Why Is XRP Dropping Today?

XRP is bleeding harder than Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB this week, yet it outpaced all three over the past month. The same trait driving its recent surge is now accelerating the sell-off, and the Fed's next move could make it…

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XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) trades at $1.35 as of September 12, 2026, with a market capitalization of $84.65 billion. XRP has slipped 6.2% from $1.44 on September 9 and 10.0% from its late-August peak above $1.50, and now trades 0.4% below its 200-day moving average at $1.355.

XRP has dipped this week more than Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) or BNB (CRYPTO:BNB), but it leads all four cryptos in gains over 30 days. So why is XRP the worst performer over seven days and the best over 30?

XRP Fell Harder Than Bitcoin, Ethereum and BNB

XRP is down 3.1% over 24 hours and 7.1% over seven days. Bitcoin is down 1.3% in a day and 5.2% in a week, Ethereum is down 0.1% and 1.8%, and BNB is down 1.0% and 1.3%. XRP is the biggest faller of the four majors over the week to September 12.

XRP’s fall is 2.4 times Bitcoin’s in a day and 3.9 times Ethereum’s in a week. When macro traders reduce risk, XRP moves more than the rest. That’s how a high-beta asset behaves, meaning one that swings wider than the market it trades against.