In Q1 2026, XRP's price dropped 27.1% to $1.34, causing it to lose its position as the fourth-largest digital asset to BNB. Despite this decline, XRP ETFs in the U.S. quickly reached $1 billion in assets under management, driven by corporate and institutional adoption. The XRP Ledger also hit a record $2.25 billion in real-world asset market capitalization, signaling potential for future ecosystem growth. Transaction fees and XRP burn rates fell, reflecting the network's low fees, but institutional interest remains strong, with major holders like Evernorth accumulating large XRP positions.
Ethereum has dropped about 32.4% year-to-date in 2026, trading near the $2,000 support level after significant losses in early months and ongoing ETF outflows. This decline outpaces Bitcoin's roughly 15% loss and reflects a shift in investor preferen...
In Q1 2026, XRP's price fell 27% and trading activity slowed, but XRP Ledger (XRPL) transactions rose 35.3% to 2.48 million daily. The RLUSD stablecoin on XRPL grew 44.9% to $340.3 million, becoming the largest stablecoin on the network. The market c...
Flare Network co-founder Hugo Philion highlights XRP's expanding role beyond payments, emphasizing its potential as a collateral asset in decentralized finance (DeFi). Through Flare, XRP can be wrapped into FXRP, enabling its use in smart contracts a...
XRP experienced its largest exchange inflow of 2026 with 22.80 million tokens moving onto exchanges at the local price bottom, signaling panic selling by retail traders. Shortly after, 25.24 million XRP moved off exchanges, indicating accumulation by...
XRP has established a strong support level at $1.34, sustained by four weeks of continuous ETF inflows, suggesting potential upside targets at $1.37 and $1.40. Meanwhile, Bitcoin broke below a critical support zone, signaling a bearish trend with sig...
