XRP's market leverage has decreased by 14%, with open interest falling from $558 million to $478 million and funding rates turning negative, indicating reduced speculative buying. Despite this, Binance's XRP reserves remain stable, and deposit addresses have sharply declined, suggesting a cooling of leverage without increased selling pressure. Meanwhile, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) shows strong growth in asset value, rising from $99 million in Q1 2025 to $4.26 billion by Q2 2026, driven by real-world assets (RWAs) and stablecoin RLUSD, which supports network liquidity and utility. This trend points to a maturing ecosystem with growing institutional involvement and deeper transactional activity, potentially strengthening XRP's fundamental value beyond short-term trading.
The XRP Ledger's BatchV1_1 amendment currently holds 68.57% support from validators, short of the required 80% needed to start its two-week activation countdown. This update allows bundling up to eight transactions into one, enabling new use cases li...
Bitwise Asset Management's XRP spot ETF has reached over $500 million in assets under management just nine months after launching on the NYSE in November 2025. This milestone is notable as it occurred despite a significant decline in XRP's price, ind...
The Exa Card, linked to Uphold and operating via the Exactly Protocol, allows eligible U.S. users to borrow against their XRP holdings and spend through a Visa virtual card without selling their tokens upfront. This crypto-backed lending mimics tradi...
Ripple has moved the XRP Ledger's native lending feature into its final validator-governance phase. This update involves the LendingProtocol amendment, which aims to enable fixed-term, uncollateralized loans using pooled funds. This development is si...
Analyst Dr. Kamilah Stevenson warns XRP investors that even if they are right about the asset's long-term potential, mistiming market events like adoption or regulation can lead to losses. She highlights that many key factors influencing XRP's succes...
