-discussed $20 mark. The key year in the model is 2030. At that point, projections place the minimum value near $16.86, the average at $18.34, and the upper range slightly above $20 at $20.03. This timeline forms the basis for the analyst’s view that the $20 level is achievable but most likely several years away. The long-term outlook extends even further. Projections indicate XRP could climb to an average of $38.16 by 2035, around $63.86 by 2040, and potentially exceed $115 on average by 2050 if adoption and market expansion continue over multiple cycles. Related Reading: Bitcoin Sell-Offs Are Ramping Up As Price Struggles, But Where Is All That BTC Going To? Pundit’s Earlier Commentary Reinforces Long-Term Targets The analyst had earlier shared a chart suggesting the XRP price could reach about $27 by 2030. The chart uses a time-based Fibonacci model comparing XRP’s previous cycle with the current one. During the 2014–2018 cycle, the asset moved through several Fibonacci extension levels before completing its major rally. Applying the same structure to the current market cycle highlights possible targets near $8 and $13, with a higher extension around $27. The chart and the analyst’s recent projections indicate that reaching $20 may take several years, while the broader cycle could potentially extend even higher if the pattern continues to play out. Featured image from DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com

Arizona lawmakers are weighing a bill that would let the state keep digital assets in a reserve instead of selling them off, and XRP is one of the names on the list. Related Reading: Bitcoin Ends 5-Month Losing Run — Real Reversal Or Just April Fool’s Hype? The proposal would place those assets under the state treasurer’s control, and it could also let the state earn extra returns through staking, airdrops, or limited lending if the move does not raise financial risk. What The Fund Would Hold SB1649 creates a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund made up of digital assets that are held by, confiscated by, or surrendered to Arizona. The bill text also says the treasurer could deposit state-held digital assets through a secure custody solution or an approved exchange-traded product, then administer the fund directly. It defines “digital asset” broadly enough to include Bitcoin, XRP, stablecoins, nonfungible tokens, Dash, Internet Computer, Ravencoin, Chia, eCash, Monero, and other digital-only assets that meet the bill’s fair-value test. That fair-value test is built around adoption, annual transactions, annual transaction value, and development activity. In plain terms, the bill tries to sort assets by market use and technical strength before they can be treated as reserve holdings. The wording is broad, but it is not an open-ended invitation to buy anything. It sets a screening standard first. A Bill That Keeps Moving The measure has already cleared the House Rules Committee and is headed to a full House vote. Arizona legislative tracking shows the committee approved it 8-0 on March 30, after earlier Senate action sent it across the chamber. That means the bill is still alive, but it is not law yet. The House step matters because it moves the proposal closer to the finish line. The bill would give the treasurer authority to manage the fund, and it would also allow digital assets reported as abandoned property to be delivered in native form to the state or its custodian. If those assets sit unclaimed long enough, staking rewards and airdrops could be shifted into the reserve fund. Related Reading: Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Sits On $1.57 Billion In Reserves: Audit Firm Why XRP Is In The Mix XRP has drawn extra attention because it is named directly in the bill, not implied through a broad crypto category. The same section that lists Bitcoin also lists XRP alongside several other assets that could qualify under the reserve framework. Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView

XRP began April sitting above the key support level at about $1.30, yet the token remains well below where it opened the year. Historically, however, April has been one of altcoin’s strongest months, and a mix of on-chain data and a potentially decisive legislative event this month could result in a new turnaround.  What Past Aprils Say About This Year’s Odds Market analyst Sam Daodu laid out the historical performance in a new report, noting that since 2014 April has produced an average return of 24.8% for XRP. On that metric, a rally of similar size from the current level near $1.34 would lift the price back above $1.60.  But Daodu cautioned that the headline average masks a different reality: the median April return is only 2%. That gap shows that most Aprils see modest movement while a few outsized rallies push the average much higher.  Related Reading: Expert Finds Prime Bitcoin Buy Zone Below $60,000, Supported By This Vital Indicator Notable “big-April years” include the 2021 post‑Halving surge — when XRP jumped from roughly $0.30 to $1.96 — and the 2017–2018 altcoin runs when April gains topped 50% in some cycles. Remove those extreme years, and April’s typical gain falls to single digits. Daodu singled out April 2025 as the most analogous comparison for 2026. In that month, XRP was already sliding when an announcement of sweeping tariffs pushed prices lower on April 2; XRP fell from about $2.00 to $1.60, and the month closed in the red, derailing the historical pattern.  Yet that $1.60 low proved critical — it became the exact pivot for an 82% surge that carried XRP to $3.65 by mid‑July. Daodu points out that even when April fails to produce immediate gains, it can still be the turning point for the rest of the year. Potential Catalysts And Risks For XRP  This April also presents a new potential catalyst not seen in prior years. The Senate returns from its Easter recess on April 13, and the Senate Banking Committee has indicated a window in the latter half of the month for markup on the CLARITY Act.  If the bill advances through committee, it would formally classify XRP as a digital commodity under federal law — a change that, according to the analyst, could remove a major obstacle to institutional capital entering the market.  On-chain data shows a marked increase in Binance outflows since late February, which could further support a new recovery. Daily withdrawals have repeatedly exceeded 4,000 XRP, with some sessions approaching 6,000 — a behaviour that is often seen as a sign of accumulation.  Related Reading: TAO Rockets 70% — Here’s What Fueled Bittensor Move And The Near‑Term Outlook Still, on‑chain strength and a favorable legislative calendar may be insufficient to overcome macroeconomic and geopolitical pressures.  Oil prices have risen above $100 a barrel, the Federal Reserve has held rates steady, and Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $66,000 — factors that have tended to suppress risk appetite across crypto markets.  Daodu notes that crypto-specific positives this year have repeatedly been overshadowed by broader geopolitical headwinds and inflation data, and warns that an escalation in the Middle East could erase any April gains.  Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 

While Ethereum (ETH) and XRP Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) ended March in negative territory, Bitcoin (BTC) funds recorded their best monthly performance of the year despite weak market sentiment and geopolitical tensions. Related Reading: Analyst Forecasts More Pain For XRP In Q2 – How Much Lower Can It Go? Bitcoin ETFs End Negative Spell Bitcoin ended the first quarter of 2026 by breaking out of a five-month negative streak, closing with a positive performance for the first time since September 2025. The flagship crypto has been in a downtrend over the past six months, retracing over 50% from its October all-time high of $126,000. As its price closes the month in green, US spot BTC-based ETFs have also ended a multi-month negative spell on Tuesday. According to SoSoValue data, the funds pulled in $1.32 billion in March, registering their first monthly gain in 2026. The category has been registering outflows since November, with cumulative outflows of around $6.3 billion until February. Nate Geraci, co-founder of the ETF Institute, previously highlighted that spot Bitcoin ETF investors have “largely displayed diamond hands” despite the ongoing market correction and negative sentiment. As reported by NewsBTC, Geraci argued that the funds’ cumulative outflows since the October 10 crash were insignificant compared to the $56 billion in cumulative total net inflows the category has experienced since its January 2024 debut. Despite the positive monthly close, BTC ETFs ended a four-week inflow streak after investors pulled out $296.18 million from the investment products. Additionally, the funds ended Q1 on a negative note, as March inflows couldn’t offset the $1.81 billion redemptions from January and February. Therefore, spot Bitcoin ETFs closed the first quarter of 2026 with $496 million in outflows, their second-worst quarterly performance after Q4 2025’s $1.15 billion cumulative outflows. Solana Leads Altcoin ETFs Performance Similar to Bitcoin, Solana (SOL) ETFs closed March on a positive note and led altcoin-based funds, with inflows worth $45.44 million. This performance brought SOL investment products’ quarterly inflows to $213.1 million. Notably, the category has not seen monthly outflows since its launch in October 2025, printing six consecutive months of inflows. Following this performance, Solana ETFs are near the $1 billion milestone, currently having cumulative net inflows of $979.3 million. Nonetheless, Ethereum funds tell a different story, closing the month with $46 million in outflows. Unlike Bitcoin, the second-largest cryptocurrency extended its negative streak to five months, recording total outflows worth $3.21 billion since November. In addition, ETH investment products saw $769 million outflows in Q1. CoinShares recent report noted that Ethereum led all assets in outflows last week, shedding over $200 million for the second straight week, which may signal that institutional demand for the second-largest cryptocurrency has been slowing. Related Reading: Bitcoin ‘Absolute Bottom’ Next? Analyst Says BTC’s Final Shakeout Is Near Meanwhile, XRP funds recorded their first monthly outflows after investors pulled $31.3 million from the ETFs. The category has recorded a remarkable performance since launching in November, with over $1.24 billion in inflows in the first four months. It’s worth noting that despite the March setback, XRP ETFs saw positive net flows worth $42.52 million during the first quarter of 2026, only behind Solana funds. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com