XRP performs better than the crypto market with 10% jump if open interest rises beyond $ 5 billion

XRP has risen more than 10% in the last 24 hours to exceed the wider crypto market.

According to CryptoSlate Data, the token jumped to $ 2.59, the highest price since March.

The Golf caused more than $ 20 million in liquidations on derivatives platforms, based on CoingLass data.

XRPs open interest rises

The momentum of XRP comes in the midst of growing confidence in its legal and institutional prospects, whereby the Futures market shows a substantial increase in speculative activity.

According to Coinglass data, Open Interest in XRP -Futures climbed to nearly $ 8 billion at the beginning of 2025. This represented an increase of 300% compared to the levels for the election victory of Donald Trump in November 2024.

Open interest rate measures the total number of active futures contracts and is often considered a proxy for market conduction. When this metric rises, this usually means the growing trust of traders.

Although the figure fell to $ 3.6 billion during the wider market commitment in March and April, it has since returned to $ 5.4 billion from the moment of the press. These signals renewed the interest of the trader in the midst of the current crypto meeting.

In the case of XRP, this increase is supported by an increase in trade volume by more than 100%, which now exceeds $ 15.28 billion.

Why is XRP increasing?

In the meantime, various important developments are stimulating the current conviction of crypto traders in XRP.

Last week Ripple reached a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with a multi -year legal dispute.

According to the deal, Ripple pays $ 50 million in the SEC, while the remaining $ 75 million – carefully in Escrow – return to the company. The agreement also leaves an earlier order.

SEC commissioner Caroline Crenshaw recently criticized the resolution, but it is nevertheless generally seen as a victory for Ripple and a boost for his regulatory clarity.

In addition to legal assistance, XRP attracts considerable institutional attention and is also assumed as a Treasury activity by companies such as Wellgistics Health, a pharmaceutical supply chain and technology company.

In addition, speculation around a potential XRP-based exhibition-related Fund (ETF) has grown in recent months, whereby data from Polymarket this year exhibits a 78% chance for an XRP ETF.

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