By Isaac • August 20, 2026 3:07 pm •
XRP has delivered the kind of move that gets the entire crypto market looking in the same direction. The fifth-largest cryptocurrency was trading near $1.23 Thursday afternoon, up roughly 15% over 24 hours and about 30% from last weekend’s close.
That is a real breakout from the lows. It is not yet proof that the longer trend has turned.
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Decrypt reports that XRP’s 10.4% jump on Wednesday was its strongest one-day advance since February 6. The move extended Thursday and pushed the weekly candle toward $1.32 after XRP had traded below $1 only days earlier.
The outlet traced the initial force to Bitcoin’s break above $72,000 and a marketwide short squeeze, but it also found that
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