On September 1, 2026, Ripple released 1 billion XRP tokens from escrow, worth about $1.38 billion, but XRP's price rose instead of falling, reflecting strong market confidence. August saw a 28.5% price rally driven by institutional inflows into newly approved spot XRP ETFs and a 521% surge in payment volume on the XRP Ledger, signaling growing real-world usage. Ripple's regulatory clarity after settling with the SEC and strategic partnerships with major financial institutions have shifted XRP's market from retail speculation to institutional adoption. The monthly escrow release, once feared as a sell pressure event, is now a predictable routine absorbed by robust demand, marking a new phase for XRP's growth and stability.
XRP's price is projected to move toward $1.80 to $2 within the next one to two months, with a return above $2 boosting confidence in a possible cycle peak between $7 and $9. This outlook is based on a chart analysis comparing XRP's pattern to Bitcoin...
Ripple filed a detailed comment supporting the SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, urging clearer rules to prevent costly legal disputes over whether tokens are securities. The company argues that investment contracts can be securities without t...
On October 20, Zcash (ZEC) spot ETFs attracted $1.61 million in net inflows, standing out as the only altcoin ETF to gain fresh capital. Meanwhile, Solana (SOL), Hyperliquid (HYPE), and NEAR spot ETFs experienced net outflows, with SOL extending its ...
A forecast by Crypto Captain sets an ambitious price target of $210 for XRP by the end of 2026, which would imply a market valuation of approximately $13.26 trillion based on the current circulating supply of 63.13 billion tokens. This target represe...
Between Sept. 19 and Oct. 18, 2026, nearly all Ripple USD (RLUSD) payments on the XRP Ledger were tiny transfers under one unit, totaling about 7.8 million payments. These small transfers mainly came from 110 wallets sending tiny amounts to three rec...
