XRP Slides to $1.04 as Ripple's Japan and EU Advances Are Overwhelmed by Market Selloff
Veröffentlicht: 26.06.2026 um 02:54 Uhr, Redaktion boerse-global.de
The divergence between Ripple's operational momentum and the market performance of XRP has rarely been starker. While the company notched up two significant regulatory milestones in as many weeks, the token cratered to a fresh 52-week low of $1.04, extending its year-to-date loss to more than 44%.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency handed Ripple a strategic win by classifying its US dollar-pegged stablecoin RLUSD as an electronic payment method under Category 4. The move makes RLUSD the first foreign stablecoin to receive such status in Japan and allows both retail and institutional users to trade it via SBI VC Trade. Individual orders are capped at approximately $6,200, and the coin is fully backed by US Treasuries and dollar deposits, with monthly audits ensuring stability. RLUSD has also been integrated into Mastercard’s settlement system, easing large-client payments, and communicates with 40 different blockchains through the Wormhole standard. Its market capitalisation now stands at around $1.7 billion.
Hard on the heels of the Asian breakthrough, Ripple secured a provisional CASP licence from Luxembourg’s financial regulator on 23 June. Once final, the authorisation will permit the company to offer crypto services across all 27 European Union member states, with full compliance under the MiCA framework required by 1 July 2026.
Should investors sell immediately? Or is it worth buying XRP?
Yet none of this fundamental progress has filtered through to XRP’s price. The token’s slide accelerated in sympathy with a broad crypto rout that triggered roughly $1 billion in forced liquidations across the market within 24 hours. XRP’s relative strength index has dropped to around 33, signalling deeply oversold conditions, and the coin now trades nearly 30% below its 200-day moving average. The psychological support at $1.00 is being tested; if it breaks, chart technicians point to the next demand zone between $0.92 and $0.95. On the upside, resistance looms at $1.16 and $1.19, with a further hurdle at $1.23.
Despite the bearish sentiment, large investors are positioning for a rebound. Whales have accumulated more than 1.5 billion XRP over the past six months, and exchange withdrawals hit a two-year high, suggesting a shift toward self-custody and long-term holding. XRP-focused exchange-traded products have also attracted cumulative inflows of $1.45 billion through the end of June, with total assets under management of roughly $993 million. Retail investors make up 84% of those fund holders.
On the ecosystem front, a new credit protocol built on the XRP Ledger has passed its security audit without a single flaw, and validator votes to activate the feature are pending. The combination of heavy whale buying, steady ETF demand, and upcoming network upgrades stands in sharp contrast to the token’s price action — a disconnect that leaves XRP at a critical juncture as the broader market struggles to find its footing.
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