XRP news

Grayscale's XRP Trust ETF reported selling $180.78 million worth of XRP in the first half of 2026, according to a new SEC filing. The trust sold 103.41 million tokens to meet redemptions, reducing its holdings from 122.23 million XRP at the end of 2025 to 55.04 million by June 30. Net assets fell from $223.36 million to $57.41 million, despite $66.58 million in new inflows. The filing also revealed significant losses, including a $34.16 million realized loss on token sales and $17.47 million in unrealized losses. Outstanding shares dropped from 6.30 million to 2.84 million. XRP traded at $1.06, down 1.35% in 24 hours, far below its cycle highs, compounding the impact of redemptions on the trust's value.

XRP has connected to Axelar's network, enabling cross-chain transfers of XRP and other assets across over 80 blockchains. This integration, announced by Ripple and the Axelar Foundation, expands XRP Ledger's multichain capabilities, enhancing access to decentralized finance platforms and liquidity pools without converting XRPL to an EVM chain. Market participants see this as potentially elevating XRP's utility and demand, with prediction market odds for XRP reaching $3.00 in August showing a slight increase in YES pricing, though probabilities remain low. Observers are watching for further Ripple or Axelar announcements, regulatory developments, and broader market trends.

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) and its EVM Sidechain have integrated with Axelar's interoperability network, enabling cross-chain transfers of XRP and other assets across more than 80 blockchains. The integration, announced on July 20, makes Axelar the exclusive bridge for wrapped XRP to and from the sidechain, which went live on June 30, 2025. The setup uses Axelar's Interchain Token Service and Squid for user-friendly transfers, with collaboration from Ripple, Peersyst, and the Axelar Foundation. This move increases XRP's utility by giving it broader DeFi access, addressing its historical isolation from EVM-based ecosystems. However, relying on a single bridge concentrates risk, a concern highlighted by past exploits like Ronin's $600M loss. Investors are advised to watch adoption metrics, including wrapped XRP volume and destination chain activity.

XRP price fell about 2% on the day but rebounded roughly 4% from its August low, as South Korea shows strong buying interest. On Upbit, XRP ranks third by 24-hour volume, and within 1% of the market price, bids outweigh asks by about two to one on Upbit and Bithumb combined. Korea also pays a slight premium to the global price, suggesting real demand. Momentum is also turning: XRP made a lower low in August while the RSI formed a higher low, a bullish divergence. Funding on Bybit is mildly positive, indicating no overheated leverage. Whale holdings between 100 million and 1 billion XRP rose from 10.66% to 11.98% around August 1, and spot ETF inflows reached $14.86 million last week, the strongest in four weeks. For a confirmed reversal, XRP needs a daily close above $1.09 to break the falling channel, which would open targets at $1.16 and $1.18. However, losing $1.08 could expose $1.03 and $0.95. The South Korean bid could also vanish if orders are pulled.

Flare's FXRP token has been approved as collateral in Sentora's RLUSD vault on Morpho, enabling XRP holders to borrow Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on Ethereum without selling their XRP. The integration, announced Monday, allows users to convert XRP to FXRP, bridge it to Ethereum, and use it as collateral for RLUSD loans. This is the first time an XRP-based asset has been accepted in an institutionally curated Ethereum lending vault, according to Flare. The move is seen as a significant step for XRP's utility in decentralized finance, similar to Wrapped Bitcoin. Sentora reviewed FXRP's market behavior and mechanics before approval. This development aligns with Ripple's efforts to promote RLUSD, which received approval from New York regulators in December 2024 and is supported by Mastercard for settlement.

Ripple has invested in two UK firms, ZILO and Licuido, to enhance the XRP Ledger's (XRPL) capabilities for institutional use. ZILO provides fund ownership tracking software, while Licuido tokenizes fund shares and offers a marketplace for collateralized borrowing. The investments come shortly after Aviva Investors placed a fund on XRPL. Despite these developments, XRP's role remains limited. Trades will settle in Ripple's stablecoin, RLUSD, not XRP. XRP is only used to pay network fees, which are minimal and burned. Over 14 years, only about 14.4 million XRP has been burned, a tiny fraction of its total supply. The price of XRP has declined significantly. The article suggests that while tokenization is progressing, the real value lies in the utility of tokens, such as instant trading and use as collateral. It cautions that XRP's value will only increase if trades start settling in XRP itself, not just on the ledger.

Ripple announced strategic investments in UK-based Zilo and Licuido to bolster its tokenized capital markets push on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Zilo provides transfer agency asset solutions for wealth managers, while Licuido is a UK FCA-regulated tokenization provider. Financial terms were not disclosed. The investments aim to bring regulated transfer agency, issuance, and collateral mobility to XRPL, addressing idle collateral issues by enabling tokenized funds to be used as collateral from issuance. This follows Aviva Investors' launch of a tokenized share class on XRPL and Ripple's recent introduction of Ripple Mint for its RLUSD stablecoin. XRPL currently holds $368 million in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), ranking 11th among blockchain networks, while Ethereum leads with $17.1 billion. The overall RWA market saw a 50% increase in holders to 1.57 million and a 1.5% rise in total value to $37.3 billion over the past 30 days.

Ripple announced strategic investments in UK-based firms ZILO and Licuido to expand tokenized fund infrastructure on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The investments aim to add transfer agency, token issuance, trading, and collateral mobility tools to Ripple's institutional infrastructure, with RLUSD serving as the cash leg for settlement. ZILO launched an integrated platform combining traditional transfer agency with digital asset issuance, while Licuido will use Ripple's backing to scale its XRPL-based infrastructure. Ripple did not disclose investment amounts or ownership stakes, though both companies confirmed the funding. These investments follow Aviva Investors' tokenized fund launch on XRPL and Ripple's work with DBS and Franklin Templeton, providing existing institutional settings for testing the new tools. However, deployment dates and adoption metrics have not been announced.

Ripple has announced investments in ZILO and Licuido, two firms focused on building regulated financial infrastructure on the XRP Ledger. The investments aim to enhance capabilities in regulated transfer services, asset issuance, and collateral management. These areas are intended to support the movement of tokenized assets in compliance with regulations, the creation of new digital assets on-chain, and the use of these assets as collateral in lending and trading activities. The announcement highlights Ripple's ongoing strategy to expand the utility and adoption of the XRP Ledger. However, no financial terms, investment sizes, equity stakes, or product delivery timelines have been disclosed. The move comes amid competition from other blockchain platforms like Ethereum, Avalanche, and Polygon, which are also courting institutional tokenization use cases. Ripple's developer ecosystem remains smaller than its competitors, and investors should consider these factors.

XRP-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $27.29 million in net inflows in July, marking a fourth consecutive month of positive flows, with cumulative inflows near $1.5 billion, the highest among altcoin products. Despite this steady institutional demand, XRP's price has fallen roughly 40% since the start of the year to around $1.08. Monthly inflows have cooled from $131.94 million in May to $59.46 million in June and $27.29 million in July. The price weakness may be linked to selling by Grayscale CEO Peter Mintzberg, who filed to sell XRP ETF shares at $20.45 each, about half the price earlier insiders received. XRP recently hit record oversold levels, and traders are uncertain if the decline has ended. Competition for capital also plays a role, with Solana funds attracting about $1.15 billion since launch, while Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw inflows of $172 million and $365 million in July respectively.