The rivalry between XRP and Stellar (XLM) has lasted for years, with investors often comparing the two payment-focused cryptocurrencies due to their shared origins and similar use cases. While XRP has long maintained a larger market presence, XLM appears to be gaining the upper hand in some regions. A new report shows that retail traders […]
Data shows bullish bets related to Bitcoin have suffered a massive amount of liquidations as the asset’s price has plunged below the $70,000 mark. Bitcoin Falls Below $70,000 For The First Time Since April Following up on the bearish tone set during the second half of May, Bitcoin has opened June with another drawdown as its price has slipped under $70,000 for the first time since April 7th. Related Reading: XRP Sees Biggest Exchange Inflow Of 2026—Shortly Before Even Larger Outflows Below is a chart that shows how the latest bearish action has looked for the cryptocurrency. Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has gone down by nearly 5%, hitting the $69,400 mark. Interestingly, while the original digital asset has suffered this blow, Ethereum, the second-largest token by market cap, has managed to hold up relatively well, being down by just 0.7% inside this window. Even many altcoins have seen smaller losses than BTC. The reason behind the disproportionate decline in Bitcoin may lie in the
XRP price extended losses and traded below $1.220. The price is now consolidating losses and faces hurdles near $1.2350 and $1.250. XRP price started another decline and traded below the $1.250 zone. The price is now trading below $1.2350 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1.2850 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below $1.250. XRP Price Dips Below $1.250 XRP price failed to stay above $1.30 and extended its decline, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The price declined below $1.2850 and $1.2650 to enter a short-term bearish zone. The price even extended losses below $1.220. A low was formed at $1.1924, and the price is now consolidating losses well below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1.3640 swing high to the $1.1924 low. The price is now trading below $1.2320 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If there is a fr
XRP is struggling as selling pressure keeps the price pinned near $1.28 without the directional conviction needed to defend the level with confidence. The market is cautious — and an Arab Chain analysis tracking whale withdrawal behavior on Binance has identified a structural signal in the off-exchange activity data that places the current weakness in […]
Ripple is framing CME’s 24/7 crypto futures launch as a response to institutional demand, citing XRP futures as evidence, with Ripple Prime serving as a day-one clearing and financing partner. Ripple Points to Institutional Need for Always-On Crypto Markets Ripple highlighted institutional demand on June 1 as CME Group launched regulated crypto futures and options […]
Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows opened June on a defensive note, with bitcoin funds losing nearly half a billion dollars and ether products extending their outflow streak to 15 trading days. Yet XRP and HYPE ETFs again attracted fresh capital, showing that investors are still making selective bets beyond the largest crypto assets. XRP ETFs […]
On-chain data shows that XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have continued to attract steady inflows, while Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have recorded consecutive days of outflows. The difference in fund flows and investor demand suggests that institutions and large players are increasingly favoring the altcoin exposure over Bitcoin and Ethereum despite their waning price action. At […]
XRP bull Jake Claver argues that Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin does not weaken the case for XRP, but may instead reinforce it by bringing more institution-friendly dollar liquidity onto the XRP Ledger. In a thread on X, Claver said the two assets are built for different roles: RLUSD as a compliant digital dollar, and XRP as the neutral bridge asset that allows value to move between otherwise fragmented markets. The argument responds to a recurring question in the XRP community: if RLUSD can move money in seconds, why does XRP still need to exist? Claver said that framing misses the distinction between a settlement asset and a routing asset. “RLUSD is not the finish line. It is the front door,” Claver wrote. “Institutions come for a compliant digital dollar. Once they are on the ledger they start asking bigger questions. Can we tokenize securities here? Settle trades instantly? Drop the 3 day wait.” XRP As The Ledger’s “Money Changer” To explain the point, Claver used the analogy of an old
