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XRP is struggling at $1.35. The market is bracing for a volatile week. And quietly, the data on Binance is telling a story the price chart has not yet decided to believe. An Arab Chain report tracking supply dynamics on Binance has identified a reading that stands out against the current bearish backdrop: XRP’s scarcity indicator has reached 0.59 — its highest level since 2024. That number reflects something specific and consequential. The supply of XRP available for immediate sale on the platform is contracting, not expanding. Related Reading: An XRP Key Indicator Just Flipped Bullish — and Most Traders Are Not Watching It Coins are leaving exchanges. Investors are withdrawing to private wallets, locking positions for the long term, and removing liquidity from the market’s most accessible selling venue. The historical context sharpens the significance. This same indicator spent months in deeply negative territory — registering its worst readings during the periods of heaviest selling pressure and peak exchange inflows earlier in the cycle. The move into positive territory, and now toward a multi-year high, represents a behavioral reversal: the sellers who were flooding the market are stepping back, and the holders who are replacing them are not selling. XRP at $1.35 looks fragile. The scarcity data says the floor beneath it is quietly being reinforced. One of them will prove correct first. The Sellers Are Stepping Back. The Question Is Whether Buyers Are Ready to Step Forward Arab Chain’s behavioral read of the scarcity data is where the report becomes most consequential. A scarcity indicator climbing to its highest level since 2024 is not just a supply metric — it is a behavioral fingerprint. It reflects who is currently holding XRP and what they intend to do with it. The answer, according to the data, is that the short-term sellers who dominated earlier in the cycle are being replaced by a different category of participant entirely: long-term holders, accumulating quietly, withdrawing from exchanges, and removing their coins from the available sell-side pool. That shift has a name in market structure analysis. It is called an accumulation phase, and the scarcity index reaching a multi-year high is one of its clearest on-chain signatures. Short-term selling pressure is declining. Investor confidence, at least among those moving coins off exchanges, is increasing. The balance of the market is tilting toward buyers. The report is careful about what comes next. The accumulation thesis holds only if two conditions persist: overall market sentiment continues to improve, and exchange supply continues to contract. If both hold, the setup for a stronger price movement builds gradually but structurally. XRP at $1.35 is the price the market is offering. The scarcity data suggest fewer and fewer participants are willing to sell it there. Related Reading: Crypto Market Open Interest Hits $30 Billion, Highest Since January: Leverage Returns To The Market The XRP Chart Has Not Changed Its Mind. XRP is trading at $1.3510, up 1.75% on the day — a green candle that opened at $1.3279, reached $1.3669, and is holding modest gains into the afternoon session. On any other chart, a 1.75% daily gain would be unremarkable. On this one, it barely registers against the damage accumulated since July. The daily structure is unambiguous and has been for months. XRP peaked near $3.90 in late July 2025 and has traced a textbook descending staircase ever since — lower highs in August, October, January, and March, each rally sold into at a lower level than the one before. The February capitulation wick to $1.15, accompanied by the heaviest sell volume on the entire chart, established the floor the market is currently defending. That defense has held. It has not yet become a foundation. Related Reading: Unknown Wallet Buys $107 Million In Ethereum – Purchase Pattern Points To Bitmine All three moving averages confirm the structural damage. The 50-day MA has crossed below the 100-day MA — a death cross on the intermediate timeframe — and both are accelerating lower toward the $1.60–$1.80 region. The 200-day MA descends from approximately $2.10, so distant from the current price that reclaiming it is a medium-term ambition, not a near-term target. Today’s candle is constructive. The trend surrounding it is not. XRP needs a daily close above $1.45 to begin suggesting the post-capitulation range is building a base rather than forming a continuation pattern toward lower levels. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 

The XRP ecosystem has taken a major step forward in global adoption with its entry into the regulated United Arab Emirates market, following a landmark approval for Ripple in Dubai. This milestone marks the first time a blockchain-enabled payments provider has received such authorization in one of the world’s leading financial hubs, the Dubai International Financial Centre. This is a new level of regulatory recognition for crypto-based financial infrastructure. When Did Ripple Break New Ground In Middle East Financial Markets The builder of the XRP ecosystem, Ripple, has achieved a major regulatory milestone, becoming the first blockchain payment provider licensed in Dubai. An analyst known as XFinanceBull has revealed on X that Ripple established its Middle East headquarters in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) back in 2020. This is the region’s regulated financial hub connecting the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. Related Reading: XRP Positioned At The Center Of Wall Street’s Tokenization Boom — Is A Rally Emerging? In March 2025, Ripple secured full approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), representing a formal regulatory license rather than a simple partnership announcement. That groundwork has now translated into real adoption. Zand Bank and Mamo are already utilizing Ripple payments within the UAE.  At the same time, Dubai launched its real estate tokenization, with title deeds expected to integrate with the XRP ledger. Further strengthening its position, Ripple’s stablecoin is now recognized within the DIFC framework, placing it inside a regulated financial ecosystem.  With the Middle East investing trillions in next-generation financial infrastructure, Ripple’s early and active presence in the region underscores its strategic positioning. XFinanceBull concluded that this is why XRP remains on his radar, even during a broader market slowdown.  The SBI Remit is ramping up its partnership with Ripple, betting big on digital technology to transform how money moves across borders worldwide. Crypto Trader Skipper stated that as global cross-border payment flows continue to expand, Ripple’s platform is opening new revenue streams. By leveraging Ripple’s infrastructure, transactions that were once slow and expensive are becoming faster and more seamless. Whether it’s individuals sending money to family abroad or businesses managing international payments, the technology is streamlining processes that have traditionally faced significant friction. This development has underscored a broader shift in the financial landscape, with real-world adoption of Ripple’s XRP blockchain-based payment solutions accelerating. An established player like SBI Remit is leading the charge to modernize remittances. Franklin Templeton Signals Strong Outlook For XRP Trader Skipper has also noted that the global investment giant Franklin Templeton sees a strong outlook for XRP, emphasizing that the asset is doing far more than simply surviving the industry challenges. Related Reading: Pundit Says Real XRP Adoption Is Here, What Investors Are Missing Furthermore, the firm’s digital assets leadership pointed out that XRP’s strength lies in years of investment capital to partner with real-world businesses, as countries build their digital economies. At the center of this progress is Ripple, which continues to build out infrastructure, and its ongoing work aligns with how nations are embracing digital finance. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

The XRP price traded at around $1.30 on Monday as markets consolidated and Bitcoin (BTC) fought to hold above $67,000, but the calm belies meaningful downside risk if BTC revisits its key support at $60,000, according to market analyst Sam Daodu. Key Levels For XRP Price In his latest report, Daodu warns that XRP’s price action tends to amplify Bitcoin moves. He noted that this year the XRP price has behaved with roughly a 1.8-to-1 correlation to BTC’s declines. That means XRP is vulnerable to a steep retracement if BTC loses ground. Related Reading: XRP Nears Key Turning Point As Descending Wedge Tightens On XRP’s outlook, Daodu points to a sequence of support levels that could determine how far losses extend. The immediate floor is at about $1.28, where 443 million XRP have been accumulated by holders who have stepped in on dips.  If that level breaks, buying interest thins, and the next material support is around $1.11 — the low seen in February. Beneath $1.11, Daodu identifies $1.00 as the next notable cushion for the XRP price, with a deeper support cluster near $0.82, which would mean a near 40% decline for the altcoin on top of current losses.  The analyst asserts that once $1.28 gives way, a rapid slide to $1.11 could follow, and if that fails, a drop toward $1.00 or lower would be possible because there are few bids between those levels. What Could Push BTC Back To $60,000 Daodu’s scenario hinges on Bitcoin revisiting $60,000, a test he regards as the most important support for BTC so far this cycle. He cites macro drivers that could pressure Bitcoin, notably the conflict in Iran and elevated oil prices.  “As long as oil stays above $100 and the war keeps escalating, Bitcoin stays under pressure,” he said, framing those geopolitical and commodity dynamics as key determinants of Bitcoin’s near-term path.  Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Will Do A ‘Big Print’ If This Happens; Pundit Explains There are, however, events that could help decouple the XRP price from Bitcoin’s movements. Daodu highlights two potential catalysts: the passage of the long-anticipated CLARITY Act and renewed inflows into spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs).  Passage of the CLARITY Act would, in his view, create a legal framework enabling institutions to use XRP for settlement at scale. Likewise, sustained ETF inflows would produce consistent buying pressure that could support XRP’s price.  At the time of writing, the XRP price was at $1.32, having recorded a 8% weekly loss, according to CoinGecko data.  Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 

XRP is approaching what market commentator Will Taylor describes as a critical technical inflection point, with a tightening descending wedge, oversold weekly momentum and a lopsided liquidation profile all pointing to a market that may be close to exhausting the downside. That is the core XRP takeaway in The Weekly Insight – Week 188, where Taylor argued that while crypto may still face one final flush lower, XRP is already trading in a zone that has historically aligned with major lows. XRP May Be Close To A Bottom Taylor framed the XRP setup against a broader macro backdrop that remains fragile but, in his view, not broken. In the same note, he argued the S&P 500 may still need to complete a deeper correction, volatility could rise further, and crypto altcoins may have “one more small dip” left before a more durable bottom forms. Even so, he suggested the market is already close enough to prior cyclical lows that downside from here may be limited relative to the potential upside. Related Reading: 3 Reasons XRP Rallies Stall — What Must Change For A Sustained Recovery For XRP specifically, the focus was on structure. Taylor said he has been tracking “a potential descending wedge or parallel channel” on the weekly chart, with the key question now being whether XRP still needs “one more pullback into the bottom of that channel” into the $1.10 region or whether it can begin breaking higher from current levels and reclaim support on the way up. He tied that pattern to momentum signals that, in his reading, are starting to look familiar. “This is on the weekly timeframe, and the weekly RSI has been touching the oversold area, just as it did at the absolute lows in 2022 during the bear market,” Taylor wrote. “So there are a few indicators here that are suggesting we are very close to the lows, if not already there.” That matters because Taylor is not presenting XRP as an isolated chart. In the newsletter, he argued the broader crypto market is already trading near levels that, on weekly RSI measures, have historically marked either outright bottoms or zones within roughly 10% to 15% of them. In that context, XRP’s wedge is being read less as a standalone pattern and more as part of a market-wide compression phase that could be nearing resolution. Related Reading: XRP Needs Higher Prices To Handle Bank-Scale Flows, Jake Claver Argues The more distinctive part of the XRP thesis came from liquidation data. Taylor wrote that if XRP were pushed higher toward $3.60, more than $320 million in short positions would be liquidated. By contrast, a move down toward $0.39 would liquidate roughly $130 million in longs. That imbalance, in his view, creates a cleaner incentive to run price upward rather than lower. “And if we pair this up with the amount of liquidity that we can see for XRP, cumulatively, if price is pushed up towards $3.60, we would liquidate over $320 million worth of shorts,” he wrote. “But if price is pushed down towards $0.39, it would only liquidate around $130 million worth of longs. So from a liquidity perspective, the opportunity for market makers and exchanges is clearly to the upside.” That argument leans on the idea that once the current period of macro stress passes, XRP’s positioning could amplify any recovery. Taylor added that open interest is “reinforcing that view,” suggesting leveraged participation has not yet undermined the bullish setup. The caveat is timing. Elsewhere in the newsletter, Taylor said he still expects one more modest dip across crypto before the market fully turns, and he linked the broader bottoming process to macro developments that could play out over the next four to six weeks. For XRP, that leaves two plausible paths: a final sweep toward the lower boundary of the wedge, or an earlier breakout that confirms the pattern without a deeper retest. At press time, XRP traded at $1.35. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has revealed a $13 trillion opportunity, which cryptos like XRP and stablecoins could tap into. This came as he highlighted how blockchain technology is disrupting global finance with payments being made on-chain.  Ripple CEO Reveals $13 Trillion Opportunity For XRP and Stablecoins In a FOX Business interview, the Ripple CEO revealed that GTreasury, the company they bought last year, processed $13 trillion in payments, and none of these payments were done through a stablecoin or crypto asset such as XRP.  He declared that there is an opportunity to integrate crypto and stablecoins as blockchain technology becomes the go-to for payment rails.  Related Reading: Expert Says Ripple’s XRP Is Designed For More, Here’s What He Means Garlinghouse also described stablecoins as an entry point to crypto adoption, calling it the “ChatGPT moment” for crypto. Notably, $33 trillion total stablecoin trades happened globally last year. The Ripple CEO also noted that cross-border payments have become faster thanks to blockchain technology.  The Ripple CEO recently revealed that they launched the RLUSD stablecoin because their payment operations were contributing up to 20% of USDC flows. As such, they saw it fit to launch their own product. The RLUSD has seen significant adoption as Ripple continues to expand its payment services, boasting a market cap of $1.41 billion. XRP plays a key role in these payment services, as Ripple primarily uses the XRP Ledger to process them. Crypto analyst ChartNerd noted that this is also a big opportunity for XRP, given that the SEC has declared the crypto asset is not a security. As such, institutions could move to adopt the crypto asset for payments.  It could also enable Ripple to further integrate the altcoin into its payment services, seeing as it currently serves as the bridge currency. It is worth noting that during the recent interview, Garlinghouse again reiterated that XRP is the “North Star” for Ripple. Crypto Is Now Rewiring The Financial System In an X post, the Ripple CEO said that market participants are now seeing a shift in the perception of the crypto industry from “rat poison” to “pet rock” and then to rewiring the financial system. He added that now, some of the biggest companies worldwide are asking if they are using stablecoins and crypto assets such as XRP.  Related Reading: Teucrium Founder Predicts What Will Happen To Ripple If XRP Price Goes To $3 Garlinghouse stated that Ripple has strategically focused their deal-making outside the echo chamber to bridge the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and the crypto ecosystem and that those bets are paying off. The crypto firm notably acquired Hidden Road and GTreasury, which it is now using to integrate XRP and RLUSD into the TradFi ecosystem. At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $1.34, up in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Pxfuel, chart from Tradingview.com

A key technical setup is unfolding on the XRP price chart, as market analyst Egrag Crypto has flagged a recurring historical chart pattern that has previously marked the cryptocurrency’s market bottom. The analysis indicates that this critical pattern, known as the 5D Bottoming Blueprint, has also previously triggered a renewed upward trend for XRP after major lows. Its reappearance is seen as a potential signal that XRP’s prolonged bear phase may be ending even as the cryptocurrency continues to face bearish headwinds and price volatility.  XRP Price Repeats Historic 5D Bottoming Pattern On March 29, Egrag Crypto stated on X that XRP is closely mirroring a historic bottoming sequence from 2022. The structure, mapped across a 5-day timeframe, suggests that XRP may be in the final stages of its prolonged corrective phase. According to the analysis, the 5D Bottoming Blueprint is defined by two key phases. The first occurs when the 21 Exponential Moving Average (EMA) crosses above the 200 EMA. After which, a sharp corrective pullback occurs, marking XRP’s price floor. Related Reading: If Bitcoin Should Be Worth $280,000 Right Now, What’s The Real Value Of Dogecoin And XRP? Back in mid-2022, the exact pattern emerged in the XRP chart. The 21 EMA crossed over the 200 EMA and was later accompanied by a significant price correction of approximately 14.66%. After the correction played out over roughly 4 bars on the 5-day chart, translating to 20 calendar days, XRP established its market bottom. From that low, the cryptocurrency’s bearish phase ended, and its price began a sustained upward trend to new highs.  Although XRP appears to be repeating the same historic bottoming sequence in the current cycle, Egrag Crypto still questions whether the present structure would mirror the 2022 pattern’s behavior and timing exactly. The analyst noted that XRP’s 21 EMA has already crossed above the 200 EMA. The cryptocurrency has also undergone a 14% correction, matching the decline seen in 2022.  At present, XRP’s bar count is aligning with the same 4-bar historic pattern, which suggests the cryptocurrency could see a potential price bottom in 20 calendar days. Egrag Crypto has marked the key decision window as April 16 on the chart. The key level to watch sits around $1.15, which is the primary bottoming target for XRP’s ongoing corrective move.  Egrag Crypto has also highlighted $0.93 as another potential support level, which could serve as the next downside target if the price fails to hold above $1.15.The chart shows the possibility of a deeper correction, with XRP potentially establishing a price floor near $0.73 if it drops below $0.93. If bearish momentum continues, XRP could even decline further to the white trendline near the bottom of the chart, around $0.42.  Related Reading: What Every XRP Holder Must Understand As Activity Wanes XRP Eyes Bullish Reversal After Price Bottom After establishing a market bottom, Egrag Crypto expects XRP to start a bullish reversal. He forecasted that the cryptocurrency could first reclaim the $1.60 level, officially marking the end of the corrective phase and the start of a renewed upward trend. Following this, the analyst expects XRP to climb back toward $2.05. A clean break above this level would serve as the confirmation signal that XRP’s broader expansion phase could be underway, opening a potential path toward $3.02 and beyond.  Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com

Long-term XRP investors who held their assets for more than 155 days recently pulled 8.25 million tokens out of their accounts. This move represents a 3.47% dip in “Hodler” positions, dropping the total from 238 million to close to 230 million tokens. While these veteran owners are taking some money off the table, the broader market is seeing a massive influx of capital from a different class of participant. Related Reading: Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $56B As CEO Pitches Crypto Over Gold Big Investors Set A Much Higher Floor Data shows that the largest holders, often called whales, are now aggressively buying XRP at prices between $1.20 and $3. Previously, these same high-net-worth players were focusing their accumulation in a much lower bracket, specifically between $0.30 and $1.30. This change in behavior suggests that the biggest players in the space are no longer waiting for deep discounts to build their stashes. Instead, they are signaling a high level of comfort with the current valuation of the asset. $XRP whales accumulate only at the bottom before an uptrend begins. And they have been continuing their accumulation for over a year. This means that $XRP whales are still preparing for a bull market. Their accumulation zone is $1.2–$3. There was also strong accumulation in… pic.twitter.com/WCai1oHe4H — CW (@CW8900) March 28, 2026 The market cap for the token currently sits at close to $82 billion. Daily trading volume has hit $1.45 billion, maintaining a market dominance of 3.50%. Despite a tiny dip of 0.62% in the last 24 hours, the overall trajectory is defined by this shift in who is buying and at what price. Analysts are watching these on-chain metrics closely to see if the whale activity can offset the selling pressure coming from the older accounts that are currently cashing out. Rising Interest In The Derivatives Market New long positions are flooding into the derivatives sector. Open interest jumped from $737.72 million up to $759.21 million, marking a nearly 3% increase in active contracts. Reports indicate that the funding rate also improved, moving from -0.011% to -0.003%. This movement reflects a growing crowd of traders who are betting that the price will continue to climb. However, there is a catch to this excitement. Technical indicators like the RSI show a hidden divergence. If a price correction starts, the spot market might not provide enough immediate support to stop a slide. The current price of $1.33 remains the focal point for both short-term speculators and the whales who are expanding their territory. Related Reading: WLD Slides To New Lows As World Foundation Offloads $65M Monitoring The Future Momentum Expectations for future price action remain tied to these large-scale movements. Records show that these major buyers are not dumping their tokens onto smaller retail investors. They are holding onto what they buy, which creates a supply crunch that could lead to more volatility. Market participants are now focused on whether the overall crypto environment will remain favorable enough to sustain this high-level accumulation. Featured image from Unsplash ,Chart from TradingView

The XRP price has exhibited a seller-dominated market over the past few days, underscoring the continued dominance of the bears in recent weeks. A broader look at the altcoin’s performance shows what looks like a consolidatory range since early February. As this plays out, a market analyst has recently painted a bearish outlook for the XRP price, predicting a potential 30% decline in the near-term. XRP Breaking Out Of A Symmetrical Triangle In a recent post on the X platform, crypto analyst Ali Martinez shared a not-so-optimistic outlook for the XRP price. Martinez hypothesizes that the cryptocurrency could soon see a significant downturn of up to 30% in the coming weeks.  Related Reading: Not Binance: Bitcoin Analyst Who Bought At $1 Revealed What Really Caused The October 10 Crash This bearish projection is based on the formation of a symmetrical triangle on the 4-hour timeframe of the XRP price chart. For context, a symmetrical triangle is a chart pattern where price forms a series of lower highs and higher lows, with the price narrowing into a triangle shape. Typically, the price within this triangle compresses and moves towards its apex of the triangle. Eventually, the asset’s price would be forced to either break above the upper boundary of the triangle ( in what is called a breakout) or fall below the triangle’s lower boundary, forming a breakdown.  Sharp Increase In Volatility When this breakout of the symmetrical triangle occurs, it often leads to a sharp expansion in volatility. This is because market participants expect strong moves in the direction of the breakout or breakdown, hence they increasingly bet in line with the move.  It is, however, worth noting that not all breakouts are “true breakouts.” As such, it is common practice to wait for a confirmation of the breakout or breakdown —  the latter in the current scenario — by watching either for a retest of the trendline or for the closure of at least two bearish candles under the lower trendline.  As Martinez highlighted, the XRP price seems to break below the triangle’s lower boundary, implying potential downside volatility in the near term. The price target after the breakdown from the chart pattern is often derived from the height (base) of the triangle. The crypto analyst calculated a potential 30% downward move from the current price point, putting the target at around $0.93. Nevertheless, it is worth noting that the figures obtained are theoretical and may be subject to change depending on broader contingent market conditions.  XRP Price At A Glance  As of this writing, the price of XRP stands at around $1.34, reflecting a mere 0.6% increase in the last 24 hours.  Related Reading: XRP To Enter This $100 Trillion Custody Pool And This Is How It Will Happen Featured image from iStock, chart from TradingView

Long traders in XRP futures market have been repeatedly wiped out in recent weeks, even as large holders quietly add to their positions. Liquidations on Binance topped $2.5 million on March 18, followed by another $2.45 million four days later, and $2.15 million on March 26 — three sharp resets in less than two weeks that point to an unstable futures environment despite rising whale activity. Related Reading: UK Slaps Sanctions On $20B Crypto Black Market Tied To Southeast Asia Scam Rings Whale Buying Hits Longest Streak In Months Large holders have been accumulating XRP steadily since late February. According to data tracked by CryptoQuant, whale inflows are now averaging $9 million per day on a 30-day moving average, and that buying streak has held without interruption since Feb. 27 — the longest sustained accumulation run since a similar period between April and July last year. That earlier stretch ended with XRP hitting an all-time high of $3.65 in mid-July 2025. The current buying activity stands in sharp contrast to the price chart, which has moved in the opposite direction. XRP has dropped 13.63% over the past 10 days after breaking down from a bullish pattern traders had been watching closely. Based on reports from CryptoQuant analysts, the altcoin could slide further to test support at $1.27, with a deeper fall toward the yearly low of $1.11 still possible if selling pressure continues. Open interest on Binance jumped close to 15% in the 24 hours ending March 26 — its highest single-day rise since early March — signaling that traders are adding new positions even as the market keeps punishing longs. The repeated liquidation spikes suggest that fresh money coming into the futures market is taking on more risk than conditions can currently support. Risk-Adjusted Returns Turn Slightly Positive One data point in XRP’s favor is its Sharpe Ratio, which measures how much return an asset delivers relative to its risk. After spending most of the period between October 2024 and February 2025 near or below zero, the ratio edged positive to 0.0267 as of March 26. Analyst Arab Chain, writing on CryptoQuant, called the movement a sign of gradual rebalancing, adding that a drop back into negative territory would signal renewed volatility. A 30-day average daily return of 0.00063 supports the shift, though the number is modest. Data shows gains remain small while volatility has stayed relatively flat — not a strong breakout signal, but a slight improvement from where things stood just a month ago. Related Reading: Ethereum Sets User Record As Price Lags Far Behind Network Growth Spot Market And Futures Sending Different Messages The gap between what onchain data shows and what the price chart is doing is the clearest tension in XRP’s current setup. Whales are buying. Retail futures traders keep getting liquidated. The Sharpe Ratio has improved but remains barely above zero. None of these signals points cleanly in the same direction. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView

Crypto pundit X Finance Bull has highlighted XRP’s mass adoption and its use across several continents. Given the altcoin’s global utility, the analyst noted that the token won’t remain undervalued forever, hinting it could still reach higher prices.  Pundit Points To XRP’s Global Adoption Among Different Countries In an X post, X Finance Bull said that the estimated global distribution of XRP holders paints a picture most people miss. He revealed that Asia-Pacific leads with roughly 35% to 40% of holders and holds an average of 4,200 XRP. The primary uses of the altcoin among these Asia-Pacific holders are remittances and trading. The pundit noted that this is real people moving money across borders using XRP, highlighting the token’s utility.  Related Reading: XRP Season About To Start? Historical Oversold Levels Point To Major Rally Furthermore, North America accounts for 25% to 30% of XRP holders globally, with smaller average holdings of around 1,850 XRP. The use case for the token among these holders is shifting towards institutional positioning, the pundit stated. Notably, demand for the altcoin has increased since the XRP ETFs launched last year. Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs is currently the largest XRP holder among these institutional investors.  X Finance Bull also revealed that Europe accounts for 20% to 25% of holders, with an average of 2,100 XRP. These holders are said to be holding the token for portfolio diversification. Latin America is behind, accounting for between 8% to 12% of holders. As in the Asia-Pacific region, the primary use case in Latin America is cross-border payments.  In line with this, the pundit said that the altcoin isn’t limited to a single country and is a global asset, solving different problems for different people depending on where they live. He added that this kind of global utility doesn’t stay undervalued forever.  Bull Case For The Altcoin In another X post, X Finance Bull made a bullish case for XRP, noting that 12 of the 30 banks SWIFT is collaborating with on a blockchain-based shared ledger for real-time, 24/7 cross-border payments are confirmed Ripple partners. He described this development as the moment he had been watching for.  Related Reading: Analyst Reveals The Plan For XRP Price Using The Bitcoin Chart The pundit remarked that these 12 banks are linked to Ripple through payment networks, custody, steering groups, or banking consortia. He noted that the regulatory framework and the infrastructure are arriving at the same time and that the banks designing SWIFT’s blockchain future are the same ones that have partnered with Ripple. X Finance Bull added that the architecture of the future is being built by institutions that already know the XRP Ledger inside and out.  At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $1.32, down over 2% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

As Wall Street accelerates its shift toward tokenized assets, XRP is increasingly being viewed as a potential bridge at the center of this transformation. Major financial players are exploring blockchain-based versions of stocks, ETFs, and the demand for efficient, real-time settlement infrastructure is intensifying. This shift is placing renewed focus on blockchain solutions capable of supporting global-scale liquidity and interoperability. How XRP Gains Relevance In Tokenized Financial Markets The shift toward tokenized finance is accelerating, with Ripple and XRP increasingly positioned at the center of  Wall Street transformation. An analyst known as Pumpius on X revealed that a key part of this development is a reported collaboration between Franklim Templeton, worth $1.7 trillion, and Ondo Finance to issue tokens backed by real-world assets such as stocks and ETFs. Related Reading: Ripple Pushes XRP Global With Multi-Continent Expansion Drive Pumpius argues that while this is being framed as innovation, it connected the dots. At the early stage of this partnership, Ripple and Ondo have already introduced tokenized US Treasuries through OUSG on the XRP Ledger, leveraging RLUSD for near-instant minting and redemption. In parallel, Ripple has collaborated with Franklin Templeton and DBS Bank to explore tokenized fund trading and lending with sgBENJI and RLUSD on the XRPL. Currently, Franklin Templeton is reportedly moving into the ecosystem, using Ondo to tokenize its own EFTs, growth funds, large-cap stocks, gold, high-yield bonds, and income products. Within this model, the XRP Ledger serves as the underlying rails, and the Ripple RLUSD stablecoin facilitates settlement. This quietly reinforces the role of the XRP ecosystem in enabling seamless asset movement. XRP Ledger Moves From Experimentation To Real-World Deployment A major shift may be underway across Africa as Ripple expands its infrastructure footprint, particularly around the XRP Ledger. Crypto analyst Stellar Rippler has reported that Nigeria is currently adopting the Ledger infrastructure through instant Naira payouts and payments, Ripple Custody, and zero-knowledge privacy pilots on the XRPL. Related Reading: Why SWIFT’s Latest Global Payments Infrastructure Is Bullish For XRP Holders One of the most notable advancements in this move is Ripple supercharging crypto-to-Naira payment through Redotpay, enabling users to send XRP or RLUSD and receive local currency directly into Nigerian bank accounts within minutes. On the institutional side, Absa Bank, one of South Africa’s biggest banks, is now Ripple’s first major custody partner on the continent. Ripple has also collaborated with Mobile Financial Services (MFS) to bring on-demand liquidity (ODL) solutions across Africa. Meanwhile, a pilot program led by the DNAOnChain initiative involving zero-knowledge (ZK) privacy technology is reportedly underway on the XRPL testnet in Nigeria. These zero-knowledge proofs are anchoring real privacy infrastructure. According to Stellar Rippler, they don’t want individuals connecting the dots on Africa’s remittance revolution, including private on-chain infrastructure and institutional rails. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com

XRP’s long-running market cap debate misses the real question, according to Digital Ascension Group CEO Jake Claver: can the network absorb institutional-scale payment flows without blowing out execution costs? In a March 26 video, Claver argued that market cap is a poor measure of a digital asset’s functional strength and said XRP’s price would need to rise materially if it is ever to support bank-scale settlement. Claver framed the case around what he called a “liquidity index,” a model he says is designed to measure “the true utility and stability of a digital asset” rather than just its headline valuation. His framework combines six variables: market depth, liquidity continuity, slippage, available supply, settlement speed, and access. When those factors are assessed together, he said, the key requirement for a payments asset is not speculative upside but a high enough price to make large transactions workable. Related Reading: Analyst Reveals The Plan For XRP Price Using The Bitcoin Chart “The assets that will power the next financial system can’t just be volatile speculation,” Claver said. “They actually require a high stable price in order to function at a global scale.” Why XRP Could Need A Much Higher Price His argument starts with supply. Claver compared XRP to a scarce collectible, saying the relevant figure is not just total issuance but how many tokens are actually available to trade. If demand rises while more of the supply is effectively locked away, the remaining float becomes more valuable. He tied that directly to XRP’s payments thesis, describing it as “fixed supply, growing demand,” with the reduced amount left on the market doing more of the pricing work. From there, Claver turned to market depth, which he cast as the central constraint for institutional use. He likened XRP liquidity to a pool of water that must be deep enough to absorb a large entrant without chaos. If a bank wanted to move $100 million across borders using XRP, he said, a shallow market would not absorb the flow cleanly and price dislocation would follow. “The lever for that has got to be price,” he said. “If XRP is worth $1 each and you need to move $100 million to the network, you need a hundred million tokens sitting in the pool ready to be able to absorb that trade. But as the pool gets larger and let’s say XRP is worth $100 each, you only need a million tokens to absorb the same $100 million trade.” Related Reading: XRP Could Be Building A Major Short Squeeze, Analyst Says That logic extended to slippage, which Claver described as one of the clearest reasons banks are not yet using crypto rails for large-value transfers. He said a $100 million XRP transaction today could lose “somewhere around 10% just because of slippage,” or roughly $10 million, while traditional equity markets can process similar size for less than half a percent. To narrow that gap, he argued, the value sitting on order books would need to grow by roughly 20 to 100 times. With token supply fixed, he said, price would have to do “all of that work.” Claver also argued that available XRP supply could tighten further over time. He pointed to ETF products, corporate and bank treasury inventory, and DeFi pools as sources of locked-up tokens that would be unavailable for exchange liquidity. In that setup, he said, rising demand would collide with shrinking float and price would not “slide up gradually” but gap higher once sellers became scarce. Speed is the other pillar of the thesis. Claver said XRP’s 3-to-5-second settlement time gives the same pool of capital far more turnover than slower networks, allowing market makers to recycle liquidity more efficiently. But he stressed that speed alone is not enough. “If every single trade cost you 1 to 2% in slippage,” he said, “the speed advantage turns into a faster way to lose money.” He closed by arguing that market cap offers only a superficial snapshot because it assumes every token could be valued at the last traded price. For a network meant to process cross-border value at scale, he said, the real test is whether its order books can absorb institutional volume without destroying capital. On Claver’s telling, that makes higher XRP prices less a matter of hype than a structural condition for the network to do the job its advocates envision. At press time, XRP traded at $1.3337. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com

XRP is currently sitting at a key transition zone where market structure is being tested, and direction is about to be decided. Historical patterns suggest that periods like this don’t last long, often leading to significant moves once the price breaks out of consolidation. With both bullish and bearish scenarios still in play, the next move could set the tone for what comes next. XRP Enters Critical Decision Zone In a recent XRP analysis, EGRAG CRYPTO highlighted that price is currently sitting at a highly sensitive level, one that could determine the market’s next major direction. This zone represents a key inflection point, where market structure is being tested, and a decisive move is likely to follow.  Related Reading: XRP Price Turns Soft, Red Signals Renewed Bearish Pressure If this level holds, XRP could begin to grind higher as buyers step in to defend the support. On the other hand, a failure to hold this zone would likely trigger a deeper correction, with price potentially revisiting lower support levels around $1.15. That makes the current range a critical battleground, where the next move could set the tone for the coming weeks. Historical behavior adds more weight to this setup. In previous cycles, a similar signal appeared when the yellow line crossed above the red line, a shift that often aligned with the market approaching a bottom. While not an exact timing tool, the crossover has consistently marked an important transition phase in XRP’s price action. The timing around this signal has varied across cycles, with the 2018 bottom forming roughly 126 days after the cross, while in 2022, the bottom occurred about 42 days before it. In both cases, the crossover identified a zone rather than a precise bottom, suggesting that XRP was either at or very close to its lowest point. With the same signal now appearing again, it points to the possibility that the market is once more entering a key transition zone where a major move could soon unfold. Watching The Levels That Matter Most The analyst went on to outline the key levels being closely monitored, emphasizing that a weekly close above $1.80, aligned with the yellow line, would signal that XRP is reclaiming its market structure and could begin shifting momentum back in favor of the bulls. Related Reading: XRP Eyes Massive Breakout, But Not Before A Potential Shakeout A stronger confirmation would come from a decisive break and sustained hold above the $2.20 level. Achieving that would signal a transition into a more aggressive expansion phase, often referred to as full thrust mode, where bullish momentum accelerates, and price action becomes more directional. On the other hand, failure to reclaim the $1.80 level would suggest that the market is not yet ready for a sustained upside move. In that case, downside pressure would remain active. The strategy remains centered on confirmation rather than prediction, allowing price action to validate the next move. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

XRP is under selling pressure. Weeks of consolidation below $1.50 have given way to a test of critical support. And quietly, an indicator that most traders are not watching has just flipped in a direction they should care about. Related Reading: Unknown Wallet Buys $107 Million In Ethereum – Purchase Pattern Points To Bitmine An Arab Chain report tracking risk-adjusted performance data on Binance has identified a shift that the price chart is not yet reflecting: XRP’s Sharpe Ratio has moved into positive territory at 0.0267, while the 30-day average return has climbed to 0.00063 — a modest but meaningful reading that marks the first sustained improvement in risk-adjusted returns following months of negative and near-zero readings. These are not large numbers. That is precisely the point. The Sharpe Ratio does not need to be high to be significant — it needs to be moving in the right direction after an extended period of moving in the wrong direction. For XRP, that directional shift is new, it is recent, and it is happening while the price is still under pressure. That divergence — between what the risk-adjusted data is signaling and what the spot market is doing — is where the most important market information tends to live. The price reflects the present. The indicator is measuring something further out. The Indicator Spent Four Months in the Red. March Changed That Arab Chain’s historical read of the data places the current positive reading in its proper context. From October through late December, the Sharpe Ratio remained in negative or near-zero territory — a sustained period in which XRP holders were bearing risk that their returns were not compensating them for. That is not a temporary fluctuation. That is a regime, and it lasted the better part of a quarter. The February capitulation marked the low point of that regime. When XRP’s price collapsed sharply in early February, the indicator registered its most negative reading of the entire period — the moment when risk was highest, and returns were most punishing simultaneously. What followed was not an immediate recovery but a gradual one: the Sharpe Ratio began climbing as price stabilized, and March delivered the decisive shift, with the 30-day average return rising enough to push the indicator into positive territory for the first time since the cycle began deteriorating. Arab Chain frames the forward scenario with appropriate precision. If the Sharpe Ratio continues climbing — if returns improve while volatility stays contained — the data supports a progressively more stable bullish setup. If it reverses into negative territory, the stress regime returns. The indicator has crossed. The price has not followed yet. One of them will move toward the other. Related Reading: $2.3 Billion Ethereum Has Left OKX And Binance This Quarter: The Sell-Side Supply Is Thinning The XRP Support That Was Holding Is Now Being Tested XRP is trading at $1.3365, down 1.79% on the day. The session opened at $1.3608, reached $1.3726, and has sold off to a session low of $1.3340 — a candle that opened, rejected immediately, and has spent the remainder of the day pressing toward levels not seen since the February capitulation floor. Today’s price action is not ambiguous. It is a breakdown attempt. The daily chart context makes today’s move consequential rather than routine. XRP has been in a confirmed downtrend since November 2025, producing a sequence of lower highs without exception — the January rally to $2.40, the post-capitulation bounce to $1.65, the March recovery attempt to $1.55, each one sold into at a lower level than the one before. The structure has not produced a single higher high in five months. Related Reading: Ethereum Staking Ratio Hits Record 31.4% As Exchange Supply Crashes To 2016 Lows All three moving averages are declining in sequence, and the price trades beneath all of them. The 50-day MA has crossed below the 100-day MA, confirming the death cross on the intermediate timeframe. The 200-day MA descends from approximately $2.20, so far above the current price that it offers no near-term reference point. The February capitulation wick to $1.15 is the last meaningful support on this chart. Today’s close at $1.3365 is pressing toward the lower boundary of the post-capitulation range. A daily close below $1.33 puts $1.15 back in play — not as a prediction, but as the next structural level the chart exposes if the current floor gives way. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 

Analysts suggest that the XRP price, currently sitting near $1.40, is undervalued. Although the cryptocurrency rose above $3 last year, it failed to reach a new all-time high and has since faced a major downturn as its technical structure weakened. Despite this, analysts maintain a strong bullish outlook, arguing that even a $10 valuation is too low for the cryptocurrency. At the same time, other experts are highlighting developing factors that could help XRP break free from its current suppression and potentially reach higher levels.  What XRP’s Fair Value Really Looks Like Bird, an XRP Ledger (XRPL) developer, took to X on Wednesday, March 25, to present his new bullish outlook for XRP. Firstly, the analyst highlighted the discrepancy between XRP’s current price and what he believes should be its true value.  Related Reading: XRP Pundit Shares Why You Shouldn’t Get Tricked By The Price Rebound Bird stated plainly that “XRP is a $100+ token trading at $1.40.” The developer’s statement suggests a strong belief that the cryptocurrency’s current price does not reflect its underlying utility potential. His reasoning likely centers on XRP’s role in the global payments ecosystem, particularly its use by financial institutions for cross-border transactions. Unlike many cryptocurrencies that derive value primarily from speculative interest and hype, XRP is positioned as a functional settlement layer for banks and payment providers worldwide. Supporters of the cryptocurrency have long argued that XRP’s price could skyrocket due to the demand and liquidity that could come from its core utility. Looking at Bird’s statement from another angle, the gap between $1.40 and $100 could also represent one of the most compelling opportunities in the current crypto market. He closed his post by telling followers “you know what to do,” subtly hinting that now may be the right time to accumulate XRP at its current price. In response, some members of the community boldly declared that they would continue buying XRP, underscoring their strong confidence in the cryptocurrency’s potential to reach $100. XRP Price Remains Suppressed Luke Suthers, a well-known XRP advocate, has also shared his bullish thesis on the cryptocurrency’s value. This time, he outlines several developing catalysts that could propel the altcoin upward rather than a specific price target.  Related Reading: Analyst Reveals The Plan For XRP Price Using The Bitcoin Chart Suthers noted that the XRP price is currently being suppressed. He emphasized that while banks and institutions accumulate the cryptocurrency behind the scenes, XRP is still trading around $1.40. At the same time, the analyst also noted that Ripple, the crypto payments company, is actively expanding its rails and acquiring additional companies to strengthen its ecosystem. Based on these bullish developments, Suthers concludes that XRP’s price is undervalued, arguing that it does not reflect its true value. He pointed out that major players are already positioning themselves ahead of an expected market shift and liquidity wave. Suthers warns investors not to get left behind, urging them to consider positioning strategically as well. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com

An interesting statement from Grant Cardone has led to a different kind of conversation. According to the popular American businessman, the Bitcoin price should be $280,000. His claim that Bitcoin should already be trading at $280,000 raises a deeper question: if that valuation were accurate today, what would it imply for the rest of the market? That question becomes even more interesting when applied to cryptocurrencies like Dogecoin and XRP, which tend to move in tandem to Bitcoin. Grant Cardone’s $280,000 Bitcoin Call And What It Implies The real estate mogul, who oversees about $5.3 billion in assets through his firm CardoneCapital, recently took to X to deliver a blunt verdict on the state of Bitcoin: “Bitcoin should be $280,000.” No chart attached, no lengthy thread. Just four words carrying the weight of a man who has put $70 million of his firm’s balance sheet behind Bitcoin. Related Reading: Bitcoin Distribution Mechanism Has Not Changed, All Roads Point To Crash Below $50,000 At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading far below that $280,000 price projection. To put this into perspective, Bitcoin is currently trading just below $70,000, at around $67,750, meaning Cardone’s projection implies a 4x revaluation. However, that kind of move doesn’t exist in isolation. When Bitcoin goes on such a move, the liquidity spills into altcoins, pushing them into price rallies of their own. What The XRP And Dogecoin’s Prices Could Look Like In That Scenario Dogecoin has always traded as a high-beta extension of Bitcoin. When Bitcoin trends upward, Dogecoin often amplifies that move, driven by retail momentum and speculative cycles. If Bitcoin were to move from roughly $70,000 to $280,000, maintaining current ratios alone would already imply a significant shift. At a 4x Bitcoin move, Dogecoin could theoretically follow into a similar multiple, placing it somewhere around the $0.35 to $0.40 range from current levels near $0.09. That is the conservative view based purely on correlation. However, Dogecoin rarely rallies only 4x in strong bull phases. In previous cycles, it has outperformed Bitcoin by a wide margin during peak momentum periods. If that dynamic repeats, a Bitcoin price at $280,000 could easily place Dogecoin closer to a new all-time high above $0.73 and probably even above $1. Related Reading: Breaking Down The $100 XRP Prophecy: Is There A Timeline? On the other hand, XRP is currently trading near $1.43. That puts the XRP/BTC ratio at approximately 0.00002. If Bitcoin were to re-rate to $280,000 while that ratio stays constant, XRP would be trading somewhere between $5.60 and $6.00. That alone would already see the XRP price trading at price peaks compared to the current range, which many long-term holders have been waiting for. XRP’s upside is always discussed in terms of utility and integration into cross-border payments. In a scenario where Bitcoin reaches $280,000, those utility conditions could amplify XRP’s role as a bridge asset and even cause the XRP price to break above double digits above $10. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com

Crypto pundit X Finance Bull has explained how XRP is positioned to absorb a share of the $100 trillion in assets that the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has in custody. He notably mentioned Ripple and the role the crypto firm is playing in making this possible for XRP.  How XRP Is Positioned To Take A Share of DTCC’s $100 Trillion Assets In an X post, X Finance Bull noted that in 2025, DTCC filed patents that named Ripple and the XRP Ledger as compatible infrastructure for tokenized finance. Following that, Ripple acquired Hidden Road, a prime brokerage that clears $3 trillion annually for over 300 institutional clients, for $1.25 billion.  Related Reading: Why SWIFT’s Latest Global Payments Infrastructure Is Bullish For XRP Holders The pundit then mentioned that earlier this month, Hidden Road, which is now Ripple Prime, was added to the DTCC’s NSCC directory. He noted that this is the same clearing infrastructure used by Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. X Finance Bull added that no crypto company has ever achieved this feat, with Ripple now embedded inside Wall Street’s machinery. The pundit believes that these developments position XRP to gain a share of DTCC’s custody assets.  X Finance Bull noted that the tokenization market is projected to hit between $16 and $30 trillion by 2030. Meanwhile, the DTCC’s director has spoken about a $100 trillion tokenization goal. He added that Ripple is inside the system and alleged that there are stated plans to migrate post-trade activity to the XRP Ledger.  The pundit stated that noting that is guaranteed for XRP, but that the positioning is undeniable. In line with this, he remarked that XRP holders aren’t betting on hype but on infrastructure that is already built from the inside out.  Ripple Working To Improve XRP Ledger’s Security Ripple has unveiled new plans to improve the XRP Ledger’s security as more institutions adopt the network and tokenize real-world assets on it. Ripple’s Head of Engineering, Ayo Akinyele, announced in an X post that they are taking a more proactive, AI-driven approach to strengthen the network’s security. Related Reading: Why The XRP Supply In The Billions Is Not A Problem This approach will include AI-assisted testing across the development lifecycle, a dedicated red team, and higher standards for how they evaluate changes before they go live. The Ripple executive noted that the goal is to continuously strengthen the XRP Ledger’s reliability as the network scales to support global payments, tokenized assets, and institutional use cases.  It is worth noting that the XRP Ledger currently ranks 8th in tokenized RWA, with a total tokenized value of $1.9 billion on the network, according to RWA.xyz. Ripple has continued to secure partnerships with institutions that it has onboarded to tokenize their financial products on the network.  At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $1.36, down over 2% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com

XRP holders have spent years waiting for the kind of breakout that turns patience into confidence. But a recent message from XRP analyst Bird cuts through the usual price talk with a more uncomfortable point: tokens do not go on a price rally by themselves. Holders who do not understand this may be waiting for a rally driver that they themselves are failing to build. The Lesson Every XRP Holder Must Understand Blockchain history does not leave much room for debate on the point of price appreciation. The chains that generated the most price appreciation in the past few years, Solana, BNB, and even Ethereum in its various breakout phases, shared a common precondition. Their ecosystems were alive before their price actions went vertical.  Related Reading: The Bitcoin Price Bottom Is Close, But There Is Still A Crash Below $60,000 Left Memecoins built on those blockchain networks spread across social media, NFT collections traded hands constantly, and decentralized applications accumulated real users. The native token, in each case, was not leading the activity. It was responding to it. According to Bird, this is what every XRP holder must understand clearly.  XRP has been treated as something to hold and wait on, with the bigger story based on regulation, Ripple partnerships, and acquisitions. Bird is pushing a different idea: that being bullish on XRP should also mean being bullish on the XRP Ledger itself. In other words, memes, NFTs, swaps, builders, dApps, and actual onchain activity are part of how a blockchain ecosystem proves that its native asset has real economic gravity. Bird noted that this has been proven over and over, and we saw it on XRPL in Nov ’24 too. Interestingly, Ripple’s own Q1 2025 XRP Markets Report said XRPL went through a clear cooldown after its strong Q4 2024 run, with transactions down 37.06% quarter over quarter and new wallets down 40.28%. How Does This Affect XRPL’s Infrastructure? The irony of the current moment is that the XRP Ledger is, by many technical measures, more capable than it has ever been. XRPL developers and validators have recently pushed some institutional DeFi building blocks, including permissioned domains, credential-based access, the token Escrow (XLS-85) amendment, and the XLS-65/66 lending protocol, all of which are designed to make the network viable for regulated financial activity. Related Reading: Analyst Who Predicted Bitcoin $125,000 Top Reveals What To Expect Next Holding, for many XRP holders, is seen as the primary act of support, a vote of confidence in the asset expressed through patience and conviction. But holding alone does not lead to activity on the XRP Ledger, and it does not create the kind of explosive price movement these same holders are expecting.  Analysts like Bird believe that real engagement matters more, encouraging users to interact with the network by moving XRP onchain, swapping, minting, trading, and exploring all the offerings of the XRPL ecosystem. As he puts it, “you don’t understand XRPL until you use it.” Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com

A market analyst has released a new XRP price analysis, using the Bitcoin (BTC) chart and price action as the basis for her outlook. The analyst’s near-term outlook for XRP is bearish, with ongoing market volatility and shifting sentiment posing challenges. While she highlights potential downside targets, the analyst also applies Elliott Wave theory to pinpoint resistance levels, indicating areas where XRP could decline to.    Market analyst Tara has shared her plan for XRP, drawing on patterns she observed on the Bitcoin chart. In her post on X, Tara outlined a clear roadmap for traders, warning that the current bounce seen in the XRP price could be a deceptive move and that significant downside risk remains ahead. The analyst identified a complete five-wave Elliott Wave decline on the one-hour XRP chart, noting that price finished its Wave 5 sell-off near the $1.362 support zone, a level visible on the chart as a strong horizontal floor. XRP Price Forecast Based On The Bitcoin Chart From that bottom, XRP has continued its corrective move upward, which Tara labeled as an ABC correction. This pattern consists of a Wave A rally, a Wave B dip, and a projected Wave C push, which she expects to carry the price higher in the short term.  Related Reading: XRP Price Will Not Move The Way People Think, Here’s A Better Pattern The analyst explained that, like Bitcoin, XRP is currently awaiting a Wave 2 or Wave 5 retracement. She said the move is targeting the 0.618 resistance level at $1.51, which also lines up with a 1:1 measured move. Moreover, she clearly stated that this upward move carries a bearish label and should not be misconstrued as a sign of bullish strength returning to the market. Tara further warned that the move could trap many bulls. She noted that many traders may mistake the short-term rally for a genuine breakout, only to be caught off guard when the next wave begins. The analyst also noted that, based on her readings of the Elliott Wave structure, traders should already be thinking about what wave could come next once this retrace completes near the $1.51 resistance zone visible on the chart.  Looking further ahead, Tara pointed to Wave 3 as the next major move to watch. She noted that Wave 3 carries downside targets as low as a Double Bottom at $1.12. The analyst added that the $0.87 macro support level on the price chart also remains a likely and valid target, representing a much deeper pullback from current price levels.  Update On The XRP Price Action The XRP price is currently sitting at $1.37 after an unsuccessful attempt to break and sustain levels above the $1.40 resistance level. According to CMC data, XRP’s price performance has been largely bearish over the past two weeks, dropping by more than 6% in the last seven days and over 3% in the past 24 hours. Related Reading: XRP Still Stuck In Bear Market Cycle With Threats Of A Price Crash To $1.13 The recent downturn has been driven by a lack of strong bullish catalysts in a market marked by high volatility and ongoing geopolitical tensions. XRP’s persistent bearish technical structure and negative sentiment have also weighed significantly on its price momentum. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com

Ripple is being viewed as a key player in the evolving push toward tokenized financial markets, as the New York Stock Exchange advances its plans to bring traditional assets onto blockchain rails. This development signals a broader shift on Wall Street, where traditional infrastructure is beginning to intersect with blockchain-driven innovation, settlement layer, and transition from legacy systems to faster and more transparent digital infrastructure. How Ripple Is Positioned At The Core Of Financial Transformation Wall Street has just surrendered to Ripple, as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) takes a decisive step to launch the tokenized securities era. Crypto analyst Pumpius has revealed on X that the exchange overseeing $30 trillion in market capitalization has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Securitize.  Related Reading: Ripple Pushes XRP Global With Multi-Continent Expansion Drive They named it the first official transfer agent allowed to mint blockchain native securities on its upcoming NYSE digital trading platform. However, this infrastructure is being built for all activity to move on-chain. The shift will be bullish for XRP and Ripple because, for years, the firm has long focused on tokenizing real-world assets and building institutional-grade blockchain rails. Within that framework, XRP was built as the neutral bridge asset for value transfer in a tokenized world, facilitating fast, low-cost, and regulatory-friendly transactions that are already battle-tested by banks. While narrative was speculating, Ripple was positioning XRP as the liquidity engine that allows tokenized securities to move across borders and chains without friction.  Furthermore, Pumpius argues that adding the NYSE and Securitize will result in the expansion of tokenized equities. Meanwhile, major players such as BlackRock, JPMorgan, and SWIFT continue to explore tokenization and blockchain settlement, and the entire $100 trillion real-world assets market needs a global settlement layer. Here, XRP sits between this shift with On-Demand Liquidity (ODL), RLUSD, and partnerships that have reached the world’s biggest financial institutions. Pumpius emphasized that XRP might be the bridge they will use when the first tokenized Apple or BlackRock ETF settles on-chain and needs instant global rails. Ripple Custody Bridges Traditional Finance And Blockchain The February 2026 report reveals how institutions are actively leveraging Ripple Custody. An analyst known as SMQKE on X noted that Ripple Custody supported DZ Bank in launching a digital custody service for crypto securities in under 10 months, through the deployment of a robust digital asset infrastructure. Related Reading: Ripple’s New Whitepaper Shows What’s Coming For XRP Meanwhile, at the core of these solutions are XRP and Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD. With these capabilities, financial institutions across over 20 jurisdictions have been able to develop, expand, and scale digital asset business models with confidence. Meanwhile, Ripple Custody is now used across these jurisdictions, and XRP and RLUSD are allowed to support the entire lifecycle of a tokenized asset. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com

XRP may be setting up for a large upside liquidation event even as price action remains fragile in the short term, according to Cryptoinsightuk analyst Will Taylor, who argued in a March 24 video that leverage positioning, funding data, and broader market structure still point to a higher move later in the cycle. Taylor’s core claim is not that XRP has bottomed cleanly or that downside risk has disappeared. It is that the balance of leverage, sentiment, and liquidity remains skewed in a way that could eventually force price higher, particularly if crypto gets a supportive macro or policy catalyst. Bullish XRP Liquidity Builds Above A large part of that thesis rests on liquidation maps. Looking at XRP, Taylor said there is “quite significant liquidity” below current levels in the near term, especially around $1.25 to $1.21. But he stressed that the more important picture appears on the higher-timeframe view, where the density of liquidation liquidity is far greater above the market than below it. Related Reading: XRP Price Will Not Move The Way People Think, Here’s A Better Pattern “Significant upside liquidity,” he said. “Again, look at the difference between the denseness of all this liquidity on the right compared to the left. Now, yes, there’s liquidity down towards a dollar, down towards 94 cent, but all the way up to and even including $3.59, there’s substantial liquidity for XRP.” He then put numbers on that imbalance. On the downside, Taylor pointed to roughly $20 million in short-term liquidity around $1.24. On the upside, he said the map shows around $300 million near $3.38 and another roughly $300 million near $3.60. That contrast, he argued, is one reason he continues to lean bullish despite the market’s weak tone. “It’s so much liquidity to the right-hand side,” Taylor said. “And I think that’s something people need to watch for here.” Taylor tied that setup to derivatives sentiment. He said XRP has already gone through eight consecutive weeks of negative aggregated funding, with the current week potentially becoming a ninth if it were to close negative. According to him, the only comparable stretch came at the 2022 bear-market low. Related Reading: Bitcoin, XRP Rallies Won’t Hold Until Oil Falls Toward $80, Expert Warns “We’ve had eight weeks of negative funding,” he said. “The only other time we’ve had that was here, which was the bottom of the bear market in 2022. So, I do think that people are underestimating sentimentally and structurally where we could be in crypto right now.” Still, Taylor did not present the case as a straight-line breakout. He repeatedly warned that XRP could continue compressing inside what he described as a descending wedge or bull-flag-type structure, and that a deeper flush remains possible before any larger move develops. “It doesn’t mean we have to go up here and break straight out to the upside,” he said. “This is also possible to happen… You could just chill and go down like that. But all this is compression of volatility. And when that compression of volatility gets realized, the moves more if we do that, if we go down to say like $1 by June, the move to the upside will be even more explosive than it would be if we move now.” He floated several possible catalysts, including progress on crypto legislation such as the Clarity Act, broader monetary easing from the Federal Reserve, or some other US policy move that could improve liquidity conditions. “I do think there’s going to be some sort of narrative that comes out that’s going to be quite positive for the markets,” he said. “I think the Clarity Act could be one of the things that we really start to lean on.” At press time, XRP traded at $1.42. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com

XRP is showing strong signs of a larger breakout on the horizon, but the path higher may not be smooth. Current price action suggests a potential shakeout, clearing out weak hands before momentum builds. With key levels being tested and structure tightening, the next move could set the stage for a much bigger rally. Trendline Breakdown Flips Key Support Into Resistance In a quick XRP update, CasiTrades noted that the price is now breaking below the consolidation trendline that had been holding for weeks, with that level beginning to flip into resistance. That shift aligns with what was discussed in Friday’s livestream. From a structural standpoint, it strengthens the case that XRP may be entering its final leg down toward the $0.87 support zone. Related Reading: XRP Nears Breakout: Analyst Maps Path Back To All-Time High On the lower timeframe, particularly the 15-minute chart, the current upward move is being tracked as a subwave 2 bounce. A well-defined RSI trendline is guiding this short-term recovery, and as long as it holds, the bounce can continue to play out. However, a break below that RSI structure would likely mark the start of wave 3. In the near term, key levels remain in focus. The $1.40–$1.41 region is being watched as a potential B wave area, followed by a possible extension toward $1.51–$1.55 for the C wave completion. These zones could act as temporary resistance points before the next decisive move unfolds. Despite the short-term fluctuations, the broader outlook remains unchanged. The primary expectation is still a move toward $0.87 unless XRP can reclaim and hold above the $1.65 resistance level. Staying disciplined and sticking to this plan helps remove emotion and keeps the focus on structure rather than noise. History Repeats: XRP Mirrors Past Cycle Structure According to an XRP update by Archie, the current cycle is unfolding in a manner that bears a striking resemblance to past price action. After forming a bottom and establishing a higher low, the market structure shifted, leading to the start of a new uptrend. Both cycles follow the same pattern: an initial push, a retest, and then another strong move higher. Related Reading: Breaking Down The $100 XRP Prophecy: Is There A Timeline? If history repeats, the key trendline could be taken out as early as this weekend. Adding to the bullish case, a divergence on the daily chart is reinforcing the idea that strength is returning beneath the surface. Expectations this time appear even more ambitious. Rather than stalling at previous all-time highs, sentiment points toward a much larger move, with targets extending into double-digit territory. Confidence is growing, and the narrative is clear; the market believes XRP’s next phase could be far more explosive. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com

Brent crude slid nearly 12% on Monday to trade around $94, but market expert Sam Daodu warns that oil prices will need to fall further — toward the $85–$80 range — before potential rallies in Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP prices can be sustainable.  According to Daodu, energy prices remain the key link between the ongoing Middle East conflict and crypto market direction, and until they ease, inflation fears and interest-rate concerns will continue to cap risk assets. Bitcoin, XRP Retrace Amid Oil‑Fueled Rate Risks Bitcoin currently sits just above the psychologically important $70,000 level, while XRP is consolidating near $1.44. Both tokens have retraced modestly from last week’s highs, with Bitcoin down roughly 4% and XRP off about 5% on the weekly chart after encountering resistance higher up. Those pullbacks, Daodu says, are tied to the same macro forces that have pushed oil above $100 on repeated escalation headlines since the Strait of Hormuz closures began in late February. Daodu emphasizes that high oil prices sustain inflationary pressure and, crucially, keep the Federal Reserve (Fed) from easing policy.  Related Reading: Analyst Predicts When Bitcoin Price Will Hit $145,000 The Fed’s message on March 19 has pushed out expectations for easier monetary policy. When rate-cut prospects fade, capital rotates away from risk-on assets, and crypto, which still behaves like a high-risk asset, tends to suffer. The expert also highlighted structural reasons crypto markets have appeared particularly sensitive to geopolitical shocks. Because digital-asset markets are open around the clock, they absorb the initial wave of risk sentiment instantly, often before traditional markets open.  That 24/7 liquidity profile can lead to sharper moves in Bitcoin and XRP price following weekend or overnight headlines, as selling is concentrated into thinner markets, as Daodu noted in his report. Brent Near $80–$85 Could Unlock Lasting Gains  Despite these headwinds, Daodu notes there are constructive technical patterns beneath the surface. Bitcoin has formed higher lows on successive sell-offs since late February, suggesting buyers step in during each dip.  XRP, on the other hand, has maintained a roughly $1.35–$1.45 holding zone through recent escalations, reflecting resilience even as rallies fail to hold. Crucially, Daodu argues that oil is the variable most likely to break the current pattern of short-lived crypto rallies. He noted that if Brent retreats toward $80–$85 on signs of a ceasefire or diplomatic progress, inflation pressures should ease and the Fed could regain room to consider rate cuts.  Renewed expectations for easier policy would likely return risk capital to crypto markets and give Bitcoin and XRP the momentum they need to sustain gains.  Conversely, if energy prices remain north of $100, every positive catalyst will be counterbalanced by the same inflation-and-rates dynamic that has dominated price action since February. Related Reading: Bitcoin Miner Selling Pressure Drops To Near Three-Year Low Daodu also reminded that several bullish fundamentals that existed before the conflict have not disappeared: the SEC’s movement toward treating Bitcoin as a commodity, inflows into XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and forward progress on the CLARITY Act.  Those catalysts are still in place but, in his view, are on hold until broader macro conditions — led by a decline in oil — allow risk assets to reassert themselves. Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com

“XRP isn’t going to move the way most people expect.” That was the message shared by an XRP enthusiast on X, rejecting the idea of a steady climb through levels like $2, $3, and $4.  Instead, the projection breaks away from conventional technical analysis and circulating supply models, predicting that XRP’s price could move in a much more exponential, step-change manner. The Exponential Pattern For XRP There have been multiple questions as to whether XRP’s next major rally will look like a normal crypto rally or whether it could come as a repricing when it is finally tied into real-world financial use on a global scale. That outlook was reiterated again after an XRP enthusiast on X noted that the cryptocurrency will not climb in clean steps, such as $2, $3, and $4, as most people think.  Related Reading: XRP Price Crash Far From Over And This Move Could Send It To $0.75 Instead, the XRP price will leap from current levels into triple, four-digit, or even higher territory once it becomes necessary in the financial system. This is not because of hype and not because everyone suddenly believes. But just because one day the system actually starts using it. This line of thinking often centers on XRP’s role as a bridge asset. In such a system, liquidity requirements could force a rapid adjustment in price if demand outweighs available supply. It is the same reasoning behind repeated claims that XRP will not follow a traditional cycle pattern.  Similar projections have surfaced from multiple XRP enthusiasts in recent months, many of whom link XRP’s long-term upside to institutional integration and cross-border settlement flows on the XRP Ledger. Interestingly, the pattern described in each case is a massive XRP price climb to levels as high as $10,000+. Critics Still Push Back Against These Targets At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $1.42, which is far below the floated price targets of $100 and above. Despite how popular this theory has become within parts of the XRP community, it continues to face strong resistance.  Related Reading: XRP Price Is Maintaining This Multi-Year Trendline, But A Crash Could Be Looming The main challenge to these price targets comes down to scale. At current supply levels, even a move to $100 would place the entire market cap of XRP above $6 trillion and closer to $10 trillion when considering total supply. This is much higher than some of the largest financial assets in the world by total value. That is why more conservative projections still dominate institutional outlooks. Analysts and research firms that track XRP base their upside in terms of growth relating to adoption milestones, regulatory clarity, and institutional capital inflows into Spot XRP ETFs, not instant moves into four digits above $1,000. Even Ripple CTO emeritus David Schwartz has pushed back on such expectations, noting that if the market genuinely believed XRP could trade at $100 very soon, its current price would not still be sitting near the $1 range. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com

A self-described prophet who had received a “prophecy” of XRP has laid out a four-stage price roadmap for the cryptocurrency that could see it jump $100 and end at $10,000. A crypto enthusiast on X has brought these predictions back into the spotlight, pointing to a growing list of the prophet’s past calls that came true as reason enough to stop dismissing XRP’s bullish outlook.   XRP Price Prophecy Breakdown A crypto commentator, DooriDoori, on X has ignited a new discussion in the crypto community after sharing a detailed breakdown of a bold XRP price prophecy. DooriDoori linked this foretelling to a figure named Brandon Biggs, a self-proclaimed prophet who apparently had no prior knowledge about XRP’s existence but received a divine vision outlining a bullish roadmap for the cryptocurrency. Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Breaks Legendary 14-Year Support, What This Means For The Market According to DooriDoori, Biggs turned to Google to research XRP after receiving a prophecy, seeking to understand what the cryptocurrency was. He urged market watchers, investors, and traders not to ignore the forecast, underscoring his strong belief in its optimistic outlook for XRP.  Notably, DooriDoori detailed Biggs’ prophecy as a four-staged roadmap, charting XRP’s rise through multiple key price milestones. The sequence reportedly begins with early targets near $5, moves to $10, and then skyrockets to approximately $150 and $10,000.  At XRP’s trading price near $1.37 at the time of writing, the first milestone alone would require a 264% or 3.65x rally, while reaching $10 would represent a 630% or 7.3x return for current holders. Additionally, DooriDoori noted that a jump to $150 from current levels would reflect a staggering 10,843% or 109.5x surge. The final target of $10,000 is nearly 7,300 times XRP’s current price—a figure that sounds extreme until measured against Bitcoin’s historic $100,000 run from $1 in 2009 to six figures in 2024.  DooriDoori intentionally draws a direct comparison between XRP and Bitcoin, framing skepticism over the prophesied targets as a repeat of when people dismissed Bitcoin at $1 more than 16 years ago. The crypto commentator shared that Biggs did not provide any timeline for his XRP price forecast, simply saying, “one day, it will happen.” DooriDoori also emphasized that the projection is not backed by any technical analysis, charts, or historical patterns, but is based purely on Biggs’ prophesied vision.  What Gives The Prophecy Weight Biggs’ XRP price target alone likely would not have garnered the level of attention DooriDoori’s post received, as the crypto market is constantly flooded with bullish forecasts. What truly drove the strong interest and belief in his projected price roadmap is Biggs’ track record of reportedly making accurate predictions.  Related Reading: Pundit Who Predicted Ethereum Price Bottom Reveals What To Expect Next DooriDoori noted that Biggs had forecasted the assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump roughly four months before it happened. The self-proclaimed prophet also named five cryptocurrencies in his original prophecy, specifically Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano. According to DooriDoori, the Trump administration formally recognized all five assets in March 2025 as part of the newly established US strategic crypto reserve. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com

After a poor performance in the first two months of the year, the XRP price appears to have steadied its movement, rousing the hopes of relief among investors. However, the latest on-chain analysis suggests that the altcoin might not have hit its true local price bottom yet.  Number Of Days Spent At A Profit Still Quite Low — Analyst  In a recent post on the social media platform X, on-chain analyst Joao Wedson offered insights into the XRP market, saying the cryptocurrency is yet to enter the early phases of a price rebound, contrary to popular expectations. This on-chain hypothesis is based on data from the Number of Days Spent At A Profit metric.  For context, this metric indicates how long current XRP holders have been in profit, relative to past price levels. As the name suggests, the indicator measures how many days have passed since XRP was last at a higher price.  Related Reading: Solana Flashing Mixed Signals: $105 Breakout Or Double-Pair Collapse Ahead? According to Wedson, this metric has historically reached extreme levels at periods when the Number of Days At A Profit climbed to high levels. Notably, the case is quite different from the usual historical context, as the XRP price still trades significantly below these ‘hallmark’ zones.  The market expert explained that this historical context suggests that the XRP price could see more downside movement in the near to mid-term. Furthermore, the analyst pointed out that this is the major prerequisite for the formation of historical patterns, which in turn precedes the formation of previous bottoms. XRP Ledger Records Expansion Across Multiple Wallet Sizes At the same time, blockchain analytics firm Santiment revealed that there has recently been a considerable amount of growth recorded in the XRP Ledger. Interestingly, much of this expansion is driven by a considerable increase in the number of small wallets holding XRP. The most notable growth has been from a cohort of investors typically referred to as ‘shrimps’ (with less than 100 XRP in their wallets). According to Santiment, these shrimp-wallets have added up to a total of about 5.66 million separate addresses, hence reflecting the widespread adoption of XRP by retailers and everyday users. Related Reading: Crypto Adoption No Longer Optional, Survey Finds As 72% Of Finance Leaders Signal Commitment At the same time, wallets containing between 100 and 100,000 XRP have also expanded in number, reaching an approximated amount of 2.01 million wallets. Because this group represents a mid-tier level of investors who make up a significant part of the network, this could mean that the XRP market has seen an inflow of more serious accumulators.  While the amount of small wallets have displayed impressive expansions, the number of large-holder wallets have comparatively only recorded miniscule growth. Santiment revealed that these wallets with more than 100,000 XRP are capped at around 32,054. From this, it appears that this investor group has been involved mostly in distributions or repositioning events. With little influence from the whales driving XRP prices, it becomes more apparent that a local bottom may still be at lower prices. As of this writing, the XRP price stands at approximately $1.44, reflecting a 0.4% loss in the past day. Featured image by DALL-E, chart from TradingView

Crypto analyst X Finance Bull has laid out a detailed theory explaining why XRP’s large token supply, often criticized as a weakness, could actually serve as a powerful mechanism for institutional adoption. His analysis comes as XRP community members continue to burn tokens to help reduce supply. In contrast, others demand that Ripple burn its escrowed holdings to drive scarcity and trigger a price spike.  The XRP Supply Is A “Catalyst”, Not a “Problem” In an X post on March 18, X Finance Bull observed that many people tend to look at XRP’s substantial supply of 100 billion tokens and, as a result, become alarmed, often describing it as a problem. He explained that the main concern about XRP’s supply stems from the belief that Ripple still controls a large portion of the tokens, estimated at between 39 billion and 44 billion XRP.  Related Reading: Pundit’s XRP Projection For Next Bull Cycle Shows When Rally To $100 Is Coming However, instead of seeing this as a negative, the analyst suggested that XRP’s large supply could actually be a “catalyst.” He argued that Ripple’s current concentration of XRP places the company above a key threshold discussed in the CLARITY Act, which evaluates whether an affiliated group holds 20% or more of a digital asset.  X Finance Bull explained that Ripple’s large reserve creates a strategic opportunity to distribute between 20 million and 25 million XRP to institutional partners. Some of these include banks, liquidity providers, payment companies, central bank infrastructure partners, and tokenization platforms.  As these tokens gradually move from escrow into operational use, the analyst expects Ripple’s total XRP holdings to drop below 20% eventually. Consequently, this shift could strengthen decentralization, increase regulatory comfort, and open the door to broader institutional participation.  Building on this outlook, X Finance Bull outlined what XRP’s supply structure could look like after Ripple completes its distribution. He projected that the crypto company would hold around 18 billion XRP after the transfer. At the same time, banks would own 12 billion, liquidity providers roughly 10 billion, exchanges around 8 billion, payment firms about 6 billion, and public holders retaining approximately 46 billion.  The analyst further argued that when institutions receive these tokens, they would not sell them but would instead use them to power real global settlement activities. In a real-world scenario, he said liquidity providers would maintain large pools of XRP, while payment companies would operate live corridors, all of which would sustain operational demand for XRP. At the same time, he expects XRP to function as a bridge asset for cross-border liquidity, tightening its circulating supply and supporting its price growth as demand expands.  The Broader Case For XRP’s Projected Institutional Future Beyond supply dynamics, X Finance Bull noted that several real-world developments already support the framework he described. He pointed to XRP’s commodity classification, which he noted is already active, along with approximately $1.4 billion in ETF inflows and around $2.3 billion in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).  Related Reading: XRP Negative Funding Continues, Crashes To Levels Not Seen Since 2022 The analyst also mentioned the pending national bank charter for Ripple and the company’s continued global expansion and corporate acquisitions as signs that the institutional layer is actively forming around XRP. Furthermore, as the CLARITY Act approaches, the new framework could play a significant role in shaping how institutions view XRP and other digital assets. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com

Following the recent market trend, the XRP price has maintained its hold on an important trendline over the years. This trendline leans bullish, and as long as the cryptocurrency holds above it, the likelihood of a recovery remains high. However, a break below this multi-year trendline could signal doom, with crypto analyst CrypFlow forecasting how low the digital asset could go before eventually finding a bottom. Bears Threaten XRP’s Multi-Year Trendline According to crypto analyst CrypFlow, the XRP multi-year trendline that began back in the year 2017 is currently still in play. In fact, with the price trading well above the $1.2 level, it continues to hold up well. So far, this has suggested that bulls still have some strength left, and this trendline has been a beacon. Related Reading: Signal That Led To Last 2 Altcoin Seasons Has Returned, And Here’s How Bitcoin Fits In From here on out, the XRP price would only need to actually complete a breakout to maintain its uptrend. This breakout would not only need to happen, but it would need to do so with momentum. As CrypFlow explains, for momentum to follow, the XRP price needs to do two things. The first of these is that the XRP price needs to break out of the descending resistance. This descending resistance had begun back in 2025, continuing on into 2026. As long as this resistance remains, the price remains bearish. But a break towards $2 invalidates it. Next on the list is that the XRP RSI downtrend needs to be broken as well. A breakout above $2 will complete this, ensuring that there is enough momentum for the cryptocurrency to follow. Such a move, the crypto analyst believes, would send the XRP price toward its 2018 highs of $3.8. However, in the case that the bulls are unable to complete a breakout within moments, then the bears could take control once again. Such a scenario would see the price lose its multi-year trend and eventually fall below $1. Related Reading: Analyst Says Bitcoin Price Is Showing Dangerous Weakness, Here’s Why Once this happens, then there is little cushion left for the cryptocurrency. As the price falls, the analyst highlights what they call the ‘discount zone,’ where XRP would be seemingly cheap to buy, and this lies around the $0.6-$0.8 level. Nevertheless, once the decline is over, the price is expected to rebound again. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com

As XRP attempts to defend a crucial support level, an analyst has called for a 30%-40% rally in the coming weeks, suggesting that the altcoin could see short-term relief before it reaches its “critical inflection point.” Related Reading: Analyst Says Dogecoin At $2 Is ‘Inevitable’ As Elon Musk Revives ‘Dogefather’ Meme XRP Defends Its ‘Lifeline’ On Friday, XRP saw a 2.5% intraday retrace to retest the $1.43 area before bouncing above the crucial $1.40 level. The altcoin has been hovering between $1.34-$1.50 over the past month, recently attempting to break out of the range’s upper boundary. During this week’s market rally, the cryptocurrency surged 15% from the weekend lows, reaching a one-month high of $1.60 on Tuesday. However, broader market volatility has pulled XRP back into its local range, leading the altcoin to retest a crucial area. Analyst ChardNerd affirmed that the altcoin is “currently defending a lifeline as it clings to support” and that he expects continuation to what he believes will be its “critical inflection point” in the coming weeks. XRP has been trading around its 200-Week Exponential Moving Average (EMA), currently at $1.41, with multiple closes below it and a bullish reclaim above this level in the latest weekly candle. As he explained, this is the key guardrail that the cryptocurrency must defend as the end of the week approaches, as it would set the stage for a new retest and potential reclaim of its $1.50 resistance and a relief rally toward two crucial levels above, the 20 EMA and 50 EMA. “So, what I’m trying to say is XRP could potentially have some sort of relief in the coming months, up towards these EMAs, which sit between $1.80 and $2.00. And if it gets this relief, that will mark a very critical inflection point.” He further emphasized that XRP must defend and hold the 200 EMA, as it has reclaimed the critical support level in the weekly timeframe and pushed the price toward its recent local highs. Why An April Rally Is Likely Diving deeper into the potential upcoming relief rally, the analyst observed that in previous cycles, XRP also had a “very interestingly unfolding price action.” He noted that after peaking in 2021, the altcoin fell to the 200 EMA, saw a relief rally toward the 20 and 50 EMA before being rejected and ultimately dropping to its bear market lows. Now, the cryptocurrency has done “exactly what we did in the prior cycle peak in 2021,” significantly retracing from its July 2025 peak and falling back to the 200 EMA. Notably, the altcoin saw around three months of relief after the successful back test, which could signal that “this is where we could see the next sort of few months, if Bitcoin behaves.” Related Reading: Solana Eyes ‘Clear Path’ Towards $115 Amid SEC Guidance, SOL ETFs Demand Moreover, the previous relief rally took place around March 2022, ChardNerd asserted, noting that “It doesn’t have to repeat the exact same way.” If the March relief rally doesn’t retest the $1.80-$2.00 in the next week, the analyst suggested that “there is a possibility that it lasts a bit longer than it did the prior cycle” and continues into April or May. “So, this is why there’s still the potential, I think, to get the push to $2 and then XRP comes back to $0.80 to $0.70,” he concluded. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com

XRP is approaching a critical turning point as price action tightens near a key resistance zone. The $1.55 level now stands as the defining barrier, with a breakout potentially signaling a stronger recovery, while continued rejection could reinforce downside pressure.  The $1.54 Level Comes Back Into Focus XRP has managed to climb back into a key short-term range, bringing the $1.54 area back into focus. From a broader perspective, MakroVision Research noted that the overall chart structure still appears weak despite the recent recovery, as XRP continues to trade below major resistance zones. However, in the short term, the price action suggests an attempt to build a base following the sharp and impulsive pullback. Related Reading: XRP Nears Breakout: Analyst Maps Path Back To All-Time High The range between $1.32 and $1.55 has now become the defining structure to watch. This zone is acting as a battleground between buyers and sellers, with price consolidating as it seeks to establish a clearer trend. Support remains firm around the $1.32 level, and holding above it keeps the current stabilization intact. On the upside, $1.55 represents the first major hurdle, and a sustained breakout above this level could significantly improve the outlook, opening the path toward $1.82. A move beyond that would be needed to ease the medium-term pressure and confirm a stronger recovery trend. XRP Faces Critical Test At Resistance Level The analyst revealed that XRP could navigate a high-stakes structural test as it approaches a decisive pivot point. While the asset is attempting to stabilize, it stands directly before a critical area that has already rejected the price multiple times. Without a clear breakout, the current upward movement remains categorized as a mere technical counter-move rather than a true trend reversal. Related Reading: XRP Price Bullish Momentum Expands — Market Eyes Next Surge A clean breakout above the $1.55 resistance level is the primary catalyst required to shift the narrative, as mentioned earlier. Until this barrier is convincingly breached, the market picture remains clouded by the recent impulsive pullback and the proximity of overhead supply. The downside risks are equally defined, centered on the $1.32 support zone. If XRP fails to maintain its footing and records two consecutive daily closes below this mark, the current stabilization effort would effectively tip. Such a breakdown would significantly increase the risk of retesting lower price territories. Ultimately, the situation is coming to a head as XRP struggles against these well-defined boundaries. If the current rejection at the $1.55 zone continues, the bearish momentum may quickly regain control. The market’s near-term direction hinges entirely on whether bulls can flip $1.55 into support or bears will force a retreat through the foundational support at $1.32. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com