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XRP Price Falls Over 10% in Broader Crypto Sell-Off
XRP plunged on Tuesday, registering its most significant single-day percentage drop in months amid a broad-based sell-off in the digital asset market. The token's decline pushed its market capitalization down and mirrored losses in other major cryptocurrencies.
Price Action Details
According to data from the Investing.com Index, XRP was trading at $1.3216 by 14:43 (18:43 GMT), a decline of 10.58% for the day. This marked the largest one-day percentage loss for the asset since February 5.
The downward move reduced XRP's market capitalization to $86.9123 billion, or 3.34% of the total cryptocurrency market value. Over the preceding 24 hours, the token traded in a range between $1.3216 and $1.4563, with trading volume reaching $5.1428 billion.
Widespread Market Downturn
XRP's decline occurred within the context of a wider market retreat. Other major cryptocurrencies also posted significant losses during the trading session.
Ad- Bitcoin (BTC) was down 4.13%, trading at $75,952.0.
- Ethereum (ETH) saw a loss of 5.91%, with its price at $2,387.94.
The data showed Bitcoin's market cap at $1.53 trillion, accounting for nearly 59% of the total market, while Ethereum's stood at $293.87 billion, or 11.29%.
Historical Context
Tuesday's sharp drop compounded more modest losses from the previous week, with XRP down 3.81% over the past seven days. At its current price, the cryptocurrency remains 63.85% below its all-time high of $3.66, which the Investing.com Index recorded on July 18, 2025.
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