HSBC warns that thin liquidity could limit Ripple Prime's new 24/7 stock-linked swaps as a $52 million weekend liquidation exposes trading risks.
XRP price retreats to $1.33 as whale inflows to Binance reach $112.4 million, ETF buying slows and traders watch critical support around $1.25.
Ripple Prime joins BlackRock and JPMorgan in DTCC's 50-plus-firm tokenization group, but the XRP Ledger has no confirmed role in its settlement system.
XRP open interest rose 7.60% in 24 hours to $446.7 million, the largest gain in the group. Funding was positive for all five assets.
The XRP Ledger is showing a sharp rise in activity. Data from XRPScan indicates 25.7K active accounts on October 21, up approximately 12% in a single day.
The vault displayed 1.18% Total APY over the trailing 30 days in a snapshot taken Oct. 22 at about 7:42 a.m. ET (11:42 UTC).
The ledger launched with 100 billion XRP. A 2026 software flaw was fixed, while a U.S. ruling addressed specific sales and left the broader secondary-market question open.
XRP advanced 3.0% from the Oct. 20 to Oct. 21 UTC closes, versus Bitcoin's 1.4% gain. The $49.7 million average was last this low in October 2021.
XRP's year-end $2 probability rose 4 percentage points to 22%, while Bitcoin's $100,000 odds climbed to 27%. October probabilities declined across Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP.
XRP was rejected once again at $1.40, but it has defended the $1.30 support, for now at least.
The Arrington Capital founder made the remarks in an interview released Apr. 20, 2026. He discussed the broader ecosystem, not an XRP price target.
Uphold lists Evernorth stock, giving eligible U.S. investors access to an XRP treasury company holding about 473 million XRP tokens.