Why Is XRP Price Falling Today? Weak Signals in the Series Increase Risk of a Move to $1.00
The price of XRP is facing renewed selling pressure, as Ripple announces another step towards deeper integration of the institution with the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
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The token is trading near $1.42, down more than 10% in the last 24 hours, as market participants focus less on corporate developments and more on weakening technical and on-chain signals. Divergence reflects a common pattern in markets, good infrastructure news does not always translate into price support.
The latest decline accelerated after XRP dropped below $1.60, a level that had served as temporary support. Once that floor was passed, automatic sell orders and stop losses appeared to strengthen the move, pushing prices closer to levels not seen since the broader market’s pullback.
XRP's price trends to the downside on the daily chart. Source: XRPUSD on Tradingview
XRP Price Slides As Key Support Breaks
Technical indicators suggest that the sell-off is sharp. The Relative Strength Index is approaching oversold territory, showing a strong decline rather than a gradual decline. Trading volume also rose during the downturn, which is a sign that traders are acting with confidence rather than doubt.
On-chain data adds to the monitoring view. Recent metrics show reduced network activity and limited evidence of continued clustering at current levels. In previous corrections, the price of XRP usually stabilized when wallet activity and transaction counts started to increase.
If the price fails to recover $1.60, analysts are increasingly pointing to the psychological level of $1.00 as the next area to watch. While oversold conditions may sometimes trigger short-term breakouts, the broader structure suggests that XRP remains vulnerable unless sentiment improves.
Ripple’s Hyperliquid Integration Failed to Lift XRP
The price weakness comes despite Ripple announcing that its main institutional trading arm, Ripple Prime, has added support for Hyperliquid, a derivatives platform.
The integration allows institutional clients to access permanent on-chain futures while liquidating those positions in assets such as foreign exchange, fixed income, and other digital assets through a single account.
Market reaction has been mixed. While the move underscores Ripple’s push to integrate traditional finance and DeFi, it doesn’t create a direct new driver for XRP itself. Some investors were hoping that Ripple would prioritize deeper integration of the XRP Ledger.
Differentiating Signs in the Market
The difference is obvious elsewhere. Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE, showed relative strength following the merger news, trading above key moving averages as the broader market weakened.
That divergence suggests that money is flowing to platforms linked to institutional trading activity, rather than to major tokens that are facing a technical meltdown.
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Currently, XRP’s trajectory appears to be driven more by market structure and on-chain signals than by Ripple’s growing institutional footprint. Until buyers step in with confidence, the risk of XRP price hitting $1.00 remains on the table.
Cover image from ChatGPT, XRPUSD chart on Tradingview
