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.
XRP funds in the US have attracted inflows for thirteen consecutive weeks, totaling about $1.80 billion since launch, even as XRP's price dropped 9% over the past week to $1.38. Despite inflows, fund assets declined from $1.66 billion to $1.57 billio...
XRP's trading volume on Binance fell sharply by 79% from October 8 to 10, dropping from $252.45 million to $54.12 million, even as its price recovered slightly by 1.6%. This volume decline followed a major liquidation event where over $40 million in ...
Standard Chartered's Dubai branch now provides regulated institutional custody for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger, allowing eligible clients to hold the dollar-pegged stablecoin securely. The bank is collaborating with Ripple and LMAX Gr...
In October 2026, AI agents on the XRP Ledger processed 13.9 million transactions across 196 merchants, marking a significant milestone in on-chain activity. However, despite the high volume, the total value of these AI-assisted payments remains relat...
Evernorth has appointed Hugo Jeandesboz, former co-chief investment officer at Coinbase Asset Management, to oversee its $672 million XRP treasury. This move comes after Evernorth completed a SPAC merger and plans to list on Nasdaq. Jeandesboz will s...
