XRP Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): XRP Trades Near $1.91 as $2 Resistance Holds and $1.77 Support Comes Into Focus

XRP is trading around $1.91 on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, with an intraday range roughly between $1.90 and $1.94 as traders weigh a risk-off crypto tape against a growing list of XRP-specific catalysts (ETFs, new derivatives products, and Ripple’s regulatory progress).

Depending on the data feed and exchange, spot pricing is clustering in the $1.90–$1.93 area today, with composite pricing around $1.91 also reflected on major market trackers. ^[1]

The key takeaway for today’s XRP market: price action is still struggling to reclaim $2, even as institutional access continues to expand. Several analysts publishing on Dec. 17 are calling attention to bearish momentum and a widening gap between “good news” (ETF flows, infrastructure) and the chart itself. ^[2]

XRP price today: the numbers traders are watching

Current price: about $1.91 ^[3]
Day’s range: about $1.90–$1.94 ^[4]
Recent daily reference: around $1.93 (daily series) ^[5]
1-month trend: XRP is down about 16% vs USD over the last month on CoinGecko’s tracker, underperforming the broader crypto market over the same period. ^[6]

That last point matters for context: XRP isn’t selling off in a vacuum. It’s happening while the broader crypto complex has been struggling to regain upside momentum into year-end.

Why is XRP moving today? Macro pressure is back in the driver’s seat

1) Crypto risk sentiment remains fragile

In today’s market coverage, the dominant narrative is simple: crypto is acting like a risk asset again. Barron’s notes that hopes for a year-end rally are fading, with bitcoin trading in the mid-$80,000s and major tokens—including XRP—softening alongside broader risk appetite. ^[7]

Saxo Bank’s Dec. 17 “Market Quick Take” echoes that “tug-of-war” feel: bitcoin around $86.7k, ether near $2.94k, and major alts like XRP around $1.92 described as “steady but lack strong follow-through.” ^[8]

Reuters, writing today about the post-crash environment, frames the bigger shift as a move toward more cautious positioning and more hedged/actively managed strategies, as investors react to the drawdown from bitcoin’s October peak. ^[9]

2) ETF flows tell one story; price tells another

A standout theme in multiple Dec. 17 analyses is the idea that institutional access is improving, but it hasn’t flipped the chart.

Investing.com’s Dec. 17 analysis says cumulative net inflows into spot XRP ETFs reached roughly $1.0–$1.12 billion, with a streak of 20+ consecutive trading days of net inflows during the run—yet XRP fell and broke back below $2.00 over the same window. ^[10]
BeInCrypto similarly reports six consecutive weeks of inflows, pushing cumulative net inflows above $1.01 billion, while highlighting that XRP is still down on the month despite the headline inflow streak. ^[11]

This disconnect is a big reason today’s tone is cautious: flows can support demand, but they don’t automatically overpower selling pressure—especially if derivatives activity is leaning short or traders are de-risking.

3) Derivatives selling and hedging are part of the explanation

Investing.com points directly at derivatives and “deleveraging/risk reduction” as near-term weight on XRP, saying ETF accumulation is being outweighed by trading-account selling, and citing futures market behavior that’s been skewed toward sells. ^[12]

And there’s a timely infrastructure development that could amplify hedging activity:

CME Group launched Spot-Quoted XRP futures (alongside SOL) on Dec. 15, expanding regulated derivatives access designed to trade in spot-market terms and reduce friction for traders managing longer-dated views. ^[13]

More derivatives access can be bullish over the long run (better market structure, better hedging tools), but in the short run it can also increase two-way positioning—including downside hedges—during risk-off stretches.

Ripple’s bank charter momentum is real—but it hasn’t “saved” the price

One of the most concrete Ripple-related developments this month: the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has moved forward with conditional approvals tied to crypto firms becoming national trust banks.

The OCC’s own release states it conditionally approved applications for de novo national trust bank charters for First National Digital Currency Bank and Ripple National Trust Bank. ^[14]
Reuters adds that if finalized, national trust bank charters would allow firms to manage/hold assets and settle payments faster, but would not allow them to take deposits or make loans. ^[15]

In other words: it’s a meaningful compliance milestone and could support institutional infrastructure—but it doesn’t automatically translate into a same-day price surge. That “fundamentals improving while price chops lower” contrast is exactly what several analysts are focused on today. ^[16]

XRP technical analysis today: $2 is the wall, and $1.77 is the line in the sand

A cluster of Dec. 17 technical coverage is converging on the same map of levels:

Key resistance zones

$1.96: FXStreet highlights $1.96 as a daily resistance target if XRP rebounds, after noting XRP closed below that support earlier and is hovering around $1.91. ^[17]
$1.98: Mitrade flags $1.98 as a “first major resistance” level that could cap bounces in a weak structure. ^[18]
$2.00: The psychological level still looms large across market commentary because XRP has struggled to hold above it during this corrective phase. ^[19]

Key support zones

$1.90–$1.92: The immediate battleground today, reinforced by the day’s trading range. ^[20]
$1.77: FXStreet explicitly calls out $1.77 as the next daily support if the pullback extends. ^[21]
$1.74: BeInCrypto notes $1.74 as a support area being defended “for now” in its on-chain/flow framing. ^[22]

Momentum signals highlighted today

FXStreet’s Dec. 17 read leans bearish, citing an RSI below neutral and a bearish MACD crossover as support for downside risk while XRP trades around $1.91. ^[23]

Crypto.news adds a higher-timeframe caution: it reports analysts warning that losing a key range could confirm a larger breakdown, potentially sending XRP toward longer-term moving-average support—while also noting some traders see bullish divergence and a possible recovery if support holds. ^[24]

Today’s XRP forecasts: what analysts and models are projecting on Dec. 17

Forecasts being published today fall into two broad buckets: scenario-based technical calls and model-driven projections.

Bearish scenario (near term): a deeper leg lower if supports fail

FXStreet’s downside scenario points toward $1.77 if the pullback extends. ^[25]
Crypto.news relays warnings from traders/analysts that a breakdown of key range support could open the door to a much larger drawdown. ^[26]
Mitrade argues ETF optimism can’t “carry” the token if structure stays weak, highlighting $1.98 resistance and outlining a deeper downside “scenario” level as a possibility rather than a guarantee. ^[27]

Stabilization / bounce scenario: reclaim $1.96–$2 and reset sentiment

The more constructive view in today’s coverage isn’t “moon soon”—it’s more conditional:

FXStreet says a recovery could extend toward $1.96. ^[28]
Crypto.news includes traders pointing to bullish divergence and the idea that XRP could move higher if it breaks above resistance and holds key support. ^[29]

Model-based projections: muted short-term movement (but wide longer-term ranges)

CoinCodex (algorithmic forecasting) projects XRP around $1.90 over the next day and broadly around $1.89–$1.90 in near-term windows, with longer-horizon projections extending into 2026. ^[30]

Changelly’s updated prediction page (dated Dec. 17) describes a bearish-leaning indicator mix and cites an “Extreme Fear” reading on its referenced sentiment gauge. ^[31]

Important nuance for readers: these model pages can be useful as sentiment snapshots, but they often differ sharply in methodology and assumptions—so they’re best used alongside market structure, flows, and macro conditions rather than as a standalone “target price.”

The bigger 2025 story behind XRP: legal clarity, funding, and institutional rails

Even on a red or flat day, XRP’s 2025 backdrop remains unusually eventful compared with prior years:

Ripple’s SEC case ended in August 2025, with Reuters reporting the SEC ended its case and a $125 million fine remained intact, bringing closure to one of crypto’s highest-profile legal battles. ^[32]
Ripple also raised $500 million in a strategic investment round valuing the company at $40 billion, per Reuters in early November. ^[33]
On the banking front, Reuters previously reported Ripple was applying for a U.S. national bank charter, and this month’s OCC conditional approval marks a concrete step along that path. ^[34]
On market structure, ETF access and new derivatives listings (including CME’s spot-quoted XRP futures) are adding more regulated pathways for institutions and active traders. ^[35]

This is why so many Dec. 17 analyses focus on the tension between improving infrastructure and still-fragile price action: the “story” is getting stronger, but the chart hasn’t confirmed it yet.

What to watch next: the short list that could move XRP

If you’re tracking XRP into the next sessions, today’s reporting and analysis suggest watching four things closely:

Can XRP reclaim and hold $2?
A clean move above the nearby resistance stack ($1.96–$2.00) is a repeated condition for bulls in today’s technical coverage. ^[36]
Do ETF inflows stay persistent—and do they accelerate?
Today’s analysis repeatedly notes inflows have been strong, but not yet dominant versus selling pressure. ^[37]
Are derivatives still leaning “sell”?
If futures positioning remains skewed toward sells and hedging demand rises, it can keep spot price heavy even with steady ETF bid. ^[38]
Macro risk appetite and bitcoin’s direction
XRP is still trading inside a market that’s acting sensitive to broader risk sentiment, as mainstream market coverage emphasized today. ^[39]

Bottom line

XRP price today sits near $1.91, trapped between persistent $2 resistance and an increasingly important support ladder that analysts commonly mark near $1.90, then $1.77, and potentially lower if the broader market weakens. ^[40]

At the same time, XRP’s institutional “plumbing” keeps improving—spot ETF inflows remain a major talking point in Dec. 17 analysis, and regulated derivatives access is expanding. But today’s dominant message across multiple outlets is that price structure still needs to confirm the bullish narrative. ^[41]

This article is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice.