NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 17:44 ET — After-hours
- XRP was last up about 1.2% over 24 hours near $1.87.
- Bitcoin and ether edged higher after Federal Reserve meeting minutes highlighted a split on the rate outlook.
- Traders are watching the $2.00 level and early-January supply dynamics.
XRP was trading around $1.87 on Tuesday evening, up about 1.2% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data.
The token, associated with payments-focused blockchain company Ripple, has struggled to regain traction into year-end, leaving it sensitive to shifts in broader risk sentiment and U.S. interest-rate expectations.
That matters now because markets are moving into the final trading days of 2025 with thinner liquidity than usual, which can amplify swings. Investors were also parsing fresh Federal Reserve minutes for clues on how quickly policymakers may ease in 2026.
Minutes from the Fed’s last meeting of the year showed most officials agreed to cut rates, but revealed deep divisions over risks to the economy, Reuters reported. In the same cross-asset snapshot, bitcoin gained 0.74% and ether rose 0.71%.
“With the US dollar heading towards its weakest annual performance in a decade, capital rotation into alternative assets such as crypto is expected,” Akshat Siddhant, lead quant analyst at Mudrex, said in a note carried by The Economic Times. The Economic Times
On charts, XRP has been pinned below a widely watched $2.00 threshold. Investing.com said XRP-USD has traded in a narrow band around $1.86–$1.91 after repeated failures to reclaim the $2.00 “psychological level,” trader shorthand for a round-number price that can act as support or resistance. Investing.com South Africa
CoinGecko showed XRP’s 24-hour range at roughly $1.84 to $1.88, with about $1.7 billion in trading volume. CoinMarketCap put 24-hour volume at about $1.81 billion.
Zooming out, XRP remains under pressure versus recent peaks. CoinGecko data showed XRP down about 14.7% over the past month and about 0.6% lower over the past seven days.
Traders are also watching supply mechanics tied to Ripple’s escrow program. An SEC filing describing the structure said Ripple placed a large portion of XRP into time-locked escrow, releasing up to 1 billion XRP per month, with unused tokens typically returned to escrow.
The end-of-year focus is less about long-term tokenomics than what the first days of January bring in terms of flows and positioning, when liquidity conditions typically shift and headlines can move prices faster.
In the background, regulatory pressure has eased compared with earlier years. Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed in 2025 to end their long-running lawsuit, leaving a $125 million fine in place, Reuters reported at the time.
Beyond XRP-specific factors, crypto traders are watching whether bitcoin can hold recent levels and whether institutional demand steadies after year-end rebalancing. Investing.com said outflows from U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs have been a drag on prices in recent sessions.
For XRP, a push above $2.00 would be watched as a sign buyers are regaining control, while recent technical commentary has flagged the $1.80–$1.85 area as a key support zone if the market weakens.
