XRP ETFs extend a 13-week inflow streak with roughly $11M in new capital, even as XRP falls 7.3% and Bitcoin and Ethereum funds face withdrawals.
Even though XRP price has capitulated nearly 35% so far in 2026, trading at approximately $1.367 on October 14, two artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs), Gemini and ChatGPT expect this cryptocurrency to rally to a new all-time high (ATH) by 31 December, 2030.
XRP holders are looking ahead to two important dates in October as Ripple prepares for its annual Swell conference and the XRP Ledger approaches another round of protocol fixes.
Ripple partners with Stripe-owned Privy to bring embedded XRP Ledger wallets to apps, enabling XRP, RLUSD and automated AI payments.
XRP's coin-margined long-position share rose 4.8 percentage points to 84.2%, while Bitcoin long accounts in the USDT-margined market climbed 3 points to 58.36%.
A partnership with Ripple aims to put XRPL wallets inside fintech apps and give AI agents a way to spend, while transaction rules and fee coverage remain on Privy's roadmap.
XRP price holds near $1.36 after a 7% weekly decline as whale transfers rise on Binance. Analysts watch $1.35 support and $1.40 resistance.
Ripple added Meritz Securities to its South Korean institutional partnerships on October 14, extending a set of deals across banking, insurance and capital markets. The announcement concerns exploration of custody and tokenization services.
Accion Opportunity Fund's 10-year projection applies its historical lending model to Ripple's $10 million in lending equity. The capital is part of a $15 million commitment made in 2025.
An Oct. 13 insight gave Ether a 2.05 bullish-to-bearish comment ratio, compared with 0.82 for Bitcoin and 0.92 for XRP.
The integration will let software pay for online services using XRP and RLUSD, while questions remain about how much real economic activity the transactions represent.
Blockchain payments firm Ripple has announced its latest big partner in the South Korean financial industry, namely South Korean financial firm Meritz Securities, as the firm ramps up institutional adoption in one of the largest crypto markets in Asia.