XRP Stumbles in Market Slump—But a Hidden Catalyst Could Spark a Rally
While Ripple’s token lags behind major cryptos this week, institutional adoption is quietly accelerating. Banking giants are testing XRP for cross-border settlements—because nothing says ’progress’ like using decentralized tech to prop up legacy finance systems.
Key developments:
- FedNow integration trials expand with three Tier 1 US banks
- Liquidity pools hit 18-month highs despite price stagnation
- ODL corridors show 37% quarter-over-quarter volume growth
Market watchers note the irony: XRP’s real utility emerges just as retail traders lose patience. When the dam breaks, it’ll happen fast—and leave bagholders complaining they ’always believed in the fundamentals.’
The broader crypto market was revived in the past week as bitcoin finally broke above $100,000 and tapped a new multi-month peak at over $104,000. Many altcoins, such as DOGE, SOL, and HYPE, posted impressive gains, and so did ETH. In fact, Ethereum’s weekly increase stands at over 31%.
At the same time, XRP is also in the green, of course, but its weekly surge stands at just over 9%. On a monthly scale, it has added 21% (impressive, yes) but nowhere NEAR as notable as ETH’s 54% surge or even BTC’s 28% jump.
What’s even more surprising is that the SEC officially filed for a settlement in the legal case against Ripple Labs and wants just a $50 million penalty payment, which is a fraction of the $2 billion it initially asked for.
Nevertheless, XRP still managed to break through an important resistance set at $2.26 and closed well above it on the daily. The short-term target for the asset is at $2.6, said Ali Martinez, who posted an update today with even more good news for XRP’s future price performance.
The analyst with over 137,000 followers on X said the SuperTrend Indicator had just flashed a buy signal for XRP.
The SuperTrend indicator just flashed a buy signal for $XRP! pic.twitter.com/I6X7crn1zE
— Ali (@ali_charts) May 10, 2025
Chad Steingraber found some similarities between the current market structure and the events that transpired in January. At the time, XRP’s Open Interest soared to almost $5 billion, and its price skyrocketed from $2.3 to roughly $3.4 within a week. Now, the Open Interest is close to those levels.
XRP Open Interest building up to $4.6Billion.
It was last at this level back in January which then sent the price from $2.30 to $3.30 over the course of one week. https://t.co/SWinGvu7jY pic.twitter.com/Ax0sy93eZS
— Chad Steingraber (@ChadSteingraber) May 10, 2025
BitGuru noted that XRP had broken out of a double bottom and is “riding a strong uptrend with higher highs.” If it manages to stay above $2.23, which is far below the current price tag of $2.4, it could experience another bullish leg up, they added.
