{"id":23742,"date":"2026-05-26T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinsrise.net\/blog\/xrp-market-fear-hits-levels-that-previously-triggered-relief-rallies\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:00:24","slug":"xrp-market-fear-hits-levels-that-previously-triggered-relief-rallies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinsrise.net\/blog\/xrp-market-fear-hits-levels-that-previously-triggered-relief-rallies\/","title":{"rendered":"XRP Market Fear Hits Levels That Previously Triggered Relief Rallies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

A Familiar Pattern In The Data<\/h2>\n

On-chain analytics firm Santiment flagged a 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

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

Santiment’s 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

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

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\"\ud83d\udcc9\" 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 pic.twitter.com\/KGubO783yE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Santiment Intelligence (@SantimentData) May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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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

Ripple And Circle Rumors Swirl<\/h2>\n

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

The rumor<\/a> was traced back to a post by the XRP Ledger Foundation on X that simply read: “Tomorrow’s going to be a great day.” No executives from either company have addressed the speculation.<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udea8\" RUMOR ALERT \"\ud83d\udea8\"<\/p>\n

It is being reported that Ripple has acquired Circle, the issuer of the $61B stablecoin USDC.<\/p>\n

An official announcement is supposedly expected later today.<\/p>\n

If true, this would be one of the BIGGEST moves in crypto history. \"\ud83d\udc40\" pic.twitter.com\/Lpr7o7eX4D<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 John Squire XRP \"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" (@TheCryptoSquire) May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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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

Circle<\/a>, for its part, said it was not for sale and was focused on its IPO. Reports suggest the XRP Ledger Foundation’s post was more likely connected to a major XRPL mainnet upgrade scheduled for May 27.<\/p>\n

Chris Larsen’s Wallets Draw Attention<\/p>\n

Adding another thread to the day’s 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

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

Featured image from Gemini, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. A Familiar Pattern In The Data On-chain analytics firm Santiment flagged…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[62,14,17,509,2777,23],"class_list":["post-23742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cryptocurrency-market-news","tag-altcoin","tag-crypto","tag-cryptocurrency-market-news","tag-fomo","tag-fud","tag-xrp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsrise.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsrise.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsrise.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrise.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrise.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrise.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23742\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsrise.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrise.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrise.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}