New York, Jan 5, 2026, 13:46 EST — Regular session
- XRP was up about 7% at $2.23, after trading between $2.07 and $2.23 over the past 24 hours. 1
- CoinShares said XRP-linked investment products took in $3.7 billion in 2025, part of $47.2 billion of global digital-asset inflows last year. 2
- Coinbase shares were up about 7.4% and Strategy rose about 2.6% in regular U.S. trade.
XRP rose about 7% to $2.23 on Monday, pushing the token associated with payments-focused blockchain firm Ripple back above the $2.20 area as the broader crypto complex advanced. 1
The move matters because traders entered 2026 watching whether early-year risk appetite would spill from bitcoin into more volatile “altcoins” such as XRP. A CoinShares report published on Monday pointed to a rotation toward select tokens via investment products that track crypto prices. 2
Macro risk is also back in focus. Traders are looking ahead to the U.S. employment report for December 2025, scheduled for Friday, Jan. 9 at 8:30 a.m. ET, which can reset expectations for interest rates and the dollar. 3
CoinMarketCap data showed XRP traded between $2.07 and $2.23 in the past 24 hours, with about $4.1 billion in volume over that period and a market value around $135 billion. 1
Other major tokens were higher, keeping the tape broadly supportive. Bitcoin was up about 3% near $94,000 and ether gained about 2% to around $3,200, CoinMarketCap data showed. 1
CoinShares researcher James Butterfill wrote that global digital-asset investment products attracted $47.2 billion in inflows in 2025, just below the 2024 record. “The year also began on a high note with inflows of US$671m last Friday,” he wrote. 2
The report said XRP-linked products posted $3.7 billion in inflows in 2025, up 500% year on year, even as bitcoin-linked products slowed. Such investment products include exchange-traded products, which trade like shares and aim to track the price of an underlying asset. 2
Crypto’s lift spilled into U.S.-listed equities tied to trading and token prices. Coinbase was up about 7.4% and Strategy rose about 2.6% in regular-session trading.
But the setup is vulnerable to a sharp reversal if rates reprice higher. A stronger U.S. jobs report can lift Treasury yields and the dollar — typically a headwind for speculative assets — while leverage in crypto derivatives can amplify any pullback. 3
In the background, U.S. data are already flashing mixed signals: the latest Institute for Supply Management survey showed manufacturing activity contracted for a tenth month in December, hitting a 14-month low. The next clear catalyst for XRP and the wider market is Friday’s payrolls release at 8:30 a.m. ET. 4
