XRP's price dropped to its weakest since late 2024, trading near $1.05 in early July, down over 25% this year despite Ripple's historic institutional growth in 2026. Ripple achieved major milestones including regulatory clearances, ETF launches, and significant ledger activity, yet XRP's price remains depressed, highlighting a disconnect between the company's success and token value. The upcoming CLARITY Act Senate vote is critical, potentially unlocking broader institutional demand and resolving whether XRP's price will rise with Ripple's infrastructure or remain decoupled. Investors face a pivotal month with multiple catalysts that could close the gap between Ripple's achievements and XRP's market performance.
The crypto market cap rose about 1.2% to $2.28 trillion, with Bitcoin holding steady above $64,000 and most top coins posting modest gains. Improved sentiment follows Bitcoin's tough June, aided by renewed ETF inflows and easing fear in the market. A...
The cryptocurrency market capitalization rose by $170 billion from July 1 to July 11, reaching $2.28 trillion, with Bitcoin trading above $64,100. This surge is driven by recovering ETF inflows, including a $265.69 million single-day inflow on July 6...
US spot XRP ETFs reached $996.65 million in net assets on July 10, just $3.35 million short of $1 billion. Despite a $7.29 million outflow last week ending a nine-week inflow streak, cumulative inflows since launch total $1.48 billion. XRP's price re...
David Schwartz, Ripple's CTO Emeritus, clarified that Ripple's sales of XRP tokens do not negatively impact XRP holders. He responded to claims that Ripple shifts risks and costs to holders by monetizing pre-mined XRP to fund operations and sharehold...
Ripple will release 1 billion XRP tokens from escrow on August 1, marking its eighth monthly unlock in 2026. Despite the large token amount, much of the unlocked XRP is typically returned to escrow, so the market impact is expected to be limited. Cha...
