According to crypto analysts, the price of XRP may continue to stabilize in the new year, depending on the catalyst for further bullishness.
“We maintain a view that the halving in late 2026 will provide more constructive conditions for risk assets in general, but in the short term, we have a slight bearish bias on altcoins until BTC consolidates or forms a downside,” Nansen senior research analyst Jack Canis told Cointelegraph.
Keynes is tight-lipped on specific price predictions for 2026, but pointed to a number of catalysts that could push XRP (XRP) higher, including potential spot ETF approvals, deeper integration with global payments rails, and “increased efforts to make XRP a liquidity or bridge asset.”
XRP says that XRP may not start a “strong new trend”.
XRP is down 14.63% since January 1st, trading at $1.84 at press time. According to For Coinmarketcap.
Meanwhile, Posidonia 21 Capital Partners CEO Jesus Perez told QuotialGraph that XRP could record sideways price action as we head into the new year. “We see XRP holding in a constructive market scenario rather than starting a new trend around current levels,” Perez said.
“XRP’s upside will depend more on narrative persistence and market sentiment than fundamental change,” Perez said.
XRP ETFs have been performing strongly recently
“Although discussions around stacking have emerged, the lack of a clear production mechanism vis-à-vis competing assets continues to represent a structural limitation,” he added.
Earlier this month, U.S.-based spot XRP ETFs surpassed $1 billion in assets, which Sui Chung, CEO of crypto price index provider CF Benchmark, said was “due to familiarity.”
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“It has a long track record,” Chung said.
Crypto analysts are divided on how the broader crypto market will perform in 2026.
Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen recently said that Bitcoin’s current conditions make it challenging for altcoins to reach new heights.
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