XRP Gains 1.5% as Momentum and Network Activity Picks Up

Ripple’s native token XRP is up by 1.53% in the last 24-hours as per CoinMarketCap. With this surge the price of the token is currently hovering around the $1.35 mark. This gain by XRP is in line with Bitcoin’s 1.46% gain and 1.24% increase  in total crypto market capitalization.

This beta-driven uptick indicates broader market momentum and not isolated XRP hype, though secondary catalysts like on-chain activity, and quantum security advances, have pushed the price of the token higher as well.

At press time, the price of the token stands at $1.34 with an uptick of 1.57% in the last 24-hours as per CoinMarketCap. The trading volume is also up by 16.16% in the last 24-hours.

Beta-Alignment Powers the Rally

XRP’s recent moves appear to be largely beta-driven and it can be seen that the token is following the trajectory of Bitcoin. As Bitcoin posted gains, liquidity flowed right back into the crypto market, and it lifted altcoins with it.

This kind of high-beta behaviour is typical for XRP, where price movements tend to amplify Bitcoin’s direction rather than diverge from it. When there is a bullish momentum, such situations can lead to sharper upside, while in weaker conditions, it usually results in faster pullbacks.

This current uptick indicates that there has been shift market-wide and it is not token specific. Investors rotating capital into crypto assets usually move down the risk curve, from Bitcoin into large-cap altcoins like XRP, in search of short term returns.

This situation also indicates that XRP’s trajectory is dependent on Bitcoin’s stability. If Bitcoin continues to gain, the price of XRP will increase as well and if BTC experiences a dip, then the price of XRP token will dip as well.

Moreover, along with this momentum, XRP Ledger’s on-chain activity has also increased by 410.7% recently. This increase pushed the TPS beyond 120 as blocks processed 600-700 transactions each.

Ripple Joins Hand with Convera

Ripple and Convera have joined hands as announced yesterday through social media platform X. The main aim of this partnership is to improve cross-border payments using blockchain and stablecoin technology.

With this partnership, the main aim is to make international money transfer faster, cheaper and more reliable for businesses. Even though the focus as of now is more on stablecoins and not on XRP directly, but it strengthens Ripple’s overall payments ecosystem.

Quantum-Resistant Leap Amid Google Warnings

Yesterday, March 31, 2026, Google dropped a bombshell where Google Quantum AI researchers published “Securing Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies against Quantum Vulnerabilities: Resource Estimates and Mitigations,” which stated that the upcoming quantum computers could easily shatter the ECDSA cryptography (which is the backbone of various blockchains such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and more).

To save itself from the trouble, XRP ledger has already begun testing post-quantum cryptographic signatures (ML-DSA/Dilithium) on its AlphaNet, marking an early move toward quantum resistance infrastructure. While the whole thing is still in its experimental phase, it still positions XRPL among a small group of networks that is actively exploring practical defenses against future threats.

All of these developments together have led to a bullish consolidation for XRP tokens.  XRP’s price increase by 1.53% indicates that it has outpaced the market, hinting at re-rating potential. If Bitcoin holds steady, these tailwinds could propel XRP toward $1.37 resistance.

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