{"id":44689,"date":"2026-05-26T10:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=44689"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:30:13","slug":"xrp-market-fear-hits-levels-that-previously-triggered-relief-rallies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=44689","title":{"rendered":"XRP Market Fear Hits Levels That Previously Triggered Relief Rallies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>XRP derivatives traders are leaning bullish. Open interest in XRP futures jumped more than 1% in 24 hours to $2.86 billion, with activity climbing on both CME and Binance, signaling that traders with real money on the line are betting on a move up.<\/p>\n<h2>A Familiar Pattern In The Data<\/h2>\n<p>On-chain analytics firm Santiment flagged a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SantimentData\/status\/2059043383814083008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">shift in crowd mood<\/a> on May 26, pointing out that the bullish-to-bearish comment ratio on social media had slipped to 1.1:1.<\/p>\n<p>That places sentiment at its most fearful in three weeks, a level that has historically been followed by short-term price stabilization or a bounce.<\/p>\n<p>Santiment\u2019s reasoning is straightforward: when fear peaks, weak hands have already exited, and whales or institutions tend to step in and absorb the sell pressure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/xrp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">XRP<\/a> was trading at $1.33 at the time of reporting, up about 1% from a 24-hour low of $1.32. Volume climbed 5% over the same period, adding some weight to the uptick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4c9.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcc9\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> XRP\u2019s crowd sentiment has swung sharply negative again, with the ratio of positive to negative commentary dropping to just 1.1 bullish comments for every 1 bearish comment. Historically, this kind of fear and skepticism has often acted as a contrarian signal for XRP\u2019s price.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KGubO783yE\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/KGubO783yE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Santiment Intelligence (@SantimentData) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SantimentData\/status\/2059043383814083008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-897664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a_71fb0b.png?resize=1024%2C562\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the daily chart, the token is still below its 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day moving averages, and the Relative Strength Index is sitting near 41. A break above a multi-month trendline, reports indicate, could open the door toward $1.50.<\/p>\n<h2>Ripple And Circle Rumors Swirl<\/h2>\n<p>Much of the chatter swirling around XRP on Monday centered on a possible acquisition. Speculation spread that Ripple is preparing to buy stablecoin issuer Circle at a price tag of $11 billion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timestabloid.com\/rumor-alert-within-xrp-army-ripple-acquires-circle-for-61-billion\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The rumor<\/a> was traced back to a post by the XRP Ledger Foundation on X that simply read: \u201cTomorrow\u2019s going to be a great day.\u201d No executives from either company have addressed the speculation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> RUMOR ALERT <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is being reported that Ripple has acquired Circle, the issuer of the $61B stablecoin USDC.<\/p>\n<p>An official announcement is supposedly expected later today.<\/p>\n<p>If true, this would be one of the BIGGEST moves in crypto history. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f440.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc40\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lpr7o7eX4D\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Lpr7o7eX4D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Squire XRP <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> (@TheCryptoSquire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCryptoSquire\/status\/2059005295154581951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/9bFosb7e\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"1827\" height=\"1026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time such a rumor has surfaced. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse publicly denied a Bloomberg report last year that said Ripple had pursued Circle at a valuation of $4 to $5 billion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.circle.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Circle<\/a>, for its part, said it was not for sale and was focused on its IPO. Reports suggest the XRP Ledger Foundation\u2019s post was more likely connected to a major XRPL mainnet upgrade scheduled for May 27.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Larsen\u2019s Wallets Draw Attention<\/p>\n<p>Adding another thread to the day\u2019s activity, wallets linked to Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen were reported to have become active again, with the timing drawing attention ahead of US midterm elections. No further details about the transactions were immediately available.<\/p>\n<p>Santiment noted that the opposite dynamic tends to play out during periods of heavy optimism, when the bullish-to-bearish ratio climbs into what it calls the FOMO zone, whale activity tends to fade and prices often pull back.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image from Gemini, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>XRP derivatives traders are leaning bullish. Open interest in XRP futures jumped more than 1% in 24 hours to $2.86 billion, with activity climbing on both CME and Binance, signaling that traders with real money on the line are betting on a move up. 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