New York, January 6, 2026, 17:24 EST — After-hours
- XRP was down about 2% in the past 24 hours, after earlier trading above $2.40.
- Spot XRP ETF inflows reached about $48 million on Monday, according to a media report citing market data.
- Traders are watching whether XRP can hold $2.00 and clear resistance near $2.30 ahead of U.S. inflation data next week.
XRP eased on Tuesday as it gave back part of an early-week rally, trading at $2.29 and down 1.8% over the past 24 hours, CoinMarketCap data showed. 1
Traders have pointed to growing demand for U.S.-listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds as a key support for prices. Spot ETFs hold the underlying token directly, and Fast Company reported, citing CoinDesk data, that spot XRP ETF inflows reached $48 million on Monday alone. 2
The flow story matters because Wall Street is moving deeper into crypto wrappers that trade like stocks. Morgan Stanley filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday for ETFs tied to bitcoin and solana, and Morningstar analyst Bryan Armour said a bank entering the market “adds legitimacy” to crypto ETFs. 3
XRP traded in a $2.21 to $2.42 range on Tuesday and has held above $2.00, a level many short-term traders treat as a psychological marker. Analyst Itai Smidt wrote on Investing.com that near-term support sits around $2.01–$2.03, while resistance is concentrated between $2.15 and $2.30. 4
ETF issuers have also worked to frame the products as a regulated on-ramp to the token. Franklin Templeton said in November it launched the Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ) on NYSE Arca, structured as a grantor trust that holds XRP and tracks a CME CF reference rate, with Coinbase Custody as custodian; “XRPZ offers investors a convenient and regulated way to access” XRP, David Mann, head of ETF product and capital markets, said. 5
In derivatives markets, CME-listed XRP futures were last up 2.51% at 2.3930, CME data showed. 6
But XRP remains prone to sharp swings if risk appetite cools. A slowdown in ETF buying or a broader pullback in bitcoin and equities can hit liquidity across the altcoin complex, and a slide back through $2.00 would likely bring stop-loss selling into view.
Next on traders’ calendars is U.S. consumer price index data for December due on January 13 at 8:30 a.m. ET, followed by the Federal Reserve’s January 27–28 policy meeting. 7
