XRP Live Price, Chart & Market Cap

The live price of XRP is €1.173, with a market cap of €71.69B.

Mar. 3, 2026 at 11:03pm

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XRP is a digital asset native to the XRP Ledger, an open-source blockchain technology used to streamline global payment infrastructure and settle transactions in 3-5 seconds for a fraction of the cost of legacy payment solutions. Ripple, the company behind XRP, has been expanding the ecosystem to support DeFi and NFT applications in addition to fast and cheap payments.

Why it matters

As a leading cryptocurrency, the performance and adoption of XRP is closely watched by the crypto industry. The recent legal victory for Ripple against the SEC could have significant implications for the regulatory landscape surrounding digital assets.

The details

XRP transactions are much faster and cheaper than SWIFT or Bitcoin, costing only $0.0002 per transaction. Ripple provides an environment for DeFi and NFT applications to thrive, in addition to enabling lightning-fast and low-cost payments. Ripple minted a hard-capped supply of 100 billion XRP, with 77.8% allocated to the company and the rest distributed to founders and users. Ripple has a mechanism to release 1 billion XRP per month from an escrow account to support its operations.

  • XRP reached its all-time high price of $3.84 on January 4, 2018.
  • Ripple announced plans to launch a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin in April 2024.

The players

Ripple

The company behind the XRP cryptocurrency and the XRP Ledger blockchain technology, which is used to facilitate fast and low-cost cross-border payments.

XRP Ledger Foundation

An organization that releases lists of recommended validators for the XRP Ledger based on metrics like past performance, verified identity, and IT policies.

Coil

A Ripple-funded platform that releases lists of recommended validators for the XRP Ledger.

Chris Larsen

One of the co-founders of Ripple who was initially allocated 20% of the XRP tokens.

Jed McCaleb

One of the co-founders of Ripple who was initially allocated 20% of the XRP tokens.

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What’s next

Ripple plans to launch a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin in the U.S. in 2024 to compete with existing stablecoins like USDT and USDC.

The takeaway

XRP's fast and cheap transaction capabilities, along with Ripple's efforts to expand the ecosystem beyond payments, have made it a prominent cryptocurrency. The recent legal victory against the SEC could pave the way for greater regulatory clarity and adoption of XRP and other digital assets.