NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 02:42 ET — Market closed
- XRP rose about 3% to around $2.13 in early Monday trade, extending a rebound back above the $2 mark.
- U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs have logged eight straight weeks of inflows, with $1.18 billion in net inflows since launch, FXEmpire reported, citing SoSoValue data.
- Traders are watching U.S. data this week and a Jan. 15 market-structure bill markup cited in market reports as a near-term catalyst.
XRP climbed about 3% to $2.13 on Monday, after trading as high as $2.16 in overnight markets, extending a rebound that has pushed the token back above the $2 threshold.
The move matters because $2 has been a pivot level for XRP over the past month, separating a return to late-2025 ranges from a more durable upside push. Investors are also weighing whether fresh demand from regulated products can keep lifting a market that remains headline-sensitive.
Flows into U.S.-listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds — listed vehicles that track the token’s price — have become a central reference point for traders. FXEmpire said the U.S. spot XRP ETF market posted $13.59 million in net inflows on Friday, Jan. 2, and has notched eight consecutive weeks of inflows, with $1.18 billion in total net inflows since launch.
XRP was last indicated at $2.1349, with the session’s range at $2.0884 to $2.1648, according to Investing.com data.
Regulatory signals have also drawn attention. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Jan. 2 that Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw is departing the agency, a change traders have linked to hopes of a more crypto-friendly policy stance.
Technicians are focused on whether XRP can hold the $2 handle through the week. FXEmpire’s Bob Mason flagged $2.0 as a key support level, with resistance levels around $2.5 and the 200-day exponential moving average near $2.3508, figures often used to gauge trend direction.
The broader crypto complex has been firm, with bitcoin near $93,060 and ether around $3,193, according to Stocktwits, which cited Coinglass data showing roughly $260 million in crypto liquidations over the past day dominated by forced unwinds of bearish bets.
But the token remains exposed to a macro backdrop that can turn quickly. “It’s more about what the U.S. data is going to tell us about the Fed’s policy path,” Kyle Rodda, senior financial markets analyst at Capital.com, said, as investors brace for this week’s data calendar. Reuters
The next test comes from U.S. labour-market data: the monthly employment report is due on Friday, Jan. 9, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ schedule shows — a release that can reset rate expectations and, by extension, risk appetite across crypto.
