XRP News Today: Institutions Fuel XRP Surge as Staking Innovations and $100M ETF Inflow Drive Optimism

Ripple's XRP token is surging amid a confluence of bullish catalysts, including record institutional demand, strategic corporate moves, and growing utility through staking innovations. The asset has risen over 88% from its monthly low to $2.62, driven by a $100 million inflow into the newly launched REX-Ospey XRP ETF and a 9.9 billion dollar open interest peak in CME XRP futures, signaling robust institutional participation, according to an XRP price targets. Meanwhile, Ripple's acquisition of Hidden Road—rebranded as Ripple Prime—has positioned the firm as the first crypto company to own a global multi-asset prime broker, integrating XRP and RLUSD stablecoin into institutional trading ecosystems, as described in the Hidden Road acquisition.

The XRP Ledger's evolving infrastructure is further bolstering long-term optimism. Projects like mXRP and FXRP are introducing staking capabilities to the traditionally non-staking XRP ecosystem, with mXRP aiming to lock 3.9 billion XRP (6.5% of circulating supply) and FXRP targeting 5 billion XRP (8.3%) by 2026, according to a staking projection. Analysts model that if 80% of XRP becomes staked, reducing liquid supply to 12 billion tokens, prices could climb to $10.17–$83.33 by 2030, depending on market cap expansion.

Market dynamics remain volatile, however. Whale activity has been mixed: while over 18 million XRP were withdrawn from Binance in a week, signaling accumulation, another 440 million XRP were sold in October 2025, pushing prices below $2.5 amid regulatory delays and macroeconomic pressures, as reported in a price dip report and a whale buys report. Despite this, XRP has rebounded, with technical indicators like TD Sequential and Supertrend suggesting potential for a $3.10 target if $2.67 resistance is breached.

Institutional adoption is accelerating through vehicles like Evernorth Holdings' Nasdaq-listed XRP treasury. The Ripple-backed firm holds 388.7 million XRP ($1.01 billion at current prices) and plans to reinvest revenue into further accumulation, aiming to compound shareholder value, according to an Evernorth Nasdaq filing. This aligns with broader corporate trends, as firms like VivoPower and Webus build XRP treasuries, signaling growing acceptance as a reserve asset, per a whale accumulation report.

Ripple's CEO David Schwartz has underscored the network's progress, noting that the Batch (XLS-56) amendment to the XRP Ledger could enable atomic NFT swaps, enhancing the blockchain's appeal for decentralized finance applications, according to a batch amendment report. Such upgrades, coupled with Ripple's aggressive acquisition strategy—including GTreasury, Rail, and Standard Custody—underscore a long-term vision to bridge traditional and digital finance, as noted in the Hidden Road acquisition.

While regulatory clarity in the U.S. remains a wildcard, with SEC ETF approvals delayed due to the government shutdown, analysts remain optimistic. Andrew Jacobson of Halliday predicts approvals will follow once the SEC's new listing standards are met, with fall typically being a "hot season" for ETF launches, the whale accumulation report adds.