XRP
Bitwise XRP ETF reported net assets grew from $299.1M to $614.9M in Q3 2026, driven by XRP's price increase. Net income was $137.76M, with gains offset by sponsor fees. The fund held 413.1M XRP, valued at $616.1M, and saw 150.2M XRP created and 2.42M shares redeemed.
Elliptic reports $50M of stolen XRP from Binance hack converted to bitcoin, with $226M XRP still unmoved. The 29 Oct theft totaled $6.43B across 11 blockchains. Gopax halted withdrawals and trading after a hack threat. XRP Ledger fixed a token-minting flaw. Hyperliquid Strategies applied for a US perps licence. October payrolls rose 165,000, above the 12-month average.
Binance saw a record XRP outflow of 418.5 million tokens on Nov. 4, worth $540 million at the time, the largest in nearly nine months. XRP's price had recently recovered above $1.30. Large withdrawals may indicate investor accumulation, but the signal is not definitive.
Over the past 7 days, AlphAI's AI scored 233 news stories mentioning XRP-USD (XRP). Coverage has skewed bearish: 65 bullish, 78 neutral, and 90 bearish.
ETF NAV-linked gains and net asset growth suggest supportive near-term sentiment for XRP exposure, though it is fund-flow and mark-to-market driven.
The conversion of stolen XRP into bitcoin may heighten risk perception and pressure XRP price.
The sizable withdrawal reduces on‑exchange supply, which could support XRP price if demand holds.
XRP may face modest downside as a portion of its supply is being moved off‑chain.
Renewed reputational and regulatory overhang risk for XRP, even though SEC dropped remaining personal claims.
AlphAI scores every news story that mentions XRP-USD with an AI model for sentiment and relevance, and aggregates insider trades from XRP's SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. Figures refresh continuously.
Bitwise XRP ETF reported net assets grew from $299.1M to $614.9M in Q3 2026, driven by XRP's price increase. Net income was $137.76M, with gains offset by sponsor fees. The fund held 413.1M XRP, valued at $616.1M, and saw 150.2M XRP created and 2.42M shares redeemed.
Elliptic reports $50M of stolen XRP from Binance hack converted to bitcoin, with $226M XRP still unmoved. The 29 Oct theft totaled $6.43B across 11 blockchains. Gopax halted withdrawals and trading after a hack threat. XRP Ledger fixed a token-minting flaw. Hyperliquid Strategies applied for a US perps licence. October payrolls rose 165,000, above the 12-month average.
Binance saw a record XRP outflow of 418.5 million tokens on Nov. 4, worth $540 million at the time, the largest in nearly nine months. XRP's price had recently recovered above $1.30. Large withdrawals may indicate investor accumulation, but the signal is not definitive.
Elliptic reports that hackers swapped $124M in stolen tokens to bitcoin after Binance's $6.43B breach, with $3.11B still in linked addresses. Binance plans to reopen withdrawals for several tokens by the end of next week, according to the company. Elliptic estimates little of the stolen funds has been cashed out, with laundering efforts spanning 20,000 wallets and 16 blockchains.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse sold 357 million XRP from April 2017 to October 2020, earning about $159 million, while publicly stating he was 'very long' on the token. The SEC's amended complaint detailed these sales, which were routed through exchanges and market makers. The SEC dropped personal claims against Garlinghouse in October 2023, but the sales and his public statements remain a topic of debate within the XRP community.
XRP Ledger led tokenized commodities with $2.2B in 2026 inflows, driven by a $2.23B Justoken energy fund. Ethereum followed with $1.6B. XRP price fell 4.98% to $1.19 amid broader market weakness. The ranking may change in the remaining two months of 2026.
Bitfinex XRP shorts surged 652% to 468.2 million as the altcoin's price nears $1. Meanwhile, XRP supply is tightening, with 13.24 million XRP removed from exchanges and whale holdings increasing by 60 million. This supply shock could challenge bearish bets, despite weakening technical momentum and relative strength concerns.
Hackers linked to the Binance theft have converted about $50 million of stolen XRP into bitcoin, mostly via THORChain, according to Elliptic. The theft, attributed to North Korea’s TraderTraitor group, involved 233.46 million XRP. About 192 million XRP remains unswapped. Binance has frozen or intercepted $2.85 billion and covered customer losses. The hackers prioritize assets like XRP and bitcoin that are harder to freeze.
Bitcoin (BTC) had the highest open interest at $7.71 billion among five crypto perpetual-futures markets. Ether (ETH) saw the largest 24-hour growth, increasing 4.24% to $5.74 billion. Solana (SOL), XRP, and Dogecoin (DOGE) also showed changes in open interest and mark prices.
Binance's XRP futures open interest dropped 28% from Sept. 22 to $445 million, below its 180-day average of $460 million. The decline was due to XRP's lower price and liquidations during a sell-off, indicating reduced leverage and easing pressure on XRP futures.
