XRP（XRP） turun 4.86% dalam 24 jam

Gate News Bot Message, January 7th. According to CoinMarketCap market data, as of press time, XRP (XRP) is quoted at $2.26, down 4.86% in 24 hours, with a high of $2.41 and a low of $1.81, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $6.533 billion. Current market cap is approximately $137.194 billion, down $7.015 billion from yesterday.

XRP Ledger is a blockchain built for business, jointly led by a global community of businesses and developers. The chain has been verified for error-free operation for over a decade, with reliable records of over 63 million ledgers. XRP Ledger provides simplified development processes, low transaction costs, high performance and sustainability, enabling developers to confidently build and advance their most critical projects.

Core features of XRP Ledger include: open source and fully decentralized, maintained by the community; transaction costs representing only a tiny fraction of pennies; settlement of thousands of transactions within seconds; built-in high-performance decentralized exchange, cross-currency payments, payment channels, multi-signature and token functionality. Additionally, the platform is developing smart contract functionality (Hooks) and has enabled automated market maker mechanisms, creating passive income opportunities for liquidity providers.

Analysis of Recent Important Market Drivers for XRP

1️⃣ Spot ETF Accumulation Capacity Continues, Institutional Allocation Demand Remains Strong

US Spot XRP ETFs have accumulated net inflows exceeding $1.25 billion since launch in November, with assets under management breaking through $1.62 billion. Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ fund holdings have exceeded 100 million XRP, with daily net inflows frequently reaching tens of millions of dollars. Importantly, despite recent downward pressure on XRP prices, ETF fund inflows have maintained continuous positive growth. On January 6th, single-day net inflows reached $19.12 million, with XRPZ contributing $7.35 million and Canary XRP ETF contributing $6.49 million. During the same period when Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs experienced phases of fund outflows, XRP ETFs’ counter-trend accumulation was particularly prominent, fully demonstrating that institutional investors have incorporated XRP into medium to long-term allocation frameworks, viewing it as a structural opportunity rather than a short-term speculation target.

2️⃣ Technical and On-chain Structure Exhibit Bottom Characteristics, Key Support Areas Progressively Solidifying

Against the backdrop of significantly increased trading volume, XRP exhibited obvious “capitulation selling” characteristics around $2.21, with daily trading volume reaching 256.3 million XRP, over 140% higher than average, yet prices did not continue to break downward. Although short-cycle trends remain weak, the 60-minute chart shows the $2.258–$2.260 area has formed short-term defense, with lower lows progressively rising, suggesting the market is attempting to construct a phase bottom. More noteworthy is that XRP/BTC on the monthly chart is approaching the upper band of the Ichimoku cloud, which may be the first effective breakthrough signal since 2018. From historical experience, monthly-level cloud chart breakthroughs often indicate assets have potential to outperform Bitcoin in medium to long-term dimensions, rather than just short-term rebounds. Currently $2.21 serves as the dividing line between bulls and bears; losing support below could trigger another round of liquidations; while the $2.31–$2.32 range above represents the critical window for trend reversal.

3️⃣ Cross-chain Ecosystem and RWA Applications Continuously Expand, Medium to Long-term Application Prospects Gradually Verify

Wrapped XRP has launched on multiple mainstream networks including Solana, Ethereum, Optimism, Ink and Unichain, launched by Hex Trust and LayerZero in partnership with 1:1 ratio support, locking in over $100 million in liquidity upon initial launch. Ripple stablecoin RLUSD has initiated multi-chain pilots, launching on Ethereum L2 networks through the Wormhole protocol. Tokenized real-world assets on XRP Ledger have exceeded $568 million in total value, with annual growth of 2200%, with RLUSD accounting for over 50% at approximately $293 million. These developments mark XRP ecosystem’s deep evolution from single-chain to multi-chain strategy, creating new application scenarios for real-world asset tokenization and yield protocols, driving XRP’s upgrade from pure payment asset to financial infrastructure.

4️⃣ Exchange Supply Continues to Tighten to Seven-Year Lows, Supply-side Structure Improves

Centralized exchange XRP holdings have declined to approximately 1.6 billion XRP, reaching new lows since 2018, down approximately 57% from end-2025 highs. Although Ripple plans to unlock 1 billion XRP in January 2026, historical data shows approximately two-thirds or even as much as four-fifths of unlocked XRP are typically quickly re-custodied, with truly limited amounts flowing into secondary markets. Tightening supply and ETF demand form a resonance, poised to provide medium to long-term support during price rebound phases.

5️⃣ International Financial Institutions and Policy Environment Release Positive Signals, Medium-term Value Recognition Increases

Standard Chartered’s global digital assets research head expressed bullish sentiment on XRP, projecting price potential to reach $8 by 2026, representing potential upside of 254% from current levels. The current US president’s public remarks emphasized modernizing the financial system through faster payment infrastructure and advanced cryptocurrency technology, interpreted by markets as a positive signal toward blockchain and cryptocurrency payment solutions. As an asset designed for cross-border payments, XRP’s technical positioning aligns with current policy-level reform directions. The Japanese government plans to uniformly reduce cryptocurrency investment income tax rates from a peak of 55% to 20%, and plans to launch more ETF products linked to specific cryptocurrency assets. These policy-level changes create more favorable environment conditions for XRP’s practical application implementation.

This message is not provided as investment advice. Investment should heed market volatility risks.