XRP Price: Analyst Flags Possible 30% Drop Before Long-Term Recovery in 2026

TLDR

• XRP is trading around $1.35, up for the second day in a row but still under pressure.
• XRP ETFs saw $2.3 million in outflows Monday, with net assets under management down to $944 million from a January high of $1.65 billion.
• Futures Open Interest dropped to $2.45 billion, down sharply from a peak of $10.94 billion in July.
• Analyst Ali Martinez sees a potential 30% further decline before a longer-term recovery in 2026.
• Ripple has added native crypto support to its treasury management platform, including XRP and its RLUSD stablecoin.

XRP is hovering just above $1.35 as of Wednesday, April 2. The token has risen for two straight days, but broader demand from both retail and institutional investors remains weak.

The price opened at $1.34 before edging slightly higher during the session. Despite the small gains, XRP continues to trade below a key descending resistance line, and recovery attempts have stalled around $1.43.

The 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages are all sitting well above the current price. The MACD indicator is below its signal line on the daily chart, and the Relative Strength Index sits around 43, pointing toward continued downside pressure without yet reaching oversold territory.

Macro pressures have also played a role. The ongoing US and Israel conflict with Iran, now in its second month, has weighed on crypto assets broadly, with recovery rallies often quickly reversed.

ETF and Futures Data Show Weak Demand

US-listed spot XRP ETFs saw $2.3 million in outflows on Monday. Activity was muted on Tuesday with no major new flows. Cumulative inflows have held steady at $1.21 billion, but net assets under management have fallen to around $944 million, down from a record $1.65 billion on January 1.

XRP’s futures Open Interest dropped to $2.45 billion on Wednesday, from $2.54 billion the day before. That’s a steep drop from the record $10.94 billion hit in July, when XRP also reached its all-time high of $3.66. March 2026 marked the first month of negative net ETF inflows since the products launched in November 2025.

Analyst Ali Martinez posted a technical breakdown of XRP’s multi-year chart, noting the token appears to be forming an ascending triangle pattern. The flat upper resistance sits near $3.32, and after failing to break above it, XRP dropped more than 55%.

Ripple Integrates XRP Into Enterprise Treasury Platform

On the business side, Ripple announced it has added native on-chain capabilities to its Ripple Treasury platform. The new features, called Digital Asset Accounts and Unified Treasury, let CFOs view and manage both fiat and crypto assets, including XRP and the RLUSD stablecoin, from a single dashboard.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has noted that the platform processed $13 trillion in payment volume last year, serving customers from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. None of that volume involved crypto, but the new integration is designed to change that.

The Digital Asset Accounts feature includes real-time valuation, 15-decimal precision, and automated transaction recording. Unified Treasury offers real-time visibility across all digital asset and cash positions.

Multiple customers are already in beta ahead of the platform’s global launch.

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