XRP recently dropped below $1, falling over 5% in a month, contrasting with modest gains in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. Despite this price weakness, long-term holders are accumulating XRP, with 32 new wallets holding at least one million XRP added in three months and a 96% drop in XRP deposits on Binance, indicating holders are keeping tokens off exchanges. However, short-term selling pressure persists in derivatives markets, and inflows into XRP ETFs have nearly dried up, signaling weak institutional interest. This clash between strong whale conviction and retail selling pressure creates uncertainty about XRP's near-term price direction, with renewed ETF inflows potentially sparking a bullish trend.
Morgan Stanley disclosed new holdings in three XRP exchange traded funds (ETFs) and 50,540 shares in Evernorth Holdings’ SPAC, Armada Acquisition Corp II, in its Q2 2026 SEC filing. These XRP ETF positions are modest compared to the bank's larger cry...
After the failure of Bitcoin's BIP-110 soft fork aimed at limiting nonfinancial data, Bitcoin blocks were flooded with heavy data like NFTs, challenging censorship efforts. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz emphasized that in public blockchains, opi...
Bitcoin and XRP are under selling pressure due to regulatory delays, weak ETF demand, and rising U.S. Treasury yields. Bitcoin trades near $62,800, while XRP hovers around $1, a critical support level. The U.S. SEC has postponed key regulatory meetin...
JPMorgan Chase increased its stake in Blackrock's spot Bitcoin ETF to $355.7 million in Q2 2026, more than doubling from Q1. The bank also re-entered XRP investments through Bitwise and Grayscale funds after previously exiting, while its Ethereum hol...
On August 13, 2026, Ripple transferred 50 million XRP worth $50.5 million to an unidentified wallet, with 1 million XRP moving to Binance shortly after. Meanwhile, weekly net inflows into U.S. spot XRP ETFs plunged 93%, signaling waning institutional...
