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Weekly review · 26 October – 1 November 2026

XRP · week of 26 October – 1 November 2026

Published 3 November 2026.

Current XRP reading

The week in brief

Of the 78 articles that took a side on XRP from 26 October to 1 November 2026, 62% argued it higher, against 51% of 61 the week before.

The figures

  • 62% (48 of 78 articles that took a side) argued XRP higher, from 26 October to 1 November 2026, New York time.
  • 51% (31 of 61) the week before, from 19 to 25 October 2026.

Largest argument: XRP Ledger Technical Superiority Play, 5.9% of 322 XRP narrative mentions (19), from 9 outlets; 1.8% (5 of 283) the week before.

Other XRP narratives this week

Also this week

  • 'XRP Ledger Technical Superiority Play' took over as the largest argument from the week before: 19 of the week's 322 XRP narrative mentions (5.9%), from 9 outlets.

Articles matched to this narrative

  • “The amount of stablecoins on the XRP Ledger increased by 25.2% to $1.03 billion, while net inflows of XRP ETP globally jumped by 39.6% to $355.3 million.”

    U.Today, 31 Oct 2026

  • “XRP is known for its fast transaction processing and relatively low network transaction costs.”

    Crypto News, 29 Oct 2026

  • “Jack McDonald, Ripple's senior vice president of stablecoins, said the agreement would help address growing institutional demand for regulated digital dollars by making RLUSD available through established trading and custody infrastructure.”

    CryptoSlate, 29 Oct 2026

  • “allowing payment applications and automated software to operate without first depositing the cryptocurrency into every wallet”

    CoinDesk, 28 Oct 2026

  • “Treasury will use its organizing power to bring the SEC and CFTC together and close the gaps through regulation.”

    EUROPE SAYS, 28 Oct 2026

XRP history