XRP Today News: Fed Rate Cut Imminent, $1 Billion ETF Inflows Push Price Up to $2.5

XRP News Focus Today on Dual Bullish Catalysts: The Fed is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points on December 10, combined with XRP spot ETF inflows approaching $1 billion, boosting short- to mid-term bullish outlook. Technically, after holding the $2.0 support, the short-term target is $2.35, and mid-term could challenge $2.5.

ETF Inflows Near $1 Billion in a Single Month, Setting a Record

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The biggest highlight in XRP news today is ETF performance. As of December 5, the cumulative net inflow into the US XRP spot ETF market reached $897.35 million, making it the fastest crypto ETF to hit $1 billion in AUM since Ethereum. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse commented: “In less than 4 weeks, XRP became the fastest crypto spot ETF in the US to reach $1 billion in AUM since ETH.”

What’s even more notable is XRP ETF’s performance relative to Bitcoin. For the week ending December 5, US BTC spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $87.7 million, while XRP spot ETFs had a net inflow of $230.73 million during the same period. This capital rotation shows growing investor confidence in XRP’s long-term potential, accelerating the decoupling process between XRP and BTC.

On December 8, 21Shares filed a revised S-1 for its XRP spot ETF (ticker TOXR), which is about to launch. The addition of this new ETF may further shift the supply-demand balance in XRP’s favor, supporting a bullish outlook in the short to medium term.

Vanguard Opens Investment, Expanding Capital Pool

Another major XRP news today is that Vanguard Group has officially opened up crypto asset investments, allowing its brokerage clients to invest in crypto spot ETFs. Vanguard manages over $8 trillion in assets, and this policy shift was prompted by the launch of the XRP spot ETF, significantly expanding the potential investor base.

Meanwhile, Ripple received expanded Major Payment Institution (MPI) license scope from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Ripple stated that the approval enables it to offer end-to-end, fully compliant payment services for Asian clients. XRP’s growing real-world utility is driving institutional demand for XRP spot ETFs.

Fed Rate Cut Expectations Lift Market Sentiment

The market expects the Fed to cut rates by 25 basis points on December 10, boosting demand for XRP and the broader market. However, uncertainties remain about the Fed’s rate path in 2026. If the Fed adopts a more dovish path and cuts rates multiple times in 2026, it could further lift market sentiment.

In addition to the Fed, the following factors may also boost XRP demand: the launch of new XRP spot ETFs and an expanding investor base, progress in crypto-friendly legislation (including the Market Structure Bill), and the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granting Ripple a US national bank charter. These potential bullish factors support short-term (1-4 weeks) price increases to $2.35, and mid-term (4-8 weeks) rises to $2.5.

Technical and Key Price Level Analysis

(Source: Trading View)

On December 8, XRP rose 1.35% to close at $2.0733. Although the token remains below the 50-day and 200-day EMAs, fundamentals are shifting the technical trend towards bullish. Key technical levels include: support at $2.0, $1.9112, and $1.8239; 50-day EMA resistance at $2.2678; 200-day EMA resistance at $2.4745; psychological resistance at $2.35, $2.5, and $3.0.

Avoiding a drop below the $2.0 psychological support will help the price move toward the 50-day EMA. Sustained breakouts above the 50-day EMA will open up opportunities to test the $2.35 resistance, indicating a possible bullish trend reversal in the short term. A bullish trend reversal will support the price rising to the 200-day EMA and the $2.5 level in the mid-term. However, if it falls below $1.8239, the mid-term bullish structure will be invalidated.