Canary Capital, Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, and 21Shares filed amended S-1 registration statements for spot XRP exchange-traded funds, introducing standardized listing language designed to streamline SEC review under existing 8(a) procedures.

What to know:
XRP surged 6.2% to $2.40, breaking past the $2.35 resistance on high volume.
Institutional interest in XRP grows as major firms file for spot XRP ETFs, potentially fast-tracking approval.
Traders focus on XRP's ability to maintain support at $2.39–$2.395, with ETF news driving near-term volatility
XRP extended its breakout sequence Tuesday, surging 6.2% to $2.40 as institutional flows accelerated across major exchanges. The token broke decisively above the $2.35 resistance level on 169% above-average volume, marking its strongest single-session gain in over a week and establishing new cycle highs near $2.43 before consolidating.
News Background
Canary Capital, Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, and 21Shares filed amended S-1 registration statements for spot XRP exchange-traded funds, introducing standardized listing language designed to streamline SEC review under existing 8(a) procedures.
The five spot XRP ETFs have been listed on DTCC ahead of a potential US launch this month.
Analysts view the coordinated filings as a potential fast-track toward automatic approval, echoing the regulatory momentum seen during the Bitcoin and Ether ETF approval cycles earlier this year.
The filings reinforce institutional appetite for XRP exposure amid strengthening network fundamentals.
Price Action Summary
XRP advanced from $2.26 to $2.40 through three distinct impulse waves, generating a $0.19 intraday range and confirming a clear ascending structure.
The breakout triggered at midnight UTC as volume spiked to 119.6M tokens — 169% above the daily average — pushing price through $2.35 resistance and into new short-term highs around $2.43.
A brief pullback to $2.395 tested support into the New York session, where buyers absorbed profit-taking pressure without disrupting the broader uptrend.
Subsequent recovery attempts held above the 1-hour 50-EMA, validating strong structural support across multiple timeframes.
Technical Analysis
The pattern of higher highs and higher lows confirms sustained bullish control. Momentum indicators remain constructive, with RSI holding near 64 and MACD maintaining positive divergence.
TD Sequential models on the 4-hour chart signaled a potential continuation setup following the retracement, aligning with short-term accumulation behavior identified in whale-tier wallet flows.
Whale transfers totaling 500,000 XRP over 48 hours introduced minor overhead pressure but did not disrupt accumulation zones. Consolidation between $2.39–$2.41 represents controlled profit-taking rather than distribution.
What Traders Should Know
Market focus now centers on XRP’s ability to hold the $2.39–$2.395 support band, which has acted as the pivot for every breakout extension since early November.
Sustained closes above $2.40 would keep the path open toward $2.43 and the $2.50 extension target, while failure to defend $2.39 risks short-term retracement toward $2.34–$2.31.
ETF headlines remain the primary near-term volatility driver. If one or more filings reach automatic approval without SEC objection, analysts expect a liquidity surge that could accelerate XRP’s advance into the $2.54–$2.80 zone, confirming continuation of the broader Q4 rally.
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