Ripple's XRP case is in its final phase, with core legal questions settled and focus now on penalties, injunction terms, and a workable SEC deal.
Despite a strong start to 2026, XRP closed Q1 at $1.34, representing a 27.1% quarter-over-quarter decline. Cumulatively, 14.3 million XRP has been burned since inception—a low burn rate that Messari attributes to the XRPL's inherently low fees. Transaction Fees and Network Deflation After a promising start to 2026, XRP closed the first quarter at $1.
Messari says XRP price fell 27% in Q1, while XRPL transactions rose 35% and RWA market cap jumped 124% to $2.25B.
Flare co-founder Hugo Philion argues that XRP's role goes far beyond payments, positioning it as a collateral asset for accessing yield-generating strategies.
On-chain data shows 25.24M XRP left exchanges after a capitulation spike, while XRPL fundamentals grow
XRP appears to be shifting from capitulation toward stabilization as on-chain and price signals gradually improve.
XRP trades near $1.33 as exchange outflows, ETF inflows and $1.34 support shape its next move, with $1.40 resistance in view for traders now
XRP edged slightly higher on Saturday, but short-term forecasting tools continue to lean cautious, even as Ripple's payments business and U.S. regulatory clarity underpin a more constructive medium-term narrative for the token. According to CoinMarketCap data at 8:00 p.m.
XRP is attracting fresh bullish attention after on-chain data showed more than 25 million tokens moved off trading platforms following the largest exchange inflow of 2026.
Ripple's David Schwartz said XRPL could use Tor, I2P and reserve validators if state attacks forced the network to protect consensus.
The blockchain industry has long debated whether any network can survive a direct attack from a powerful authoritarian state. During a renewed discussion, Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz finally addressed this question for XRP, saying that XRP Ledger (XRPL) is ready to completely rewrite its "DNA" and go underground technologically, but not submit to external pressure.