Bitcoin and altcoins continue to be negatively impacted by the recent events and statements between the USA and Iran. Today's sharp statements from Trump regarding Iran led to a decline in $BTC and altcoins, and market forecasts from Polymarket for April were also published.
$XRP experienced a tough first quarter, ending with a 27% decline compared to the end of 2025. Its market capitalization dropped from $112 billion to $83 billion—a stunning 55% drop from its all-time high recorded in July 2025.
Amr Taha, an analyst known for his cryptocurrency market research, shared a new assessment revealing a notable divergence between the spot and derivatives markets for $XRP. According to the analysis, data from Binance in particular indicate the formation of conflicting signals in the market structure.
The first quarter of 2026 is coming to an end this week, and $XRP is expected to post its worst Q1 performance since 2018, recording double-digit losses.
As interest in $XRP-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continues to grow in the cryptocurrency market, the latest data on U.S.-traded XRP ETFs shows a notable picture. According to real-time tracking data, a total of 7 different XRP ETFs are currently trading, with total assets under management of approximately $1 billion.
XRP has fallen to $1.42, losing around 8% over the past week. What initially looked like a bullish breakout structure has now transformed into a classic bearish “head and shoulders” pattern on the 12-hour chart.
A significant event has occurred in the cryptocurrency market: $XRP has surpassed Binance’s native token $BNB in market capitalization, becoming the fourth-largest cryptocurrency.
$XRP reserves on the crypto exchange Binance have reached their highest level since November 2025. At the same time, on-chain metrics indicate the return of large institutional players.
The market structure of $XRP continues to signal caution as price action remains near critical support, despite growing institutional narratives. The asset trades within a clearly defined downtrend, marked by consistent lower highs and lower lows since the August peak.
The $XRP token from Ripple demonstrated significant market growth as the $XRP Ledger reached an important milestone. Santiment data shows that over 13 years of operation, the number of XRPL holders has reached 7.7 million for the first time.
The cryptocurrency XRP was trading at $1.5879 at 02:39 GMT on Tuesday, according to the Investing.com Index, rising 10.02% during the day. This is the sharpest daily increase since February 6.
On the Polymarket prediction platform, investors are placing bets on the price levels that leading cryptocurrencies could reach during March.
According to several sources, Ripple has launched a $750 million share buyback program, offering to repurchase stakes from early investors based on a company valuation of approximately $50 billion.
Since the beginning of the year, the value of $XRP has fallen by almost 28%. This decline continued a negative trend, as the asset ended 2025 with a 11.6% decrease. The prolonged price weakness has pushed a significant portion of the market supply into the loss zone.
Ripple’s global payments network is expanding rapidly as financial institutions increasingly seek partners capable of providing a full spectrum of blockchain infrastructure services. This places the Ripple ecosystem and $XRP liquidity system at the center of next-generation cross-border financial operations.
Demand for $XRP investment products is accelerating as institutional capital flows into regulated funds, with Bitwise’s XRP ETF becoming the largest of its kind in the United States and signaling a broader expansion of Wall Street participation in digital asset markets.
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