Are whales and institutions preparing for XRP bull rally?
Ripple has minted another $50 million in RLUSD on Ethereum, lifting the stablecoin's total supply close to $1.63 billion. Ethereum and the XRP Ledger now hold nearly equal shares of RLUSD, with only about $5.7 million separating them. The shift does not necessarily weaken XRP.
Is Wall Street taking advantage of crypto volatility to advance its pieces? In the second quarter of 2026, JPMorgan significantly increased its exposure to bitcoin and Ethereum, while reconnecting with XRP.
The XRP Ledger blockchain is rapidly losing its monopoly on hosting Ripple's main dollar-denominated asset, the RLUSD stablecoin. Fresh capital flows are now moving to Ethereum, forcing the market to ask — is the ecosystem's "North Star", the XRP token itself, taking a back seat?
Prominent banking giant Morgan Stanley has revealed new XRP ETF holdings in its latest SEC filing, adding exposure through Franklin, REX-Osprey, and Bitwise funds. The bank also reported 50,540 shares of Armada Acquisition Corp II, a SPAC linked to Ripple-backed Evernorth Holdings.All this comes while XRP price continues to trade near $1.
XRP's potential drop below $1 amid weak sentiment and leverage is shifting attention toward alternative strategies such as UE Crypto's cloud mining platform.
A massive redistribution of supply continues in the XRP market, as large long-term investors are currently increasing their positions at the $1 level, fully offsetting the decline in institutional interest that pushed exchange-traded funds' net assets below the symbolic $1 billion mark.
An anticipated SEC proposal could weaken one of XRP, HBAR & XLM's perceived advantages: their relatively clear regulatory standing in USA.
Banking giant Morgan Stanley has confirmed exposure to several XRP exchange-traded funds.
Although XRP price has crashed below its crucial support level around $1 twice this week, on-chain data analysis shows XRP Ledger (XRPL) whales may have catalyzed the highest withdrawal rate from cryptocurrency exchanges since 2019.
XRP fell to its lowest price since 2024, with rising wallet activity but no growth in new users.
Morgan Stanley discloses new XRP ETF holdings and Evernorth SPAC shares as XRP price holds near $1.01 amid mixed institutional flows.