XRP trades at $1.43, pulling back after a move in a striking on-chain trajectory of the month. Ripple, the XRP parent company, is also in the news with active addresses on the XRP Ledger exploding.
Santiment data cited by Finbold shows active addresses rocketing from 47,180 to 356,070 between August 10 and August 24, a 650% surge in just two weeks. The figure is a number that “dwarfs the network’s recent daily averages,” while analyst Ali Martinez flagged the same spike on X as a signal worth watching closely.
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Active addresses have surged 654.71%, jumping from 47,180 to 356,070.
That kind of spike typically signals a sharp increase in network participation and is often accompanied by higher price volatility. https://t.co/70eHTdeG8a pic.twitter.com/1eJA319sJk— Ali Charts (@alicharts) August 24, 2026
Earlier August data had already shown daily active addresses climbing to 33-35% month-over-month, with new address creation essentially flat. This means that existing holders are driving the surge.
That distinction matters. Rising engagement from an existing base reads differently than a wave of fresh speculative money, and it’s landing at a moment when XRP is consolidating just under a resistance band that’s proven stubborn all month.
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Can XRP Price Hit $1.60 Amid Ripple Exploding News?
XRP briefly tapped $1.76 last week before stabilizing near $1.50, and now sits at $1.43 after a mild 24-hour retreat. The asset added over $31.27 billion in market cap in seven days, pushing valuation to above $90 billion before stabilizing.
The level that matters now is $1.55-$1.60, the resistance band multiple outlets flag as the line XRP needs to clear to confirm the Ripple network-activity news. A break above could open a retest of the recent $1.76 high.
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The base case has price grinding sideways in the $1.40-$1.55 range while the market digests whether address growth is signal or noise. Failure to hold above the psychological $1.00-$1.30 support zone would invalidate the bullish setup entirely, though that scenario looks distant given the current structure.
Our research desk is blunt about the risk here: rising active addresses correlate with higher participation, but there’s no guaranteed causal link to price. Traders watching this setup should track whale transaction flows alongside the $1.55 breakout attempt.
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Maxi Doge Targets Early Mover Upside as XRP Tests Key Levels
XRP holders who bought the dip near $1.00 are sitting comfortably. But at a $90 billion market cap, doubling from here requires an enormous amount of fresh capital. This is a mathematical reality that caps near-term upside even if the $1.55 breakout confirms.
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