XRP news today

Updated April 21, 2026 · 2:24 PM UTC

The latest XRP news today — Ripple partnerships, ODL (On-Demand Liquidity) growth, SEC case and legal developments, XRP Ledger protocol updates, and global payments expansion. CryptoSlate’s editorial team covers XRP around the clock, from on-chain data and market analysis to regulation and cross-border payments, with breaking stories added throughout the day.

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XRP coin partially submerged in a rain-soaked city street at night, symbolizing over $50 billion in unrealized losses for XRP holders

Analysis

60% of XRP holders are now underwater as losses top $50 billion

Glassnode data reveals about 60% of XRP's circulating supply is underwater, contributing to persistent selling pressure.

2 months ago

Technology

Ripple quietly appears inside Wall Street’s stock-clearing system as it expands XRP payments platform

Ripple's end-to-end payment solution provides a clear path for integrating fiat, stablecoins, and XRP within existing corporate frameworks.

2 months ago

ETF

How XRP quietly became the blueprint for the next wave of crypto ETFs

The winners won’t be the loudest tokens, they’ll be the ones that can build regulated rails and clear the new timeline.

2 months ago

XRP Ledger token beside a cracked marble table bridged by blocks toward trading weights, symbolizing XRPL’s proposed Hyperliquid-like sidechain for the $40 billion options market and a pivotal design decision

Derivatives Neutral

XRP developers propose 200× leverage trading sidechain to challenge crypto’s biggest derivatives exchanges

XRP Ledger options plan may lead to permissioned pools, creating a hybrid market that welcomes institutions while keeping open DeFi

2 months ago

XRP Ledger emblem embedded in a city roadway with a glowing parallel lane branching alongside it, symbolizing plans to introduce a Hyperliquid-like sidechain for expanded functionality

Tokenization Neutral

XRP faces a brutal 2026 paradox as XRPL adoption surges and the token captures little value

As XRPL spearheads financial innovation with tokenization and stablecoin adoption, XRP faces challenges in becoming the core liquidity asset.

2 months ago

XRP token lodged in sand beside flowing water, symbolizing how XRPL avoided a vulnerability that could have drained user funds

Technology Neutral

XRP Ledger nearly shipped a feature that could drain accounts without owners signing

Averted XRPL security threat underscores the network’s readiness for institutional adoption despite potential risks.

2 months ago

SBI Holdings sign beside an XRP coin outside a corporate office, highlighting the ¥10 billion retail bond launch and an XRP reward incentive with conditions attached

Banking Neutral

Japanese finance giant offers XRP rewards to bond buyers — but the payout is tiny

Buyers only get the XRP if they open an SBI VC Trade account and finish receipt steps by noon May 11.

2 months ago

AI Neutral

AI agents could decide XRPL’s next payment boom — and RLUSD is the bottleneck

Ripple integrates AI-driven risk controls to expand XRPL’s role in machine-native financial ecosystems, spotlighting stablecoins and compliance.

2 months ago

XRP token resting on cracked, drying ground beside a city waterfront, symbolizing collapsing ETF inflows and price capitulation as markets weigh a reset or repair phase

ETF Bearish

XRP ETF inflows collapse 93% as price capitulates, will this cause a reset or repair phase?

As XRP experiences capitulation, its ability to reclaim the $1.45 threshold may dictate future market movement.

2 months ago

XRP sentiment hits a 5-week high as money rotates away from Bitcoin and Ethereum

Trading 2 months ago

Understanding XRP network health in 2026 without the counting noise

Wallets 2 months ago

Standard Chartered slashes XRP price target by 65% as whales send millions of tokens to Binance

Trading 2 months ago

XRP holds 63% of this T-bill token supply but barely any of the trading, and that’s a problem

Tokenization 2 months ago

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XRP news today

60% of XRP holders are now underwater as losses top $50 billion

Ripple quietly appears inside Wall Street’s stock-clearing system as it expands XRP payments platform

How XRP quietly became the blueprint for the next wave of crypto ETFs

XRP developers propose 200× leverage trading sidechain to challenge crypto’s biggest derivatives exchanges

XRP faces a brutal 2026 paradox as XRPL adoption surges and the token captures little value

XRP Ledger nearly shipped a feature that could drain accounts without owners signing

Japanese finance giant offers XRP rewards to bond buyers — but the payout is tiny

AI agents could decide XRPL’s next payment boom — and RLUSD is the bottleneck

XRP ETF inflows collapse 93% as price capitulates, will this cause a reset or repair phase?

XRP sentiment hits a 5-week high as money rotates away from Bitcoin and Ethereum

Understanding XRP network health in 2026 without the counting noise

Standard Chartered slashes XRP price target by 65% as whales send millions of tokens to Binance

XRP holds 63% of this T-bill token supply but barely any of the trading, and that’s a problem

Ripple

The Fed treads on XRP’s core payments use case with new FedNow banking system upgrade

Wall Street moves beyond the Bitcoin ETF trade as XRP leads altcoins on fragile macro relief

Ripple’s dollar stablecoin hits a wall in Japan, one of XRP’s friendliest markets, as megabanks earn most of the trust

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