Ripple is set for its next monthly escrow unlock on June 1, when up to 1 billion XRP becomes available under its long-running release schedule. Historically, Ripple has typically re-escrowed 600 million to 800 million XRP, leaving an estimated 200 million to 400 million XRP as the usual net increase in circulating supply. XRP was last noted at $1.42, down about 3.6% over 24 hours and 0.6% on the week.

The crypto market lost roughly $100 billion over the past 24 hours, with total capitalization sliding from about $2.7 trillion to around $2.6 trillion. Bitcoin fell 3.24% to roughly $77,878 and Ethereum declined 3.76% to about $2,170, while large-cap losses also hit Solana, BNB, and XRP.

On May 13, Santiment on-chain data showed the XRP Ledger set a new high in large-holder activity, with 332,230 wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP. The count briefly dipped between February 6 and February 8 as over 4,500 such wallets vanished, but it later recovered and continued rising into May 2026. XRP was last priced at $1.46, down about 0.25% over 24 hours and up 2.5% on the week.

Prediction-market pricing suggests traders see limited chances of XRP printing a new all-time high in 2026, with contracts implying 3% odds by June 30 and 8% by September 30. The implied probability rises to 12% by December 31, 2026, as XRP trades near $1.47 and remains well below its roughly $3.65 peak.

ChatGPT-generated analysis says XRP may present higher-probability entries on pullbacks near support or after a confirmed breakout, as it consolidates following earlier momentum linked to institutional demand and ETF activity. The model highlights $1.30–$1.36 as an accumulation area and $1.18–$1.22 as a deeper support zone, while a bullish continuation would require holding above $1.45–$1.50 with strong volume. At press time, XRP traded at $1.43, up nearly 1% over 24 hours and about 2.6% on the week.

On Polymarket's "What price will Ethereum hit in May?" market, traders are mainly pricing in Ethereum (ETH) staying at or above $2,200 by May 31, 2026, with a 68% implied probability. The next most favored outcome is $2,600 or higher at 33%, while odds for $3,000 remain low at 3%. At press time, ETH traded at $2,306, up about 0.8% over the past 24 hours.

XRP is showing signs of a short-term rebound after the TD Sequential indicator printed a fresh "9" buy setup. The signal was highlighted by trading analyst Ali Martinez in an X post dated May 8, following a sell call near about $1.46 on May 6 and an ensuing ~5.5% two-day dip. XRP later stabilized, with traders watching $1.45 as resistance and $1.80 as a potential next upside area.

On April 6, on-chain metrics showed XRP holder profitability deteriorating, with more than half of the circulating supply underwater and just 43.4% still in profit. Over the past year, average active XRP Ledger wallets were down about 41%, while realized losses at times climbed to $110 million. XRP traded at $1.31 at press time, down 2.5% in 24 hours, as support near $1.28 remained in focus.

A Polymarket trading bot operating as "woshfq19" logged roughly $64,334 in all-time profit over four days by trading five-minute Bitcoin up-or-down contracts. The standout trade on April 3 (7:30 PM–7:35 PM ET) reportedly bought at $0.01, accumulated 16,262 shares, and exited minutes later as pricing normalized. The move turned about $16 into more than $16,000, a gain of around 9,900%.