Vet, a popular validator on the XRP Ledger, believes Bitcoin may be more exposed to future quantum risks than XRP.
Moderate ETF inflows meet resistance-driven price action as XRP struggles to sustain upward momentum
The overall sentiment of the ETF market was optimistic, with the price action of all four tokens surging over 3% in the past week.
XRP trades at $1.44 as negative CVD data reveals sell-side dominance despite a modest price recovery.
Ripple's token XRP surged to the top of the large-cap crypto leaderboard this week, outpacing Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as renewed 'spot ETF inflows' and climbing expectations for clearer U.S. rules helped push the asset higher despite a choppy macro backdrop. As of Saturday, April 18 (UTC), XRP was trading around $1.4235, up roughly 6.9% from the prior week.
Crypto ETFs saw strong inflows with Bitcoin nearing $1B, while Ethereum and XRP funds also posted multi-month highs.
CoinGlass recorded notable activity on Hyperliquid among large traders with balances of $1-50 million, the so-called Tidal Whales. While most participants in this group are positioning for a market decline, one player has rebuilt a large long position in XRP totaling 5.32 million tokens.
Ripple Senior Executive Officer and Managing Director, Middle East & Africa, Reece Merrick spotlights XRP ETF growth in a recent tweet.
XRP slipped below $1.46 over the weekend, a level that analysts had flagged as the most critical line for the token heading into the final stretch of April. The move was not entirely unexpected on the charts, but the catalyst that pushed it through was geopolitical rather than technical.
XRP ETFs record $55.39M weekly inflows, the highest in 2026, as institutional demand rises alongside price gains and steady market activity.
XRP has just recorded the biggest weekly inflow of the year as the broader crypto market sees sentiment flip extremely bullish, pulling demand from retail and institutional investors.
A significant psychological and structural milestone has been reached by XRP Ledger activity, with payment volume surpassing $1 billion in a brief period of time. This type of spike indicates a significant change in the way the network is being used, and more crucially, who is driving that usage.