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XRP’s sentiment on social media has risen sharply over the last few days, but overhead resistance around $1.40 has kept the price in consolidation.
Ripple said XRP has been integrated with Rakuten Wallet, a Japanese payment platform. The integration enables Rakuten’s more than 44 million users to convert loyalty points (worth over $23 billion) into XRP, trade it in-app, and spend it at more than 5 million merchant locations through the Rakuten Pay app.
Ripple described the rollout as “one of the largest retail deployments of $XRP as a payment method to date,” linking loyalty programs, payments, and crypto utility in a major economy.
Santiment reported that XRP recorded its “2nd highest bullish sentiment across social media in the past 2 years.” Its Positive/Negative sentiment indicator, which tracks the ratio of positive to negative social media mentions, showed XRP at a score of 3.9—levels last seen in early 2024.
That score was more than 240% higher than the 1.135 value recorded on March 29, after XRP fell about 20% over the prior two weeks.
“As far as price goes, these events don't often instantly lead to major price outbreaks. It is usually after the initial wave of euphoria, after FOMO calms down, that the impact of this kind of news sees the bullish outcome.”
Following the announcement, XRP/USD rose about 2% over the last 24 hours, though it remains 62% below its $3.66 multi-year high reached in July 2025.
XRP’s recent 18% rally from a local low of $1.27, which peaked on April 5, was halted at $1.48. The move coincided with the upper boundary of a symmetrical triangle, a trend line that has constrained price action since early February.
To confirm a bullish breakout from the triangle, bulls need to push XRP above the $1.40-$1.45 resistance zone. This area also aligns with the 50-day exponential moving average, the 100-day simple moving average, and the triangle’s upper trend line.
Cost-basis distribution data suggests additional supply pressure: investors hold approximately 2 billion XRP at an average cost of $1.40-$1.45. The concentration implies that many holders may sell near break-even levels, potentially stalling momentum.
If XRP clears the supply area, analysts cited a measured move target from the triangle at $2.10—about 50% above the current price at the time of reporting.
ChartNerd said in a Friday post that a major move may follow once resistance above $1.40 is “cleared.”
Cointelegraph previously reported that the XRP/USD pair needed to hold the $1.27 support and rise above moving averages around $1.40 to signal a trend change.
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