At one point, in 2025, the XRP rose to an historical high of $3.65, but after 2026 the trend was weaker, about 73 per cent higher. According to external sources, in spite of weak short-term performance, XRP may benefit from the next round of market recovery, mainly on the basis of expectations of ETF and the introduction of Ripple infrastructure.
It's expected to be there when the lawsuit landes.
The article mentions that the XRP has been under pressure for many years, in an important context when the United States Securities and Exchange Commission sued Ripple at the end of 2020 for selling unregistered securities. Subsequently, the United States court ruled that agency-oriented XRP sales fell within the scope of the securities law, and this resulted in a significant improvement in market sentiment and, in particular, in the confidence of the diaspora.
In 2025, the dispute between Ripple and SEC moved further towards a settlement. In the same year, the market also brought in several XRP spot ETFs. According to the article, such products had been introduced late, when the market had entered the lower stage and had not been able to immediately drive prices up.
ETF or next round.
According to external sources, ETF has become an important financial entry point for the encrypted market. Prior to this, Bitcoin and the Ethera were high in 2025, partly because of the inflow of ETF funds. According to this logic, if the market re-enters the top cycle, the XRP spot ETF may attract more financial attention.
Ripple bet on asset monetization
The second reason given by the article was that Ripple advanced on the block chain infrastructure. As the financial technology company behind XRP Ledger, Ripple has been promoting the adoption of its network in the chain of payments and assets in recent years.
The article also quotes Larry Finkle, Chief Executive Officer of Beled, who stated that real world asset monetization could be an important direction for the financial industry in the coming years. Against this background, if Ripple is able to achieve greater adoption of the infrastructure, XRP may also benefit from new market concerns.