XRP Outshines Bitcoin and Ethereum As Price Marks Bottom

Seeing XRP hold its ground while Bitcoin and Ethereum are both taking a hit is catching a lot of people off guard. There is a specific technical signal popping up right now called a "realized price bottom." It just means the coin is trading for less than what most people actually paid for it.
Whenever we see this happen, it usually means the selling has finally exhausted itself and the price has hit a floor, which historically has been the perfect setup for a long term comeback.
Of course, the road hasn't been perfectly smooth. We have seen some of the whales those big money players with massive wallets selling off huge amounts of XRP recently. In fact, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the token were dumped back into the market in just a few days. This kind of selling usually scares people off, but it’s also what created this potential bottom.
It’s a bit of a war while some people are panicking and selling, others are looking at the charts and seeing a rare opportunity to buy in at a discount.
​The most surprising part of this story is what the big institutional investors are doing. Even though individual retail traders seem a bit nervous, the "smart money" is moving in.
Recently, XRP actually saw more institutional money flowing in than Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Solana. These big firms seem to be betting on XRP’s actual use in the real world, specifically for moving money across borders quickly and cheaply. They aren’t just looking at the daily price swings they’re looking at the long term utility.
​Looking ahead, there are a few key numbers to keep an eye on.
From Technical View, if $XRP can stay steady and push past the $1.52 mark, it could trigger a much bigger rally toward $2.00. On the other side, if the market remains shaky, we might see some more sideways movement or a bit more consolidation before a real breakout happens.
A break below $1.37 could expose XRP to $1.26. Losing that level may invalidate the constructive outlook and open the path toward $1.12 under continued market weakness.
Either way, the fact that XRP is holding its own while the rest of the market struggles is a big deal, and it’s why so many people are starting to pay much closer attention to it again.
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