XRP Rallies 15% From Weekly Low as Golden Cross, ETF Inflows and Ledger Upgrade Align

XRP extended its rebound for a second consecutive day on Saturday, climbing roughly 15% from this week's low and reaching its highest level since Tuesday. The token's advance came as Bitcoin reclaimed the $81,000 level and Ethereum pushed above $2,600, lifting total cryptocurrency market capitalization to $2.8 trillion.

The rally is being driven by a confluence of forces: sustained inflows into spot XRP exchange-traded funds, a sharp rise in on-chain transaction volume, the rapid expansion of Ripple's USD stablecoin, and a technical setup that increasingly points toward a bullish crossover on the daily chart.

ETF Inflows and Stablecoin Growth

Spot XRP ETFs continued to accumulate assets this week, adding $41 million in inflows during September and extending a winning streak that began in April. The persistent demand suggests that both retail and institutional investors in the United States expect the token to keep appreciating.

Ripple USD (CRYPTO: RLUSD), the company's dollar-pegged stablecoin, has also been expanding rapidly. The stablecoin now holds $2.37 billion in assets, with $1.03 billion issued on the XRP Ledger and the remainder on Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). Ripple Labs projects that RLUSD will keep growing, driven by corporate treasury, payroll and cross-border payment use cases. Increased usage generates more fees, which in turn results in more XRP being burned.