According to the source, institutions are eyeing XRP after Ripple’s legal win and talk of ETF proposals, stated in a public X post dated Oct 8, 2025, source: public X post on Oct 8, 2025. The legal clarity refers to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruling on July 13, 2023 in SEC v. Ripple, which found that programmatic sales of XRP were not investment contracts, providing partial regulatory clarity for secondary-market trading, source: U.S. District Court SDNY, SEC v. Ripple Labs, Opinion and Order dated July 13, 2023. Following the ruling, Coinbase announced it relisted XRP for trading on July 13, 2023, improving access and on-exchange liquidity for U.S. traders, source: Coinbase official announcement on July 13, 2023. Gemini also added support for XRP in August 2023, expanding regulated venue coverage and spot market depth, source: Gemini official listing announcement in August 2023. As of October 2024, the SEC had approved spot ETFs for BTC and ETH but none for XRP, with no approved XRP spot ETF rule changes on SEC.gov, distinguishing XRP’s flows from ETF-driven institutional channels, source: SEC orders approving spot Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024 and spot Ethereum ETF rule changes in 2024, and absence of XRP ETF approvals on SEC.gov. Trading takeaway: the court ruling and subsequent U.S. relistings improved XRP’s tradability and liquidity, while the lack of an approved XRP ETF indicates ETF-specific institutional inflows were not a factor as of 2024, source: U.S. District Court SDNY ruling and SEC ETF approval records on SEC.gov.

According to the source, a social media post claims XRP retail sentiment has reached a six-month bearish extreme and implies a potential rebound, but the post does not provide primary data or methodology, so the claim is unverified and should not guide trades without independent confirmation (source: user-supplied social media post). To validate any contrarian setup, traders can cross-check XRP weighted sentiment and social dominance to confirm crowd negativity (source: Santiment), inspect funding rates and open interest to assess short crowding and squeeze potential (source: Coinalyze and major derivatives exchanges), and monitor exchange netflows and reserves to gauge sell pressure versus accumulation (source: CryptoQuant). Higher-confidence entries typically align with deeply negative funding while price stabilizes, short liquidations outpacing longs on the first bounce, and declining exchange reserves alongside rising active addresses, which can be tracked via the cited platforms (source: Coinalyze, Coinglass, CryptoQuant, Santiment).

According to the source, a social media post claims Ripple partnered with UC Berkeley to launch a Center for Digital Assets with $1.3M funding in RLUSD, but the post provides no link to an official Ripple or UC Berkeley announcement, leaving the claim unverified for trading decisions (source: the provided social media post). Until an official press release or university news page confirms the partnership, funding amount, and RLUSD usage, traders should avoid initiating or sizing positions based solely on this claim and instead set alerts for Ripple’s newsroom and UC Berkeley announcements to validate catalysts before assessing any potential impact on XRP or RLUSD liquidity and ecosystem activity.

According to @EmberCN, trader @qwatio closed all XRP shorts on Hyperliquid after moving in 4.22M USDC five days ago and now holds 0.668M USDC, indicating a $3.55M loss, source: x.com/EmberCN/status/1973295000575529297. According to the GMX Arbitrum account 0x9018960618eFF55F5852e345B7Cb5661fd2928e1, a new BTC short was opened at 95x leverage with about $59.89M notional at $114,560 and a liquidation price of $115,131 (roughly a 0.5% gap), source: app.gmx.io/#/accounts/0x9018960618eFF55F5852e345B7Cb5661fd2928e1?network=arbitrum&v=2.

According to the source, Ripple CTO David Schwartz will step back and remain on the board as CTO Emeritus, as stated in a social media post dated Oct 1, 2025. According to the source, this indicates a role transition while maintaining involvement at Ripple. According to the source, no additional details on the transition timeline, successor, or product impact were provided.

According to @lookonchain, trader @qwatio’s XRP short position was partially liquidated again, bringing cumulative losses to over $3.6 million. Source: @lookonchain on X, Sep 30, 2025. The update highlights repeated partial liquidations on this XRP short and confirms the realized loss figure surpassing $3.6 million. Source: @lookonchain on X, Sep 30, 2025.

According to @OnchainLens, trader @qwatio was liquidated on a 20x XRP short position on HyperLiquid, source: @OnchainLens post on X dated 2025-09-30. The tracked wallet deposited $4.22M and now shows $653k roughly three days later, implying about a $3.57M loss and an estimated 84.5% drawdown, source: CoinMarketMan Hypertracker wallet 0x9018960618eFF55F5852e345B7Cb5661fd2928e1 at app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0x9018960618eFF55F5852e345B7Cb5661fd2928e1 and @OnchainLens. The liquidation and resulting balance change are verifiable on the public Hypertracker page linked by the source, confirming a forced exit on XRP perps at HyperLiquid, source: CoinMarketMan Hypertracker wallet 0x9018960618eFF55F5852e345B7Cb5661fd2928e1 and @OnchainLens.

According to @AltcoinGordon on X (Sep 29, 2025), the next leg up for XRP will be fast and aggressive (source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Sep 29, 2025). The post advises traders to be positioned before it happens or seek an entry once momentum begins (source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Sep 29, 2025). The post provides no technical levels, catalysts, timeframe, or price targets, indicating this is an opinion without disclosed supporting data in the text (source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Sep 29, 2025).

According to @secondswap_io, SecondSwap presented at XRPSEOUL 2025 stating its secondary market infrastructure is unlocking new liquidity for issuers, investors, and communities, emphasizing secondary market trading and liquidity rails for tokenized assets; source: @secondswap_io on X, Sep 29, 2025. According to @secondswap_io, the team’s next stop is Token2049 in Singapore, providing traders with a concrete event to monitor for official updates from SecondSwap on its secondary market capabilities; source: @secondswap_io on X, Sep 29, 2025. According to @secondswap_io, the verified takeaway for market participants is rising focus on liquidity solutions connected to the XRP community as evidenced by the company’s XRPSEOUL appearance and outreach; source: @secondswap_io on X, Sep 29, 2025.

According to Onchain Lens, the whale known as Gambler (@qwatio) opened high-leverage short positions in BTC at 40x and XRP at 20x, per the on-chain monitoring post on X, source: Onchain Lens. He closed and was liquidated on the BTC 40x short and then increased the XRP 20x short, realizing combined trading losses of $3.44 million, source: Onchain Lens. The tracked wallet now holds approximately $785,000 at address 0x9018960618eFF55F5852e345B7Cb5661fd2928e1, source: Hypurrscan. This update was posted on Sep 29, 2025, and identifies the trader handle as @qwatio, source: Onchain Lens.

According to @lookonchain, as the market rebounded, trader @qwatio was partially liquidated and closed short positions on BTC and XRP with a realized loss of $3.4 million. Source: @lookonchain on X, Sep 29, 2025. According to @lookonchain, the trader then reopened a 20x leveraged short on 6.17 million XRP with approximately $17.6 million notional and a stated liquidation price of $2.9155. Source: @lookonchain on X, Sep 29, 2025. According to @lookonchain, the combination of high leverage and a defined liquidation level means any push by XRP toward $2.9155 could trigger forced buybacks and short-squeeze volatility on XRP, a spillover risk crypto traders also watch for BTC during broad market rebounds. Source: @lookonchain on X, Sep 29, 2025.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, a trader known as Insider Bro closed BTC and XRP short positions about two hours ago with a realized loss of $3.405 million, nearly giving back the $3.785 million profit recorded on September 22; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1972463952463597864. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the trader’s Hyperliquid account still holds roughly $800,000 in margin after closing the prior positions, indicating capacity for further positioning; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1972463952463597864. According to @ai_9684xtpa and the on-chain tracker, the account reopened an XRP 20x short totaling $17.62 million notional with an entry price of $2.85 on Hyperliquid, highlighting a sizable leveraged bearish exposure in XRP perps; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1972463952463597864 and Hyperliquid tracker https://hyperbot.network/trader/0x9018960618eFF55F5852e345B7Cb5661fd2928e1. Traders can use the disclosed $2.85 entry as a reference level for intraday risk management when assessing XRP perpetuals liquidity and positioning on Hyperliquid; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1972463952463597864 and Hyperliquid tracker https://hyperbot.network/trader/0x9018960618eFF55F5852e345B7Cb5661fd2928e1.

According to @EmberCN, trader @qwatio closed BTC and XRP short positions during the 6:00 rebound to avoid liquidation, realizing a $3.45 million loss, source: https://x.com/EmberCN/status/1972454851683795014. According to @EmberCN, five minutes after closing, he reopened an XRP short with a new entry at $2.85, following a prior XRP short that had been opened at $2.71, source: https://x.com/EmberCN/status/1972454851683795014. According to @EmberCN, the new XRP short has a liquidation price at $2.91, leaving minimal buffer relative to the reported spot at the time, source: https://x.com/EmberCN/status/1972454851683795014. According to the source cited by @EmberCN, the referenced trader address and position tracking can be viewed here for verification, source: https://hyperbot.network/trader/0x9018960618eFF55F5852e345B7Cb5661fd2928e1.

According to @lookonchain, trader @qwatio created wallet 0x9018 and returned to Hyperliquid with 4.22M USDC, source: @lookonchain; hypurrscan.io/address/0x9018960618eFF55F5852e345B7Cb5661fd2928e1. He shorted 1,366.67 BTC (~$150M notional) with 40x leverage and 2.78M XRP (~$7.7M notional) with 20x leverage, source: @lookonchain. The shorts have incurred realized losses exceeding $1.2M, source: @lookonchain. Reported liquidation prices are $110,280 for BTC and $3.0665 for XRP, source: @lookonchain.

According to the source, the SEC has approved the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF to operate under new generic listing standards, allowing holdings beyond BTC and ETH to include XRP, SOL, and XLM (source: the source). Traders should confirm via the official SEC order posted on sec.gov and any Hashdex prospectus supplement or 8-K detailing eligible assets and implementation timelines before positioning (source: SEC; Hashdex). Monitor the ETF’s effective date, daily holdings, and creation unit basket disclosures to assess potential buying needs and rebalance timing once the change is in force (source: SEC; Hashdex). Until an SEC order or issuer filing is available, treat the claim as unconfirmed and track spreads, liquidity, and volume in XRP, SOL, and XLM during U.S. hours for signs of ETF-related flow (source: the source; SEC).

According to @EleanorTerrett, a live X Spaces at 11AM will discuss the launch of the mXRP token associated with Axelar and MidasRWA with guests @yorgosv_, @DDinkelmeyer, and @DigPerspectives. According to @EleanorTerrett, the session will focus on what the launch means for XRP holders. According to @EleanorTerrett, traders tracking XRP and mXRP can tune in via the shared X Spaces link for official details from the participants.

According to the source, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) printed a dragonfly doji following the latest Federal Reserve decision, signaling post-Fed resilience that the source says poses a near-term challenge to BTC bulls. The source also reports that XRP’s trend-following indicator has turned bearish, highlighting weakening momentum that traders should note, according to the source.

According to @rovercrc, traders are asked to pick exactly one altcoin to add to a portfolio from ONDO, XRP, LINK, PENGU, PUMP, ETH, AERO, ADA, and WLD. Source: Crypto Rover on X, Sep 20, 2025. The post provides no performance metrics, allocation sizes, or time horizon, so analysis is limited to the listed tickers and the one-pick constraint. Source: Crypto Rover on X, Sep 20, 2025. Bitcoin (BTC) is not included among the options, keeping the focus strictly on altcoins. Source: Crypto Rover on X, Sep 20, 2025. The post invites replies to indicate community preference at the time of posting, and no poll results are included in the post itself. Source: Crypto Rover on X, Sep 20, 2025.

According to @CryptoKing4Ever, Grayscale has filed an amended S-1 to convert its Dogecoin Trust into an ETF under the ticker GDOG, described as a major step toward expanding institutional access to DOGE. Source: @CryptoKing4Ever on X. According to @CryptoKing4Ever, the update also highlights Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund featuring BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, and ADA, pointing to broader large-cap crypto exposure across the firm’s products. Source: @CryptoKing4Ever on X.

According to the source, the first U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund providing exposure to XRP debuted Thursday with close to 38 million dollars of inflows, marking the strongest ETF launch of 2025. According to the source, the fund is linked to REX Shares and Osprey Funds and gives U.S. investors regulated brokerage access to XRP-linked exposure. According to the source, the debut’s scale signals exceptional demand for XRP ETF access this year.