The cryptocurrency market has been under continuous pressure recently, and the so-called "Christmas rally" is becoming increasingly unlikely. On Monday, major digital assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple (XRP) all declined collectively, with prices falling to at least a one-week low, and the derivatives market liquidation scale also significantly expanded. Data shows that Bitcoin has fallen more than 3% in the past 24 hours, with the price dropping from nearly $90,000 in early Monday trading to a low of $85,833, hitting a new low since early December. Ethereum also performed poorly, declining over 4% intraday to $2,955; Ripple dropped about 4.5%, falling back to $1.90, also hitting a new low since December. Over the past week, almost all of the top ten cryptocurrencies by market cap, except stablecoins, have weakened across the board.

Ripple Labs officially launches its USD-backed stablecoin RLUSD multi-chain expansion pilot, marking Ripple's further deployment in the stablecoin and multi-chain infrastructure space. According to an official statement, RLUSD will be expanded to multiple Ethereum L2 networks, including Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain, through a pilot program before obtaining full regulatory approval. This expansion was completed in collaboration with Ripple and the cross-chain interoperability protocol Wormhole. Wormhole's cross-chain technology allows assets to be securely transferred between different blockchains and is regarded as a key infrastructure in the current multi-chain ecosystem. RLUSD has previously been issued on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum mainnet. Ripple stated that expanding to Ethereum L2 is crucial for building a more scalable, efficient, and interoperable financial system.

Gate News Bot Message, December 16th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, XRP (XRP) is currently priced at $1.87, down 6.47% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $2.17 and a low of $1.86. The current market capitalization is approximately $113.222 billion, a decrease of $7.832 billion compared to yesterday. The XRP Ledger is a fully decentralized public blockchain maintained by a global community of businesses and developers. The blockchain has demonstrated complete stability and security over more than 10 years of operation, handling over 63 million ledgers with zero error records. The XRP Ledger offers a smooth development experience, extremely low transaction costs, high performance, and sustainability, supporting developers to build projects with confidence. The platform has built-in powerful features such as a high-performance decentralized exchange, cross-currency payments, payment channels, multi-signature, and more, supporting all non-XRP assets to circulate on-chain in token form.

Gate News Bot Message, December 15 — According to CoinMarketCap data, XRP (XRP) is currently trading at $2.00, down 1.38% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $2.17 and a low of $1.97. The current market capitalization is approximately $120.914 billion, ranking 5th globally. The XRP Ledger is a blockchain built for business, led by a community of global enterprises and developers committed to solving problems and creating value. With over ten years of zero-error operation, the XRP Ledger offers a seamless development experience, low transaction costs, high performance, and sustainability. The chain features several core functionalities, including a built-in high-performance decentralized exchange, cross-currency payments, payment channels, multi-signature, and token issuance. The XRP Ledger is known for its open

XRP price trend is entering a critical phase. As the descending triangle pattern tightens further, market concerns about a potential decline are intensifying. At press time, XRP trading price is at $2.03, up slightly by 1% in the past 24 hours, but the overall momentum remains weak. Over the past week, XRP has traded within a range of $1.99 to $2.17, located at the tip of the descending triangle, with space clearly narrowing, indicating an imminent breakout. From a longer-term perspective, XRP has fallen 14% in the past month, retreating about 45% from the July all-time high of $3.65. Trading activity has also decreased, with spot daily trading volume dropping to $3.08 billion, a 26% decrease day-over-day, and the derivatives market showing a similar weakening trend. According to CoinGlass, futures trading volume has declined by 25%, with open interest slightly down to $3.69 billion. When both spot and derivatives volumes decline simultaneously, it often indicates that market participants are avoiding risk and waiting for clear directional signals.

Hex Trust announces a partnership with LayerZero to launch Wrapped XRP (wXRP), becoming the first on the Solana network. This move marks a significant step forward for the XRP ecosystem in cross-chain DeFi, laying the foundation for cross-chain asset support, liquidity expansion, and a richer array of decentralized application scenarios. wXRP is a wrapped token supported 1:1 by the native XRP, with custody provided by regulated Hex Trust. Authorized merchants can mint and redeem wXRP within a compliant environment, maintaining a peg to the native XRP. In the initial launch phase, the total value locked (TVL) of wXRP will exceed $100 million, providing solid fundamental liquidity for DeFi trading and liquidity markets.

XRP will officially join the Solana ecosystem, and Hex Trust will issue a wrapped version of XRP (wXRP), a token anchored 1:1 to the native XRP, based on LayerZero's OFT standard, designed to enhance decentralized finance applications. Solana believes that XRP's long-term utility combined with its high-performance advantages.

Hex Trust plans to issue a token wXRP pegged 1:1 to XRP, aiming to expand its usage in DeFi and cross-chain applications. This token can be traded with Ripple stablecoin RLUSD on public blockchains like Ethereum, providing liquidity to the market. The total locked value of wXRP will exceed $100 million, ensuring smooth transactions and stable prices.

Bitcoin remains resilient after the Federal Reserve's third rate cut this year, with a brief correction but still stabilizing above $90,000. Over the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market has declined by about 3%, mainly due to traders' disappointment over policy expectations not being met and large holders selling off. Previously, the market widely anticipated a more dovish stance, so after briefly reaching $92,000, Bitcoin experienced profit-taking, causing Ethereum, Solana, XRP, ADA, and Dogecoin to fall in tandem. The overall market capitalization also decreased from $3.22 trillion to $3.07 trillion. There are still disagreements within the Federal Reserve regarding the future direction of monetary policy, and the plan to possibly purchase up to $40 billion in Treasury bonds over the next 30 days further increases market uncertainty. With no additional rate cuts scheduled in the near term, investors will focus on the next FOMC meeting in January 2026.

The market popularity of XRP spot ETFs continues to rise, with the latest data showing that the inflow has approached $1 billion, far surpassing other mainstream cryptocurrency asset ETFs. According to SoSoValue data, since Canary Capital launched its first XRP ETF in November last year, the related products have attracted a total of $954 million in inflows, more than three times the Solana ETF ($293 million) during the same period. Meanwhile, other cryptocurrency asset ETFs are experiencing outflows. DefiLlama data shows that Bitcoin ETFs have recently seen $2.5 billion in redemptions, and Ethereum ETFs have also seen $471 million outflows. This contrast highlights the XRP ETF's contrarian ability to attract funds.

The fifth spot XRP ETF is about to launch in the US market. With CBOE approving the listing and trading of the XRP ETF launched by 21Shares (ticker code TOXR), the number of US spot XRP funds has officially increased to five. This development marks the rapid maturity of XRP investment channels within the regulatory framework and further boosts market interest in tokenized assets. According to the latest documents submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), TOXR has completed key listing approvals and is awaiting the final process to begin trading on the exchange. Currently, 21Shares has repeatedly updated the S-1 registration documents, which still retain a "delayed revision," indicating that the issuer is waiting for CERT notice or SEC final approval.

Thursday, the entire cryptocurrency market continued its correction trend, with Bitcoin falling to around $90,000, erasing most of Tuesday's rebound gains. Despite the Federal Reserve's expected rate cut and resumption of government bond purchases, market risk appetite failed to persist, and major cryptocurrencies generally came under pressure. Bitcoin's latest trading price is approximately $90,250, down 2.4% over 24 hours. Ethereum fell 3.4% to $3,208, Solana dropped 5.8%, and Dogecoin retraced 5.5%. Market data shows that most large-cap tokens have turned negative in seven-day returns, with XRP down 8.6%, Cardano down 7.2%, and BNB down 5.9%.

Gate News Bot Message, December 11th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, XRP (XRP) is trading at $2.01, down 3.62% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $2.17 and a low of $2.00. The 24-hour trading volume reached $4.18 billion. The current market capitalization is approximately $121.366 billion, down $4.56 billion from yesterday. XRP Ledger is a blockchain built for business, driven by a global community of businesses and developers, dedicated to solving real-world problems and creating value. With over ten years of error-free operation, it offers a smooth development experience, extremely low transaction costs, high performance, and sustainability. XRP Ledger features open decentralization, open-source accessibility, and community maintenance. Each transaction costs only a few cents, with fast settlement times measured in seconds.

XRP once again failed to break through the $2.09-$2.10 resistance level on Wednesday and experienced a rapid institutional sell-off after reaching a high, causing the price to fall back to the key $2.00 mark. The daily decline was 4.3%, underperforming the overall cryptocurrency market. Nevertheless, spot ETF funds continued to see net inflows of over $170 million this week, presenting a special divergence where the price weakens while supply tightens. From the data, XRP faced strong selling pressure around $2.08, with hourly trading volume soaring to 172.8 million, 205% higher than the daily average. Such volume expansion typically indicates institutions distributing at resistance levels, rather than retail panic selling. The overall trading volume for the day increased by 54% compared to the 7-day average, further reinforcing the view that institutional funds are driving this round of correction.

XRP quickly pulled back after briefly touching the $2.12–$2.17 range, showing clear selling pressure. Despite institutional investors driving a nearly 38% surge in volume, the price failed to extend its rally and its overall performance lagged behind the crypto market, highlighting that the supply headwinds behind the rally have not been lifted. XRP rose 0.50% to $2.0925 during Tuesday's session, but weakened by the overall market performance. Notably, the trading volume surged by 37.94% year-on-year and saw a high turnover of 189.7 million tokens during the breakout attempt, which usually means that institutional funds are more inclined to use liquidity windows to reduce positions rather than add to them. This trend of "rising and falling" reflects a typical distribution pattern.

Bitcoin retreated to near $92,500 in early Asian trading on Wednesday after breaking above $94,000, as the market continued to remain cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's key meeting. As investors focus on the latest policy statement and the tone of Jerome Powell's year-end press conference, the overall cryptocurrency sentiment cools in the short term. Mainstream altcoins are showing a differentiated trend. Ethereum is up 7% in the last 24 hours and is currently trading around $3,320; Solana and Dogecoin are both up about 5%; Cardano was the strongest performer, with an 8.5% increase on the day. Despite this, these tokens generally retreated 1%-2% in early Asian trading, hinting at profit-taking after an overnight rally. XRP is up slightly by 2% but is still down 4% this week, with BNB, USDC, and TRX largely flat. The market depth for small-cap tokens remains weak, reflecting the ongoing liquidity imbalance since December.

According to ChainCatcher news, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse posted on the X platform that the total asset management scale of listed XRP spot ETFs has exceeded the $1 billion mark in less than four weeks, making XRP the fastest cryptocurrency to reach this milestone since the launch of the ETH spot ETF. With the launch of over 40 crypto ETFs in the United States in 2025, there is a huge demand for regulated crypto products in the market, and with that

On Monday, US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $60.48 million, indicating a cautious market sentiment ahead of key macro events in December. Although BlackRock's IBIT attracted a single-day net inflow of $28.76 million, it was insufficient to offset the overall outflow of funds. Grayscale's GBTC led with a net outflow of $44.03 million, and Fidelity's FBTC also saw an outflow of $39.44 million, further exacerbating the weak performance of Bitcoin ETFs. In contrast, the fund flows for Ethereum and altcoin ETFs were more noteworthy. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw a single-day net inflow of $35.5 million, with BlackRock's ETHA accounting for $23.7 million, indicating that institutions are accelerating their allocation to ETH assets.

21Shares is accelerating the rollout of its spot XRP ETF. According to the latest filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the issuer has made a fifth amendment to the S-1 document, completing key pre-listing adjustments and reducing the management fee from 0.50% to 0.30% to enhance market competitiveness. The ETF is currently expected to be listed on the CBOE BZX Exchange under the ticker symbol "TOXR," but is still awaiting final approval. The 21Shares XRP ETF will join an expanding lineup of XRP ETFs alongside institutions such as Canary, Grayscale, and Bitwise. As the total assets under management (AUM) of spot XRP ETFs approach $1 billion, market competition is intensifying. Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, and Grayscale have all introduced various management fee waivers, with Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ offering the lowest fee at just 0.19% and the longest waiver period. In comparison, 21Shares has yet to announce any fee waiver policy.

The price of Bitcoin hovered around $90,400 on Tuesday, with the market gradually stabilizing after experiencing its weakest November performance since 2018. Market data shows that over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin edged up 1%, Ethereum rose 0.2%, and other major altcoins saw mixed movements. BNB increased by nearly 1%, XRP dipped slightly, and Solana fell by about 0.6%. Although liquidity remains weak ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision, the overall rebound momentum continues. The latest market time zone data has attracted attention. A Presto Research report points out that the European trading session has been the main driver behind this month's 20% to 25% drop in Bitcoin and Ethereum, with negative returns significantly higher than in other regions. The Asian and US markets have remained largely flat, indicating that during the crypto market's deleveraging process, capital behavior varies noticeably across different regions.

According to SoSoValue data reported by Jinse Finance, the US spot Solana ETF saw a total net outflow of $1.18 million yesterday, while the US spot XRP ETF recorded a total net inflow of $38.04 million yesterday.

Luke Judges, Ripple’s Global Head of Partnerships, pointed out that XRPL needs to learn from Solana’s execution speed, developer experience, and market strategy in the Layer 1 competition. He believes that success comes from “pragmatism and speed,” and emphasizes the importance of improving developer tools and decentralized risk management. Although Ripple CTO David Schwartz values XRPL’s reliability and stability, Judges believes that XRPL’s strategy should focus on enhancing the developer experience and accelerating technology implementation.

Ripple completed a share sale of approximately $500 million in November, with investors including several well-known institutions. Assessments indicate that most of its net assets come from XRP. The financing round included protective provisions and liquidation preferences. XRP has fallen about 16% since October, and Ripple stated that there are currently no plans for an IPO.

The digital asset ETP market recorded $716 million in inflows last week, indicating a significant improvement in investor risk appetite. Total assets under management (AUM) rose to $180 billion, rebounding 7.9% from the November low. Although the overall scale remains below the historical peak of $264 billion, net inflows have been maintained for two consecutive weeks, reflecting a gradual recovery in market confidence. In terms of regional distribution, the United States continues to lead, attracting $483 million in inflows. Germany and Canada follow closely, recording $96.9 million and $80.7 million respectively. This indicates that the current wave of capital inflows is spreading globally rather than being driven by a single region.

Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD recently saw its market cap on Ethereum rise to around $1.1 billion, making it one of the fastest-growing cross-chain stablecoins. This breakthrough has attracted widespread attention in the crypto industry, with analysts believing that multi-chain deployment has become one of Ripple’s most important strategic decisions this year. Analyst Wendy O pointed out that deploying RLUSD on both Ethereum and the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is Ripple’s “smartest move,” as the crypto industry is moving toward a comprehensive multi-chain ecosystem. She believes that more and more projects will follow RLUSD’s approach to enhance the usability and cross-chain interoperability of their own assets.

With Bitcoin holding above $91,000, XRP has seen strong buying interest at the $2 psychological level. Latest data shows that after breaking through a key support, XRP's trading volume surged by 251% around $2, reflecting institutional funds absorbing market liquidity at this price point. The US spot XRP ETF continues to demonstrate strong appeal, with cumulative inflows exceeding $1 billion since its launch, making it the fastest-growing altcoin ETF. Although retail interest remains subdued, institutional demand is steadily expanding. The growth in ETF inflows has effectively offset the decline in open interest in the derivatives market, making the capital environment more favorable for long-term allocation.

Driven by expectations that the Federal Reserve may cut rates by 25 basis points this week, cryptocurrencies rose in tandem with Asian stock markets on Monday. Bitcoin prices edged up to around $91,300, gaining 2% over the past 24 hours and up more than 6% over the past week, continuing last week’s rebound. However, BTC still faces significant resistance near $94,000. FxPro analyst Alex Kuptsikevich pointed out that this rally is still part of a corrective structure, but if momentum continues, Bitcoin has a chance to further test the $98,000 to $100,000 range.

According to Gate News Bot, on December 8, citing CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, XRP (XRP) is trading at $2.07, up 1.36% in 24 hours, reaching a high of $2.22 and a low of $1.99, with a 24-hour trading volume of $3.036 billion. The current market capitalization is approximately $124.616 billion, an increase of $1.677 billion from yesterday. XRP Ledger (XRPL) is a decentralized public blockchain led by a global community of businesses and developers, aimed at solving problems and creating value. XRPL has proven reliability with over 10 years of flawless operation, offering simplified development, low transaction costs, high performance, and sustainability. Developers can confidently build on XRPL, advancing the most critical projects. Recent important news about XRP:

According to the latest data from Santiment, social sentiment among XRP investors has dropped to its lowest point since October. Meanwhile, the price of XRP remains under pressure, recently falling to $1.92 and approaching this year's lows. While sentiment for Bitcoin is gradually returning to neutral, negative sentiment toward XRP is rapidly accumulating, making it a focal point in the market. Over the past two months, the price of XRP has dropped more than 30%, a year-over-year decrease of about 9%. Against the backdrop of a strong start to Q4 2025, XRP's trend has shifted from optimism to a deep correction. Previous sentiment peaks occurred on September 13, November 8, and November 30, during which XRP's price repeatedly touched the $2.45–$3.20 range and briefly entered the "greed zone." However, in the most recent downturn, social sentiment has shifted to intense panic, with the latest readings even lower than the panic level seen on November 21.

The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a major event today—over $4 billion in options are set to expire, involving major assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple (XRP), and Solana (SOL). Traders generally expect another round of significant short-term volatility in the market, and before next week’s Federal Reserve FOMC interest rate decision, the total crypto market cap may fall below $3 trillion again. In the past 24 hours, there have been $270 million in liquidations in the crypto market. Coupled with rising US Treasury yields, Japanese bonds, and gold prices, Bitcoin and major assets have come under downward pressure. Although BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL saw a brief rebound during today’s session, the overall technical structure remains weak.

ChainCatcher news, DeFi Technologies Inc. announced that its subsidiary Valour has received approval from the Brazilian B3 Exchange to list four digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs), including Valour Bitcoin (BTCV), Valour Ethereum (ETHV), Valour XRP (XRPV), and Valour

The US spot XRP ETF continues to attract capital, with net inflows for 12 consecutive days as of December 2, bringing total assets under management to $844.9 million—just one step away from the $1 billion AUM milestone. On December 1, there was an inflow of $89.65 million, followed by an additional $67.7 million the next day. Meanwhile, companies such as Invesco and Franklin Templeton have submitted applications to launch their own XRP ETFs. In comparison, the spot Solana ETF has an AUM of $651 million, while spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have $57.7 billion and $12.8 billion, respectively. In the DeFi sector, XRP is seeing new staking opportunities. The Firelight protocol, incubated by Sentora and supported by Flare, has launched an on-chain insurance product based on staking, offering yield options for XRP holders and addressing the insurance gap for over $1 billion in annual losses from exploit attacks, bringing real economic value to investors.

This week, both Bitcoin and Ethereum saw significant rebounds, but XRP continued to fluctuate within a narrow range since mid-November. Despite an on-chain indicator—typically signaling a bullish trend—reaching a three-month high, the price has yet to break out. The key reason behind this lies in the divergence between long-term holder behavior and the overall on-chain structure. On-chain data shows that the number of spent tokens has dropped sharply over the past month, plunging 91% from 186.36 million XRP on November 15 to around 16.32 million currently, the lowest level in three months. The reduction of older supply means that market selling pressure has dropped significantly, which usually helps prices stabilize or even rebound. Therefore, the rise in dormancy to a three-month high should have been a positive sign.

Since Trump's election, the price of XRP has soared from $0.50 to $2.15, a rise of about 330%, marking its strongest performance since 2017. As the regulatory environment gradually shifts from SEC pressure to being more favorable, Ripple has once again become a market focus. But beyond the hype, what investors really care about is: does XRP actually have practical use? Currently, Ripple's cross-border payment network is its most core application scenario. The company has established over 300 financial partners in 45 countries, with related annual payment volumes reaching $15 billion. XRP already has large-scale applications in high-frequency remittance markets such as Japan, East Asia, the Philippines, and Latin America. Compared to traditional cross-border payments, XRP's advantages lie in low cost, borderlessness, and high speed, which can reduce reliance on traditional financial infrastructure.

CryptoQuant analysis indicates that the velocity metric of the XRP Ledger has surpassed its annual high, reflecting enhanced network economic activity and a significant increase in on-chain transaction volume. High liquidity suggests active market participation. Analysts warn that this surge in on-chain activity could signal major market changes, and investors should pay close attention.

Bitcoin briefly broke above $93,000, boosting the entire crypto market, but several traders warned that this move could be a “false breakout,” as market structure remains fragile and volatility is still high. The core focus of the current market is whether Bitcoin can stabilize within the key support range of $90,000–$91,000. Analysts pointed out that Bitcoin quickly pulled back after breaking $93,000, indicating a lack of bullish momentum. Bitunix analysts stated that the current trend “looks more like a choppy correction” and noted that $93,200 has become a new resistance level. If Bitcoin falls below the key support zone, downside risks may increase again.

Bitcoin is attempting to reclaim $100,000, supported by a significant contraction in volatility and a weakening US dollar, both of which bolster the upward trend. Ethereum, along with XRP and Solana, also display varying degrees of bullish structure, as market risk appetite continues to improve. Bitcoin: Volatility breaks below trendline, sending bullish signal Bitcoin's 30-day Implied Volatility Index (BVIV) has dropped to 48, falling below the upward trendline established since September for the first time, indicating that panic is gradually dissipating. Decreased volatility typically supports spot prices, while renewed weakness in the US Dollar Index further strengthens Bitcoin's upward momentum.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Firelight has announced the launch of a new XRP staking feature, providing on-chain risk protection for DeFi protocols while offering additional returns for XRP holders. This mechanism is supported by Flare Network and developed by Sentora, aiming to enhance DeFi security and address the industry's longstanding challenges of hacks and vulnerability losses. According to the introduction, XRP users can stake their tokens on Firelight and receive tradable ERC-20 tokens called stXRP. stXRP can be used within the Flare ecosystem and also represents the user’s participation in the Firelight insurance pool, serving as a source of risk protection for DeFi protocols. In recent years, hacks have resulted in billions of dollars in losses annually, and Firelight’s insurance pool mechanism provides protocols with a form of “on-chain insurance” protection.