Investor Royal Kane expressed reluctance to invest in XRP due to its large $81 billion market capitalization and lack of products or revenue. He favors smaller-cap cryptocurrencies that offer stronger growth potential and compelling narratives. Despite XRP's recent price rally, its valuation remains a concern, especially after a sharp pullback following the U.S. CLARITY Act setback. XRP is currently trading well below its all-time high, highlighting the cautious outlook among some investors.
While some investors like Royal Kane avoid XRP due to its large market cap and valuation concerns, the token shows active trading on Pluang. As of Sep 18, 2026 00:42 WIB, XRP trades at Rp23.145 with a 1-day gain of 3.48%. The market cap stands at Rp1.451,13 trillion, with a 24-hour volume of Rp69,32 trillion, and a typical hold time of 71 days, indicating steady investor interest despite mixed sentiment.
Agentic payments on the XRP Ledger have surged from about 1 million in July to over 13 million transactions, driven by AI-related demand. This rapid growth, highlighted by former Ripple exec Chandler Fang and RippleX's J.A. Akinyele, reflects increas...
Ripple's escrow system is set to release up to 1 billion XRP on November 1, 2026, as part of its monthly schedule designed to manage XRP supply predictably. Although the release amount is known, it is unclear how much XRP will enter circulation or be...
Ripple will unlock 1 billion XRP from escrow on November 1, continuing its monthly release schedule that began in 2018. Although up to 1 billion XRP is unlocked each month, Ripple typically returns a large portion to escrow, reducing the amount enter...
The XRP Ledger released an emergency update, version 3.4.1, on Sept. 25 to fix two critical security vulnerabilities related to transaction validation and integer overflow in its payment engine. Validators were required to upgrade before Oct. 9 when ...
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