XRP Breakout? 1.48B Network Spike Hints at Trend Shift

XRP is showing renewed strength as a major 1.48B surge in payment volume aligns with early technical recovery signals. The combination of rising network usage and improving price structure has put XRP back on the radar after a period of steady declines.

XRP Price Recovery

Since early October, XRP had been moving steadily lower. Sellers were firmly in control, and every attempt at a rebound failed as moving averages continued to slope down, reinforcing the downtrend. Now, however, the latest daily candle breaks this pattern.

XRP printed one of the strongest green candles since the correction began, rebounding sharply from the lower boundary of its descending channel. This shift comes as XRP price now trades around 2.17 USD signalling that immediate selling pressure is easing and buyers are beginning to regain control.

XRP Network Spike Supports Price Recovery

XRP just recorded one of its strongest on-chain activity spikes in months. A sudden 1.48 billion surge in payment volume pushed network usage to its highest level in weeks and coincided almost perfectly with an 8 million USD increase in market capitalization. This was not random volatility.

According to on-chain metrics from the public XRP Ledger, highlighted in U.Today’s analysis, the XRP Ledger recorded a substantial surge in payment volume, a 1.48 billion spike representing one of the largest transactional increases in the past three months. Daily payments also remain elevated, consistently ranging between 700,000 and 1 million, indicating broad and healthy network usage rather than isolated large transfers.

The fact that this surge appears exactly as XRP’s price structure begins to show early signs of recovery is significant. Historically, this combination of improving technicals + expanding network activity has marked meaningful inflection points for XRP.

XRP Outlook: Key Levels Will Define the Next Move

Taken together, these metrics point to a meaningful structural shift. Despite recent price declines, XRP’s network activity is heating up, not cooling down. This significantly improves the short-term outlook. The RSI moving toward neutral territory and the price returning to the mid-channel area both indicate that immediate sell pressure has finally eased.

However, follow-through is essential. A bullish continuation depends on breaking through the upper boundary of the channel and the 20-day EMA. If volume fails to hold and payment activity drops back to baseline, this rebound risks becoming nothing more than a countertrend move. In that case, XRP would likely revisit the 2.00–2.10 USD region before attempting a new push higher. A further boost in sentiment could also come from growing institutional interest, highlighted by the strong debut of the new XRP ETF with 58 million dollars in trading volume.