Crypto price today: Bitcoin holds $64K, Ethereum nears $1,674, Solana leads majors +4.97% on the week. Here's the latest market snapshot.
XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have continued to attract fresh capital, outpacing both Bitcoin and Ethereum for five consecutive weeks.
Ripple announced on June 10 that XRP and Ripple USD (RLUSD) are being integrated into the x402 payment system through a new developer toolkit, but the company has not named any large-scale customers or disclosed transaction volumes tied to the rollout.
XRP is trading at a technical crossroads as near-term chart support collides with signs of deepening institutional involvement, leaving the token's next move dependent on whether key levels hold amid uneven risk appetite across the broader crypto market. As of Friday UTC (Thursday night ET), XRP was changing hands at $1.1528, according to CoinMarketCap data.
XRP continued to trade sideways Tuesday as the crypto market struggled to recover from a turbulent week marked by widespread selling pressure.
Institutional demand holds firm as XRP trades at $1.15 amid broader crypto market weakness
XRP could trade at approximately $1.24 on July 1, 2026, according to a new forecast generated by ChatGPT, representing roughly 9% upside from its current price range.
Ripple has introduced tools that let AI agents use XRP and RLUSD for payments at a time when USDC continues to dominate activity on the fast-growing x402 machine-payment network.
Ripple has launched an XRPL Toolkit aimed at developers building on the XRP Ledger, while XRP and the RLUSD stablecoin have been added as supported assets within the x402 payment system.
The XRPL AI Starter Kit gives developers tools for agent payments, but early x402 activity has clustered on Base and Solana. Ripple's bet is that XRPL's speed, low fees and RLUSD can win a piece of that flow.
Ripple's native digital asset is currently changing hands near $1.14 following a rebound from its June bottom at $1.05. The recent downturn eliminated stop-loss orders and cleared out overleveraged positions before demand reemerged in the market.
Ripple partner Bank of America intends to enhance cross-border payments through SWIFT integration.