XRP’s Strongest Network Signals Are Back. One Missing Buyer Still Controls What Happens Next

XRP’s Strongest Network Signals Are Back. One Missing Buyer Still Controls What Happens Next


XRP coin over an illuminated network of ledger nodes image By Isaac • August 16, 2026 7:22 pm •

XRP has several of the signals bulls normally want to see at the same time.

Activity on the XRP Ledger has returned to a two-month high. Large holders are sending far less XRP to Binance.

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Derivatives traders are rebuilding exposure near the token’s recent lows.

Yet XRP is still hovering around $1.

The mix becomes clearer when the market is separated into three pieces: network use, potential selling pressure and fresh investment demand.

The first two have improved. The third remains conspicuously weak.

A new CryptoSlate analysis found that the XRP Ledger recorded 49,929 active addresses during a 24-hour period this week. That was the network’s highest reading in more than two months and about 3%

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