In August 2026, seven U.S. spot XRP ETFs reached a record $125 million in daily trading volume, with cumulative net inflows hitting $1.57 billion. Whale investors accumulated 380 million XRP tokens in one week, signaling strong institutional interest despite XRP's price being down 57% from its peak. The ETF fee war drove expense ratios to historic lows, accelerating market adoption faster than Bitcoin's ETF launch. Despite a sharp 37% flash crash on August 22 due to leveraged long liquidations, spot ETF inflows remained robust, suggesting long-term conviction and growing infrastructure around XRP beyond price movements. Upcoming factors to watch include ETF flows, whale holdings, regulatory clarity, and Ripple's expanding stablecoin ecosystem on the XRP Ledger.
The XRP Ledger has reached a record 8.24 million non-empty wallets, marking steady growth despite recent price fluctuations. On one day, 4,772 new wallets were created, the fifth-largest daily increase since March, signaling renewed user interest. An...
On October 22, Bitcoin dropped 3.61% to $81,394.33, while altcoins like Ether, XRP, and Solana fell even more sharply. Token group indexes such as Memecoin, Computing Select, and DeFi Select also saw larger declines. Despite these price drops, U.S. s...
XRP's price dipped amid broader crypto market pressure, with analyst Ellio Trades warning that XRP could lose its top cryptocurrency status if Ripple doesn't convert partnerships into real token demand. Competing networks are advancing in financial s...
On October 22, Bitcoin's perpetual-futures open interest fell by 5.82%, the largest decline among five major cryptocurrencies including Ether, Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin. Bitcoin's open interest stood at $7.62 billion with a negative funding rate, ind...
Ripple and Arf have partnered to introduce RLUSD, Ripple's dollar-pegged stablecoin, as a lending option on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to support licensed payment companies with cross-border settlement financing. Arf, handling about $10 billion in annual ...
