As XRP surges post a severe monthly correction, a new dynamic emerges in the crypto market. With Vanguard unexpectedly opening up to crypto ETFs and a community euphoria reaching irrational heights, the market is in a state of fervor.
The start of December marks a striking paradox for Ripple’s token. From a technical perspective, the asset has confirmed a Death Cross (bearish crossover of the 50-day and 200-day moving averages), triggering a drop to $2.01 yesterday. XRP is now set to retest the resistance at $2.5.
Yet the fundamentals tell a completely different story. Despite this selling pressure, Spot XRP ETFs recorded a historic day with $666 million in net inflows at the beginning of December. This disconnect between price action (bearish) and institutional flows (ultra-bullish) suggests massive accumulation behind the scenes, often a harbinger of a violent move to come.
The information dominating financial headlines is undoubtedly Vanguard’s strategic reversal. The asset management giant, historically opposed to cryptocurrencies, now allows its 50 million clients to trade the complete range of XRP ETFs (Bitwise, Canary, Franklin). This shift in direction provides unprecedented institutional legitimacy to the token.
In the markets, this news is perceived as a major medium-term liquidity catalyst. The idea that traditional capital can now gain exposure to XRP through standard brokerage accounts fuels the thesis of a supply shock, where growing demand from ETF issuers would collide with declining available supply on exchanges.
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It’s on social media that the fever is running highest, detached from current mathematical realities. Galvanized by institutional news, the “XRP Army” is circulating scenarios of outrageous ambition. Self-proclaimed analysts and influencers are citing targets ranging from $1,500 to over $2,000 per token by 2026, referencing theories of gold backing or total replacement of the SWIFT system.
These predictions, while viral, would imply a market capitalization exceeding the entire global money supply, making these price levels economically improbable in the short term. Nevertheless, they demonstrate an extremely powerful market sentiment (FOMO), capable of triggering irrational speculative rallies.
Far from the euphoria on X, financial institutions are publishing forecasts more grounded in reality. Standard Chartered maintains its bullish but rational position, anticipating XRP at $5.50 by the end of 2025, driven by banking adoption and regulatory clarity following its Singapore license. Their model projects an extension toward $12.50 by 2028.
While $2,000 remains an arithmetic fantasy, the current setup, combining institutional adoption via Vanguard and technical signals of capitulation, could well be setting the stage for an explosive year-end. The key will lie in XRP’s ability to quickly reclaim the psychological threshold of $2.50.
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