SEC files for 21Shares XRP ETF with benchmark licensing agreement
XRP (XRP)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptobriefing.com reported that the SEC posted a filing for the 21Shares XRP ETF, which details a benchmark licensing agreement. The filing underscores the growing institutional acceptance of crypto assets. This development potentially paves the way for broader market integration.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for XRP, measured when this story was written up on 26 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
XRP is trading at $1.42 with a spot volume of $238,596,035 over the last 24 hours. The 24-hour buy ratio sits at 51.9%, indicating a slight majority of buyers, while the 1-hour ratio is 51.1% and the 4-hour ratio has dipped to 48.4%. The volume delta reflects this shift, showing a strong positive inflow of +$8,976,592 over 24 hours, compared to a negative delta of -$553,241 in the 4-hour window. This suggests that while buying pressure has been strong over the full day, it is currently fading in the most recent hours as sellers take control of the short-term flow.
The latest daily buy ratio of 50.6% sits at the 83rd percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 48.5% - stronger buying than most days.
Twenty-four hours later
What XRP did over the 24 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for XRP, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, XRP saw a significant price increase of 28.7% over eight days. However, this rally occurred despite a total volume delta of -$61,148,055, indicating net selling pressure throughout the period. The current 24-hour buy ratio of 51.9% is 3.0 percentage points higher than the 7-day average of 48.9%. This marks an unusual day for the coin, as the last seven days recorded zero days of net buying, contrasting with the current positive flow.