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XRP is testing $2.13 after four consecutive rejections at a key resistance line, but Ripple’s $150 million deal with LMAX Group and $1.26 billion in ETF inflows are setting up a potential breakout to $3. Four Rejections Mark The Resistance XRP has tried to break above a descending trendline four times since July’s $3.60 peak—and failed every single time. The rejections came in August, September, October, and most recently in early January. Each attempt met with strong selling pressure at the same technical level. Right now, XRP is caught between two important price zones. Support sits at $1.95, which has held firm through three separate tests. Resistance clusters between $2.4-$2.6, with the 200-day moving average at $2.32 adding another layer. If XRP breaks cleanly above $2.6, the path opens to $3 and potentially higher. But if $1.95 support breaks, the next stop is likely $1.6. ETF Money Floods In While Traders Step Back XRP spot ETFs pulled $1.26 billion in cumulative inflows since launch, with $10.63 million arriving on January 14 alone. But the derivatives market tells a different story. XRP futures volume dropped 30% to $5.58 billion, and open interest fell 4% to $4 billion according to Coinglass. That means, traders are closing positions and stepping back after the volatile run in past days. Ripple Injects $150 Million To Push RLUSD Stablecoin Ripple announced Thursday it’s investing $150 million in LMAX Group to integrate its RLUSD stablecoin into LMAX’s institutional trading platform. This matters because LMAX handled $8.2 trillion in institutional trading volume last year. The deal lets major banks, brokers, and asset managers use RLUSD as collateral across spot crypto, futures, and contracts for difference. RLUSD launched about a year ago and now has a $1.4 billion market cap, according to RWA.xyz. Moreover, Ripple is positioning it as a regulated stablecoin specifically for institutions. David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Group, called it a strategic partnership designed to create a unified marketplace bridging traditional finance and crypto. For institutions, this simplifies how they move capital around. Instead of managing separate margin accounts for different assets, they can use RLUSD across LMAX’s entire platform.
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