XRP Price Under Pressure: Spot Selling Overwhelms ETF Demand

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September 24, 2026

XRP price is hovering at the $1.50 level, down 8% over the prior 24 hours after failing to hold the $1.60 level. The drop happens even as U.S. spot XRP ETFs pulled in $18.04 million in net inflows during the previous session. The gap forces a blunt question onto the desk: if demand for regulated funds keeps showing up and the token still can’t hold its highs, how much weight does that demand actually carry against spot-market selling?

XRP’s 24-hour range ran from $1.60 down to $1.46, meaning the token was sitting at the bottom of its own daily band. Market capitalization fell to $92 billion, keeping XRP fifth by market cap. Against Bitcoin, XRP slipped 5.6% to 0.00001755 BTC, confirming the move wasn’t purely a dollar-denominated dip.