Ripple-linked XRP slips amid bitcoin profit-taking, ETF delay

Token falls 2.5% after rejection near $1.44 as leveraged ETF launch pushback adds to mixed sentiment. What to know : XRP briefly broke above resistance near $1.44 before sellers pushed the price back toward $1.42, signaling a failed breakout. The broader crypto market’s profit-taking, led by bitcoin after its run toward $80,000, weighed on XRP’s ability to sustain gains. A delayed launch of GraniteShares’ 3x leveraged XRP ETFs to May 7 removes a near-term speculative catalyst, leaving XRP range-bound between resistance at $1.44 and support around $1.40.