XRP price prediction: Can institutional momentum push price toward $1.80?

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Mykhailo Ihnatenko

06.10.2026

XRP continues to trade without a clear directional bias despite several notable fundamental developments across the ecosystem. With the price still confined to its established range, attention is gradually shifting toward institutional demand and upcoming corporate catalysts.

XRP price prediction

24H 2.1%

$1.1007

48H -0.51%

$1.0726

7D -15.86%

$0.9071

1M -17.82%

$0.886

3M -50.51%

$0.5335

6M -64.36%

$0.3842

12M -28.56%

$0.7702

Detailed

Current price: $1.0781 -0.0198 1.80%

Real-time Data 13:28

Daily range 1.0751

1.1063

Weekly range 1.0764

1.3414

Ripple has published new data on digital-asset adoption in Türkiye, where annual crypto transaction volume is now approaching $200 billion. Retail crypto trading volume reached roughly $40 billion in early 2026, up 7% year-on-year. Ripple highlighted markets like Türkiye as a key opportunity for the expansion of its payments infrastructure and RLUSD.

At the same time, Ripple upgraded Ripple Custody to version 1.43, adding support for Canton Network, Circle Arc and Sui, along with new functionality for Ethereum and XRPL. For XRP, this is more of an infrastructure catalyst than a direct price driver, but the broader custody offering strengthens Ripple’s positioning with institutional clients.

XRP remains trapped between $1.457 and $1.661

XRP continues to trade inside the previously identified $1.457–1.661 range. A break of either boundary will likely determine the next short-term direction.

If XRP establishes itself below $1.457, the risk of a deeper correction would increase materially. The next downside reference would be the $1.408 area, where the 50-day SMA is currently located.

The bullish scenario requires the opposite signal. A decisive break above $1.661 followed by a sustained hold could provide the momentum needed for another leg higher. In that case, resistance near $1.811 would become the next target.

As long as the price remains inside the range, aggressive positioning in either direction carries a higher risk of false breakouts. A move beyond $1.457–1.661 should provide the market with a more reliable signal of what comes next.

Fundamentals improve while price remains range-bound

XRP’s fundamental backdrop remains moderately constructive, with Ripple continuing to expand both its infrastructure and its institutional footprint. So far, however, those developments have not been enough to push the price out of its current range.

The next move is therefore likely to be defined by a technical break of either $1.457 or $1.661. Until then, elevated volatility within the range remains the main near-term risk.

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