Why XRP Is Skyrocketing Today
Key Points
XRP's token price has gotten a big boost in response to recent geopolitical shakeups connected to Venezuela.
Some investors are also betting that the Federal Reserve will serve up more interest-rate cuts than previously expected.
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XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is marching higher again in Monday's trading. The cryptocurrency's token price had surged 9.7% higher over the previous 24 hours of trading as of 9:30 p.m. ET.
XRP's valuation is moving higher as investors broadly have become more willing to take on high-risk investments early in 2026's trading. Despite recent gains, the token is still down roughly 1% over the last year of trading.
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Geopolitical developments have been a bullish catalyst
Over the weekend, the U.S. military conducted an operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power. The development has corresponded with bullish momentum for the broader crypto market, and XRP has benefited from the trend. Across the last week of trading, the cryptocurrency's token price has surged roughly 28% higher.
What's next for XRP?
In addition to bullish momentum connected to the change of leadership in Venezuela, XRP has also seen gains as investors have ramped up bets that the Federal Reserve will deliver more interest rate cuts than previously anticipated. Fed chair Jerome Powell's term as the central bank's leader is set to come to an end in May, and some investors are betting that the banking authority's next chair could help to engineer more dovish policy on rates. While macroeconomic and geopolitical outlooks have recently driven some big gains for XRP's token price, investors should keep in mind that XRP and the broader cryptocurrency market could face downward valuation pressures as twists and turns emerge along these and other fronts in 2026 and beyond.
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