XRP Price Surges 7% as Geopolitical Tensions Ease and ETF Demand Strengthens

Key Highlights

• XRP surged 7% over 24 hours, touching $1.46 following diplomatic signals between Iran and the United States
• Spot XRP ETF products pulled in $7.53 million on Tuesday, extending their positive flow streak to six consecutive sessions
• Combined assets under management for XRP ETFs stand near $1 billion
• Open Interest in XRP futures contracts declined to $2.11 billion, marking the lowest reading since January 2025
• Critical resistance zone lies between $1.50 and $1.54, while support maintains around $1.40

XRP experienced a sharp 7% advance on Wednesday following emerging reports that Iran had expressed readiness to engage in diplomatic discussions with the United States.

XRP Price

The digital asset climbed to $1.46, while daily trading activity exploded 39.71% to reach $4.1 billion.

The wider cryptocurrency ecosystem experienced parallel gains. Overall market capitalization expanded 6.28% to $2.49 trillion, with Bitcoin breaking through $73,000 and Ethereum pushing past $2,100.

The upward momentum followed a New York Times article revealing that Iran’s intelligence ministry had communicated with the CIA through back channels, expressing interest in pursuing conflict resolution.

U.S. President Donald Trump had previously confirmed receiving communication attempts but indicated that formal negotiations might face delays.

Market participants responded by rotating capital into risk-oriented assets, driving cryptocurrency valuations significantly higher throughout the sector.

ETF Products Maintain Positive Flow Trajectory

XRP spot exchange-traded funds attracted $7.53 million in net capital on Tuesday, representing the sixth uninterrupted day of positive investor demand.

Source: SoSoValue

Bitwise’s XRP ETF product dominated inflows with $6.08 million captured during the session. The fund’s aggregate net inflows have reached $10.77 million.

Canary Capital’s XRPC ETF product secured $1.45 million in additional capital during the same trading period.

Aggregate assets under management across all XRP spot ETF vehicles hover around $1 billion, while total cumulative inflows have climbed to $1.255 billion based on SoSoValue tracking data.

On the ecosystem development front, Doppler Finance revealed a strategic collaboration with digital asset custodian Hex Trust to integrate wrapped XRP into its institutional blockchain infrastructure as part of an incentive program.

Ripple separately verified recent strategic acquisitions including Palisade, a custody and treasury automation provider, alongside Rail, which specializes in virtual account management and payment collection services.

Chart Levels Under Observation

XRP remains positioned beneath its 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day exponential moving averages, all of which maintain downward trajectories.

The SuperTrend technical indicator registers at $1.61, positioned above current price action and confirming the prevailing bearish framework.

The RSI indicator was advancing toward 66 on the 4-hour timeframe, suggesting strengthening buying pressure. The MACD indicator also generated a fresh bullish signal through a positive crossover.

Futures Open Interest contracted to $2.11 billion on Wednesday, declining from $2.25 billion the previous session and substantially below the July 2025 peak of $10.94 billion.

A confirmed breakout above $1.50 resistance could pave the way toward $1.60. Inability to defend $1.45 may trigger a retracement toward the $1.40 support area.

As of Wednesday afternoon trading, XRP exchanged hands near $1.41, representing approximately a 62% decline from its historical peak of $3.65.