This week brought the classic catch-up dynamic back to the crypto market. After the XRP token delivered a powerful rally, settling at $1.3988 with a weekly gain of 40.94% as per TradingView, its historic counterpart Stellar (XLM) simultaneously began actively playing catch-up.
AI agents could open a new phase for XRP by moving from digital purchases toward real-world spending under user-defined limits. Chandler Fang says lasting XRPL adoption will depend on useful economic activity rather than transaction volume alone.
Ripple, Clearpool and Cicada Partners are building an institutional lending market on the XRP Ledger using RLUSD as the credit asset. The initiative aims to move DeFi yield away from trading-driven strategies and toward loans backed by real business demand.
XRP's legal stance is stronger than much of the crypto market's, even if The Senate fails to advance the bill.
Ripple has voted in favor of the XRP Ledgers PermissionDelegationV1_1 amendment, advancing a key proposal tied to the XRPL v3.3.0 upgrade as XRP records strong gains in the crypto market. Permission Delegation allows XRP Ledger accounts to authorize other accounts to perform specific transaction types without handing over broader control.
XRP surges 38.9% in a week toward $1.40 as Binance open interest hits 263M, whales accumulate 190M XRP, and BitPay expands adoption.
Goldman Sachs reported about $86.5 million across five XRP ETFs in its Q2 2026 filing, returning as a major institutional holder. XRP is trading at $1.40, up 3.53% in 24 hours and roughly 40% over the past two days.
Amid this week's crypto rally, HYPE is up nearly 40%, while other altcoins such as XRP, ZEC and LINK have risen over 30%.
XRP is now available in the BitPay wallet, allowing users to buy, sell, swap, send, and spend Ripple's token. The token's trading volume surpassed $13.61 billion in 24 hours, with a market cap of approximately $86.69 billion.
XRP has climbed 17% to an intraday high of $1.43 as Ripple's vote for the PermissionDelegationV1_1 amendment has moved a key part of the XRP Ledger's version 3.3.0 upgrade deeper into the validator approval process.
The token spent all August trapped under a bearish crossover. Today it closed above both moving averages for the first time since the pattern formed.
Ankr's infrastructure enhances XRPL's accessibility, reducing barriers for developers and potentially accelerating institutional blockchain adoption. Ankr launches institutional-grade RPC infrastructure for XRP Ledger.