Ripple-linked XRP soared 10% over the past 24 hours, extending its weekly gains to over 50%. The explosive rally comes amid a wider crypto market upsurge that has propelled crypto majors higher since the U.S. Treasury doubled its bond buybacks on Wednesday.
Adding to the bullish momentum, asset manager 21Shares noted that the XRP ecosystem has undergone four significant structural changes not seen at this scale a year ago.
4 Bullish Metrics Behind XRP’s Structural Transformation, According to 21Shares
21Shares, an asset manager with roughly $11 billion in assets under management, says XRP is undergoing a fundamental transformation, with several structural trends emerging that were either absent or far less developed a year ago.
Per 21Shares’s X post, the XRP Ledger is processing meaningful settlement activity, the RLUSD stablecoin ecosystem has expanded rapidly, and regulated investment products are attracting meaningful institutional interest.
The firm’s research highlights four key developments: strong inflows into spot XRP exchange-traded products (ETPs), relatively low annual supply dilution compared to some competing networks, explosive growth in Ripple’s RLUSD supply — much of it issued on the XRP Ledger — and increasing settlement volumes despite declining transaction fee revenue.
 
Together, these trends suggest XRP’s utility and market structure are evolving beyond speculation. 21Shares ended with a question that could have major implications for XRP: What happens if the token becomes more widely used as collateral? Such a shift could dramatically change the balance between XRP supply and demand, and potentially open the door to an entirely new phase of adoption and utility.
XRP Price Resurgence Gains Steam
At the time of publication, Ripple-promoted XRP traded for $1.48, continuing a powerful rally and emerging as the strongest performer among the top 10 large-cap cryptocurrencies this week.
According to CoinGecko data, XRP has climbed roughly 50.2% over the past seven days, staging a strong recovery from around 99 cents earlier in the week.
While XRP’s latest rally marks a notable turnaround for the payments-focused token, the bigger story may extend beyond its recent price gains. 21Shares’ research highlights deeper changes taking place across XRP’s ecosystem that could reshape the token’s long-term supply, demand, and real-world utility.
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