San Francisco, 08:28 PST, Jan 31, 2026
- Ripple executives doubled down on XRP’s pivotal role as the company preps for its February community event.
- XRP held under $1.90, with leveraged positions thinning out, data from TradingView showed.
- A Ripple executive noted that discussions with exchanges remain focused on the XRP Ledger, despite integrations beginning on other platforms.
Ripple executives doubled down on their support for XRP and the XRP Ledger (XRPL) on Saturday, even as the token lingered below $1.90 and derivatives traders kept pulling back. According to TradingView, XRP sat roughly 25% below its 200-day moving average, a key benchmark for long-term trends. At the same time, open interest—reflecting outstanding leveraged positions—dropped below $2 billion.
Timing is crucial as Ripple works to keep XRP holders on board while broadening its product lineup and promoting the XRPL to exchanges and institutions. But price action hasn’t caught up with the company’s messaging. Traders are now waiting to see if the upcoming updates will boost demand or simply create more noise.
Ripple’s XRP Community Day sessions set for February are drawing attention, with executives lined up to discuss strategy and product priorities. This is key for XRP, as the company has relied on these community events to shape market expectations around its roadmap.
Reece Merrick, an executive at Ripple, tweeted on X that “XRP will continue to be at the heart of the @Ripple vision,” directing followers to the company’s programming scheduled for February. X (formerly Twitter)
Merrick’s comment came amid ongoing questions from investors about whether Ripple’s newer projects weaken XRP’s position. Monica Long is set to outline the company’s direction and strategy in a community session on Feb. 11. Separately, CEO Brad Garlinghouse will discuss XRP’s place in global finance, according to crypto news site The Coin Republic.
In a separate message focused on exchanges, Ripple’s global partner success lead Luke Judges said the firm’s “RLUSD team consistently prioritizes the XRPL in every centralised exchange engagement,” even though some exchanges roll out Ethereum integrations first due to existing infrastructure. The crypto site The Crypto Basic also reported Judges noting that platforms onboarding RLUSD either support XRPL at launch or have committed to adding it. He was quoted saying: “We love XRP and XRPL.” thecryptobasic.com
Ripple announced that its XRP Community Day 2026 will take place on Feb. 11 and 12, featuring three live X Spaces covering the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions. Sessions will delve into regulated XRP products, exchange-traded funds, wrapped XRP, and decentralized finance. Speakers include CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Long.
Garlinghouse has been steering attention away from short-term XRP swings, focusing instead on the bigger market picture. In a CNBC interview at Davos on Jan. 21, he confidently stated, “I’m very bullish. I’ll go on record saying I think we’ll see an all-time high,” as reported by 24/7 Wall St.. 24/7 Wall St.
Still, XRP’s inability to break past crucial technical levels leaves it overshadowed by larger tokens, which typically draw more risk appetite when markets turn cautious. Ethereum’s established exchange infrastructure also competes for attention and integrations, particularly as new assets or stablecoins launch first on networks that exchanges have already backed.
Ripple’s risk lies in the fact that reassurance and event planning haven’t shifted the trading pattern. Since October, XRP has been carving out lower highs and lower lows. Meanwhile, declining open interest suggests fewer traders are prepared to back a strong rebound if the broader crypto market remains volatile.
The next big test will be if February’s community sessions can produce clear product timelines that push exchanges and institutions to speed up their XRPL support—and if that momentum reflects in the prices.
