XRP rallied 70% in August on ETF inflows and wallet turnover, but seasonal history and a large short position leave September's direction uncertain.
Cryptocurrency markets operate around the clock, but large volumes of capital are concentrated around the trading schedules of traditional exchanges. Analysts at the Japanese arm of financial company Evernorth, after studying on-chain data from the XRP Ledger (XRPL) via Dune Analytics, identified a major shift in the market structure — XRP has developed a clear "rush hour," while the share of trading during these key hours has nearly doubled over the past year.
Goldman Sachs has become the largest institutional holder of U.S. spot XRP ETFs, according to second-quarter 2026 13F filings.
Integrated custody and lifecycle tools debut in Asia Pacific before a planned expansion into other regulated markets.
Institutional interest in regulated XRP futures may signal a shift towards safer trading environments, impacting future market dynamics. Institutional investors boost XRP futures exposure on CME amid broader market pullback.
Ripple and SettleMint have integrated custody and tokenization tools, giving Asia-Pacific financial institutions one digital asset platform.
Ripple became C1 Fund's largest private holding at 17.5% of net assets, narrowly surpassing Kraken parent Payward's 16.9% allocation.
Ripple released 1 billion XRP through three scheduled escrow transactions, leaving an estimated 31.28 billion XRP locked on XRPL.
XRP rallied 37% in August on a wave of record ETF inflows. The market is pricing momentum.
CME Group has launched two multi-asset cryptocurrency benchmarks, including a 10-token index that leaves out Bitcoin and Ether and tracks assets such as BNB, XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid.
On August 31, XRP was changing hands around $1.37, experiencing approximately a 2% pullback over the preceding 24-hour period. Attention has shifted toward an upcoming Senate vote on September 15 that may significantly influence XRP's near-term trajectory.
Ripple has unlocked 1 billion XRP as part of its regular monthly escrow release, according to blockchain transaction tracker Whale Alert.