XRP Price Prediction as ETF Inflows Head for Best Month in 2026

XRP price traded near $1.46 on May 15 as institutional demand continued rising through spot ETF products and tokenized asset activity expanded across XRP Ledger.

The token has largely moved sideways since February even as Bitcoin recovered sharply above $80,000. However, rising ETF inflows and stronger real-world asset activity suggest investors continue building exposure during the consolidation phase.

XRP Price to Benefit Amid the Ongoing ETF Inflows

One major potential catalyst that may end the ongoing XRP price consolidation is that Wall Street is accelerating the accumulation process. According to SoSoValue, these funds added $18.4 million in assets on Thursday, bringing the monthly increase to over $84 million. These inflows make May the best-performing month this year.

Most importantly, investors are buying these ETFs broadly. Bitwise’s XRP added $7 million on Thursday, while Canary’s XRPC and Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ added $4.8 million and $6.64 million, respectively.

In total, all spot XRP ETFs have added over $1.37 billion in inflows, making them the third-largest after Bitcoin and Ethereum. BTC and ETH ETFs have had over $59 billion and $13 billion in inflows. Ripple funds now hold $1.25 billion in assets, higher than Solana, which has $1.05 billion.

The ongoing buying spree is important because it is happening at a time when XRP is struggling. It has moved horizontally in the past three months, even as Bitcoin has jumped from $60,000 in February to $82,000 today.

As such, this is a sign that investors are in accumulation mode as they expect an eventual bullish breakout. XRP has done such consolidation in the past, with the most notable one being in 2024. At the time, it remained inside the channel at $0.2837 and $0.7890 between April 2022 and November 2024. It eventually went parabolic and reached a record high last year.

XRP Ledger is Becoming a Big Name in RWA

Meanwhile, there are signs that the XRP Ledger is becoming a major name in the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization industry. Data compiled by RWA shows that the distributed asset value in its network jumped by over 25% in the last 30 days to $428 million.

Most notably, the represented asset value (RAV) jumped by 63% to $3.58 billion, making it one of the fastest-growing chains in the crypto industry. The 30-day transfer volume jumped by 15% to over $116 million.

Some of the top companies that have tokenized their assets on the network are Guggenheim Partners, Aberdeen, and Ondo. This growth is crucial because the RWA industry is still in its infancy, with analysts predicting that it will be worth between $9 trillion and $30 trillion by 2030.

Meanwhile, Ripple Labs is set to benefit if the Senate ultimately pass the CLARITY Act. The Senate Banking Committee voted to take it to the upper house on Thursday. If it passes, it means that companies like Coinbase and Kraken will continue offering yield to stablecoins, including RLUSD. Data shows that the RLUSFD market cap has jumped to $1.5 billion, with the 30-day transfer volume rising by 37% to $2.4 billion.

XRP Price Prediction

There are signs that the XRP price is stuck in the accumulation phase of the Wyckoff Theory. This phase is characterized by sideways movements, which pushes many retail traders away from the market. It is then followed by the markup phase, where a major trigger pushes it higher, leading to the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO).

Ripple has already moved above the 50-day moving average, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has formed a bullish divergence pattern. Divergence happens when an oscillator is rising as an asset moves sideways.

A sustained breakout above the $1.60 region would strengthen bullish momentum and shift attention toward the psychological $2 level.

Failure to hold current support, however, could keep XRP trapped inside its broader accumulation range for longer.