XRP price is trading at $1.41, down more than 30% year-to-date, yet bullish prediction derived from institutional appetite are accelerating. Financial strategist Jake Claver made the case at Consensus 2026 that the biggest firms on Wall Street aren’t absent from XRP; they’re simply waiting for the right window. The timing of that window, he argues, may be closer than people expect.
I think they’re going to roll it out at the opportune time.” Claver also added that guidance from U.S. regulators could become “a big catalyst for BlackRock and these other institutions to feel comfortable moving into the ring and launching those products.”
Separately, BlackRock has filed for an XRP trust product, joining Grayscale and 21Shares in building institutional-grade exposure vehicles. The same move has also triggered XRP’s all crypto ETP inflows last week at approximately $120 million of the $224 million global weekly total.
XRP Price Prediction: Can It Hit $1.50 Before Blackrock?
XRP is currently consolidating at $1.40 are, bracketed by firm support at $1.35 and a resistance ceiling at $1.45. We flagged a symmetrical triangle forming on the 1-hour charts, a pattern that historically resolves with a directional break, with the measured target pointing to $1.58, a more than 10% move from current levels.
If the triangle resolves upward, $1.55 will flip into support, and momentum could carry it toward $1.80–$2.40. Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick maintains a year-end 2026 target of $2.80, with a long-term call of $12.60 by 2028 tied to cross-border settlement adoption and CLARITY Act progress.
But in a bad scenario, a close below $1.28 could reopen the $0.85–$1.10 range on any macro deterioration. The data points to a coiled setup. Whether the spring releases upward depends heavily on what happens in Washington over the next 30 days.
XRP’s current price reflects an asset with proven institutional demand but a market cap large enough that even a strong ETF catalyst might deliver 2x–3x at best over an 18-month horizon.
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