XRP News: Leading Japanese Real Estate Company Now Accepts XRP for Property Purchases

A significant development in the real estate sector has emerged, with one of Japan’s top five real estate companies now accepting XRP as a payment method for buying properties.

XRP For Real Estate? Leading Japanese Company Says Yes!

Open House Group Co., Ltd., one of the top five real estate companies in Japan, now accepts XRP for buying properties. This move makes it easier for buyers from other places to acquire properties in Japan. Initially, the Tokyo-headquartered company started accepting Bitcoin in January 2025, when Bitcoin and Ethereum were the only two big cryptocurrencies used for payments. Now, Open House has expanded its offerings to include XRP, SOL (Solana), and DOGE (Dogecoin), giving customers five different digital currencies to choose from when buying real estate.

XRP Price Rise Today: Fear and Greed Index Spikes to 45

The token’s community sentiment grew optimistic about its price outlook after Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced the end of a four-year-long legal clash between the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and his company. Investors are waiting for Ripple to make more announcements on partnerships, the Ripple USD stablecoin (RLUSD), and a rumored collaboration with cross-border payments platform SWIFT. XRP follows a historic trend, with activity pointing to a bull run.

Ripple: AI Predicts XRP Price For March 31, 2025

Ripple’s native token XRP was up nearly 3% on Monday’s trade, hovering around the $2.45 mark. The SEC withdrew the lawsuit against Ripple last week, marking a new era for the cryptocurrency sector without governmental interference. Despite the lawsuit ending, XRP only saw a 13% surge in a day, failing to maintain the positive momentum. Leading on-chain metrics and price prediction firm CoinCodex has made a price prediction for XRP on March 31, 2025.

XRP Rally Fades as Post-SEC Lawsuit Euphoria Gives Way to Bearish Signals

Ripple announced that the SEC had officially dropped its four-year-old lawsuit against the payment services company on March 19, leading to an immediate spike in the demand for XRP. However, this momentum has turned short-lived, as on-chain data reveals a steady decline in active wallet count since then. According to Glassnode, the active address count climbed to a year-to-date high of 626,854 on March 19 but had plummeted to a 30-day low of 54,704 by March 23, highlighting the weakening buying pressure in the market.