XRP price failed to stay above $1.460 and started a downside correction. The 
price is now holding the $1.3880 support and might aim for another increase. 
XRP price started a downside correction and declined below $1.4450. The price 
is now trading above $1.380 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is 
a key declining channel forming with resistance at $1.430 on the hourly chart 
of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could start another 
increase if it stays above $1.3880. XRP Price Dips To Support XRP price failed 
to stay above $1.450 and started a downside correction, like Bitcoin and 
Ethereum. The price dipped below the $1.4450 and $1.4320 levels to enter a 
negative zone. The price even dipped below the 50% Fib retracement level of 
the upward move from the $1.3362 swing low to the $1.4739 high. Besides, there 
is a key declining channel forming with resistance at $1.430 on the hourly 
chart of the XRP/USD pair. The bulls are now active above the $1.3880 zone. 
The price is now trading below $1.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. 
If there is a fresh upward move, the price might face resistance near the 
$1.420 level. The first major resistance is near the $1.430 level, above which 
the price could rise and test $1.450. A clear move above the $1.450 resistance 
might send the price toward the $1.4720 resistance. Any more gains might send 
the price toward the $1.50 resistance. The next major hurdle for the bulls 
might be near $1.5250. More Losses? If XRP fails to clear the $1.430 
resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the 
downside is near the $1.40 level. The next major support is near the $1.3880 
level and the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1.3362 
swing low to the $1.4739 high. If there is a downside break and a close below 
the $1.3880 level, the price might continue to decline toward $1.3680. The 
next major support sits near the $1.350 zone, below which the price could 
continue lower toward $1.3350. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for 
XRP/USD is now losing pace in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength 
Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is now below the 50 level. Major Support Levels – 
$1.4000 and $1.3880. Major Resistance Levels – $1.4300 and $1.4500.

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For most of Solana&#8217;s short history, meme coin trading defined a large chunk of 
its activity. That appears to be changing. According to a research note from 
Grayscale Investments, February&#8217;s record volume &#8211; $650 billion in stablecoin 
transactions &#8211; was driven by a move toward SOL–stablecoin trading pairs and 
real payment activity — not speculative bets on short-lived tokens. Related 
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Says The network processed more transactions tied to practical money movement 
than at any point in its existence. The massive figure covers stablecoin 
transactions recorded on Solana during February 2026. It marks the highest 
monthly total ever logged on any blockchain — and it arrived in just 28 days. 
Grayscale&#8217;s data shows the number more than doubled the previous peak, which 
was set only four months earlier in October 2025. Low Fees Drive Small Payment 
Growth Standard Chartered had previously flagged Solana&#8217;s fee structure as a 
key reason the network was drawing payment-focused users. Low transaction 
costs make small transfers practical in a way that higher-fee blockchains 
cannot easily match. Developers have taken notice, building financial tools 
designed to run entirely on the internet, including micropayment systems that 
would be unworkable at higher cost per transaction. Stablecoins Power 
Blockchains Stablecoins — digital tokens pegged to currencies like the US 
dollar — have become one of the main engines of blockchain activity broadly. 
On Solana, they are increasingly being used to move money rather than to trade 
in and out of volatile assets. That distinction matters. Volume built on 
payments tends to be stickier than volume built on speculation, which can 
evaporate when market conditions shift. Solana now holds the fourth-largest 
stablecoin supply of any blockchain. Its ranking in USDC circulation is even 
more striking: second place, trailing only Ethereum. USDC is widely regarded 
as the stablecoin most favored by institutional users, which makes Solana&#8217;s 
position in that particular ranking significant. Ethereum Holds Its Ground On 
High-Value Assets The February data does not suggest Solana has overtaken 
Ethereum overall. According to figures from rwa.xyz, Ethereum carried $15.57 
billion in tokenized real-world assets over the past 30 days. Solana&#8217;s 
comparable figure was $2 billion. Tokenized assets — which can include bonds, 
real estate, and other financial instruments brought onto a blockchain — 
represent the higher-value end of on-chain finance, and Ethereum remains the 
dominant platform for that segment. Related Reading: Iran’s Crypto Market 
Shaken As Outflows Skyrocket 700% What Solana appears to be winning is the 
retail and payments layer: fast, cheap, high-frequency transfers that add up 
quickly in volume even if individual transactions are small. Whether that 
translates into broader institutional adoption remains an open question, but 
February&#8217;s numbers give the network a data point it did not have before. 
Featured image from SOPA/Getty Images, chart from TradingView

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XRP may be nearing a potential rebound as Binance funding rates plunge into 
extreme negative territory, a market setup historically tied to short squeezes 
and swift upside moves when heavily crowded short positions unwind. XRP 
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