Overview
- Standard Chartered lowered its end‑2026 XRP forecast to $2.80 from $8 and trimmed year‑end targets for Bitcoin to $100,000, Ethereum to $4,000, and Solana to $135, while keeping longer‑term projections such as 2030 unchanged.
- The bank cited ETF outflows, weaker risk appetite, and macro‑liquidity headwinds, warning investors to expect further declines before any recovery later in 2026.
- XRP spot ETF assets fell about 40% from an early‑January peak near $1.6 billion to just above $1 billion by Feb. 13, signaling softer institutional demand, according to SoSoValue.
- Following a sharp February selloff that took XRP to a 15‑month low near $1.16, the token has rebounded to the low‑to‑mid $1 range but trades below key moving averages as futures open interest sits at roughly half of early‑January levels.
- CoinShares reported $33.4 million of inflows into XRP investment products last week even as Bitcoin and Ethereum saw sizable outflows, highlighting a pocket of demand despite broader risk aversion.