XRP at a Crossroads: Institutional Dawn Meets Market Jitters

Monday marked a watershed moment for XRP as Wall Street giants Grayscale and Franklin Templeton launched new spot ETFs, providing unprecedented institutional access. Paradoxically, this landmark achievement coincides with concerning market sentiment. Despite XRP holding firm above the psychologically significant $2.05 level, the broader cryptocurrency landscape exhibits what analysts term “extreme fear.”

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of these investment vehicles effectively concludes the regulatory uncertainty that has shadowed the token since 2020. While this does not constitute a formal commodity classification, market participants interpret the SEC’s silence following the resolution of the Ripple lawsuit in August 2025 as a de facto validation for secondary market trading. This Read more...