RLUSD Hits $2B Market Cap as XRP Surges 50%
XRP (XRP)
u.today reports that Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin has surpassed the $2 billion market capitalization milestone. The asset reached approximately $2.09 billion on August 26, marking a modest 0.66% increase over the previous day. Nearly one billion of the total supply was issued on the XRP Ledger, highlighting strong network growth. Ripple attributes this traction to the stablecoin's design for real-world utility and enterprise use cases. This expansion coincides with rising momentum across the broader Ripple ecosystem. XRP experienced an explosive price surge of nearly 50% during the same week. The growth is driven by increasing interest from both retail and institutional users.
What Whalio's data showed
Binance spot order flow for XRP, measured when this story was published on 26 August 2026.
XRP trades at $1.43 with a 24-hour spot volume of $335,758,996. The 24-hour buy ratio sits at 49.7%, indicating a near-even split between buyers and sellers over the full day. However, the 4-hour buy ratio rises to 53.2%, suggesting a recent shift toward buying pressure. The 4-hour volume delta is positive at $2,068,950, contrasting with the negative 24-hour delta of -$2,173,359. This divergence implies that recent trading activity is more bullish than the daily average. The 1-hour data shows a slight bearish tilt with a 49.8% buy ratio and a negative volume delta of -$28,962. Overall, the positive 4-hour metrics indicate that buying pressure is building in the short term despite the daily net outflow.