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XRP is trading around $1.40 after a modest 1.2% gain over the past day, as renewed institutional interest and a major retail partnership in Japan support sentiment around the token.
SoSoValue data shows spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded positive flows on 11 of the last 13 trading sessions, totaling $82.42 million. April ended with $83.9 million in net inflows, reversing March’s $31.16 million outflows.
Analyst Xfinancebull said April is the strongest monthly inflow period since December 2025, adding that while such flows may not immediately translate into price gains, “the demand for regulated $XRP exposure remains active and expanding.”
Globally, XRP exchange-traded products attracted $25 million in capital during the week ending last Friday. Year-to-date 2026 net inflows reached $148 million, with total assets under management near $2.6 billion.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse posted an image of the Las Vegas Sphere illuminated with XRP branding, with the message “Lock in,” ahead of the XRP Las Vegas 2026 gathering scheduled for Thursday and Friday. The event will focus on XRP Ledger developments and emerging use cases.
Ripple has also placed “Raise the Standard” advertising across the Las Vegas Strip during the period coinciding with Bitcoin 2026.
On the retail side, RippleX said Rakuten Wallet users in Japan can convert Rakuten Points into XRP. The update includes in-app spot trading and payment functionality through Rakuten Pay across a merchant network exceeding 5 million locations.
Blockchain analytics provider Santiment reported XRP is seeing its second-highest bullish social sentiment in two years, with the Rakuten announcement cited as a contributing factor. Santiment cautioned that such catalysts “rarely produce immediate significant price movements,” noting that meaningful valuation changes often occur after initial enthusiasm fades.
XRP has been trading within a symmetrical triangle formation for about three months. A confirmed daily close above $1.45 would target $2.15, implying roughly a 53% increase from current levels.
Resistance is expected near the 100-day exponential moving average at $1.52 and the 200-day EMA at $1.75. The $1.40 area is the key support zone, aligning with the 200-week and 20-day exponential moving averages.
A decisive close below the $1.38–$1.40 range could shift momentum downward toward $1.12 initially, with $0.98 representing a broader triangle breakdown projection.
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