On Saturday, Jan. 3, XRP has shown its strongest performance in months. XRP is now trading at $2.01, up 6% over the past 24 hours.
Source: CoinMarketCap
Its market cap has risen to $122.05 billion (a 5.81% increase), making it the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
The 24-hour trading volume surged 162.02% to $4.21 billion, signaling a sharp pickup in market activity behind the price move.
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Open interest currently stands at $1.3 billion, with a 24-hour increase of 5.33%.
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The Crypto Fear & Greed Index remains in the “Fear” zone, although it appears to be moving toward the “Neutral” direction.
According to data from SoSoValue, XRP ETFs have seen $13.5 million in inflows in the past 24 hours.
Since the initial Bitcoin ETF was launched two years ago, ETFs have been seen as the key source of liquidity, supporting not only Bitcoin but the crypto market in general.
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CoinShares data for the week ending Dec. 27 show XRP investment products taking in $70.2 million, while Bitcoin products saw $443 million in outflows, with total digital-asset products down $446 million for the week.
XRP price prediction
Standard Chartered forecasts that XRP could reach $12.50 by the end of 2028. Geoffrey Kendrick, the bank’s Global Head of Digital Assets Research, projects XRP at $5.50 in 2024, $8 in 2026, $10.40 in 2027, and $12.50 by late 2028.
That path implies a gain of more than 500% over the next three years. Standard Chartered also suggests XRP could surpass Ethereum in market capitalization, becoming the second-largest cryptocurrency by late 2028.
The call followed the launch of the first U.S. XRP ETF, which does not offer direct exposure to the token. Instead, it uses swap-based instruments designed to track XRP’s price, making it a distinctive product in the digital asset market.
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