Something is shifting in how serious money thinks about digital assets. Juan Leon, Senior Investment Strategist at Bitwise, sat down with Paul Barron this week and made the case that the era of institutions dabbling with 1% crypto allocations is quietly coming to an end.
David Schwartz offered one of his most detailed public descriptions yet of Arthur Britto, the elusive XRP Ledger architect whose near-total absence from public life has long fueled speculation across the crypto industry.
On the crypto derivatives market, a rare anomaly has been recorded. While the XRP ETF sector has shown "zero" activity for the second consecutive day, a fund from Bitwise Asset Management alone delivered inflows of $2.42 million according to SoSoValue.
Ripple's XRP-based ETFs hit near the high-water mark for 2026 with $55 million inflows last week: appetite for a broader rebound?
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) supply dynamics and accumulation trends are beginning to draw attention from traders watching for a potential shift in momentum. Supply Shows Interesting Developments In an X post on Apr.23, EvernorthXRP noted that a record 7 billion XRP were withdrawn from exchanges in February, marking the largest monthly outflow since November 2025.
XRP trading volume surged across major exchanges. Coinbase leads the way, recording approximately $28.35 million in trades. Binance logged $26.75 million and Upbit $23.82 million, indicating broad market participation rather than a localized spike. Analysts point to a potential target of $1.90 if bullish conditions persist, while available supply on exchanges continues to shrink.
Firelight and Sentora wire native, capital-backed cover into XRP DeFi vaults on Flare, turning FXRP staking into institutional-grade exploit and oracle protection.
XRP price is eyeing a bullish breakout from a symmetrical triangle pattern that could position it for a breakout above $1.50, a level it has remained below for the past 5 weeks. According to data from crypto.
Crypto analyst RWA Investor has predicted that Bitcoin will rally to $140,000 and XRP to $7, setting new all-time highs (ATHs) for these cryptos. The analyst also provided a timeline for when they will reach these targets and what will spark the parabolic rally.
“Pay attention. FOMO.” That was the blunt message from XRPL validator Vet, posted to X this week, as a string of major platforms moved to add XRP and XRP Ledger support across payments, exchanges, and self-custody tools.
The XRP exchange supply has declined sharply over the past 14 months, thereby reducing the sellable amount as of April 23.