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Bitwise Resumes XRP Purchases Amid Market Correction

Bitwise Asset Management has resumed buying XRP after a brief pause, increasing its exposure to the cryptocurrency.

Bitwise Asset Management has resumed buying XRP after a brief pause, increasing its exposure to the cryptocurrency. XRP (XRP) is trading at $1.43. This is an original TLT brief based on reporting by U.Today, with live market data added, as of Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:15:02 UTC.

Key takeaways
  • Bitwise resumed XRP purchases after a short pause.
  • The purchase comes despite a 5.35% drop in XRP's price over the past 24 hours.
  • Bitwise's total value locked (TVL) is $158.69M, up 7.6% in the last week.

Bitwise Asset Management has resumed purchasing XRP after a brief pause, according to U.Today. The move comes amidst a broader market correction, with the total crypto market cap currently at $2.9 trillion and Bitcoin down 3.48% in the last 24 hours.

XRP itself has seen a 5.35% drop in price over the past day, currently trading at $1.43. Despite this, Bitwise has increased its exposure to the cryptocurrency, suggesting confidence in its long-term prospects.

The resumption of XRP purchases by Bitwise follows a period of silence from the asset manager. This decision is notable given the recent market volatility and the regulatory scrutiny that XRP has faced in the past.

Bitwise's total value locked (TVL) has increased by 7.6% over the last week, currently standing at $158.69 million, according to DeFiLlama. This indicates that Bitwise's overall strategy may be focused on accumulating assets during periods of market weakness.

The broader market sentiment, as measured by the Fear & Greed Index, remains in 'Greed' territory at 71, despite the recent downturn. This suggests that investors are still relatively optimistic about the market's future.

Market reaction since this brief Live

Since this brief published about 3 hours ago, XRP (XRP) has moved from $1.43 to $1.43 — +0.00%.

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Grey shows the price before the news, the dashed line marks when this brief published, and the coloured line is the move since — from TLT's market data. It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.

What this means in naira

At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 XRP ≈ ₦1,952.51 (about $1.43), down 6.2% over 24 hours. The naira itself trades about 2.8% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Nigerian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.

Live market data

Current prices for the asset in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.

XRP
#5
$1.43 ▼ 6.15%
7d -6.11%MCap $90.09BFull XRP data →
The market when this published · October 7, 2026
Total market cap$2.90T
Bitcoin 24h-3.48%
Ethereum 24h-5.37%
BTC dominance57.6%
Fear & Greed71 · Greed
On-chain & primary-source check

Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · October 7, 2026.

Bitwise TVL$158.69M+7.6% 7dDeFiLlama ↗
Bitcoin DeFi TVL$4.46BDeFiLlama ↗

TLT reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.

XRP — questions

How much is 1 XRP worth in naira today?

About ₦1,952.51 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Nigerians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $1.43. The naira price moves with both XRP's US-dollar price and the USDT/NGN rate; use our XRP in naira page for any amount.

Which outlets reported this story?

This is an original TLT brief that synthesises reporting from U.Today. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.

In this storyBitwise Company
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Market data verified against CoinGecko & Binance · October 7, 2026 ⛓ Timestamped at Bitcoin block #970,349 sha256:e78aff2155cc58b2
Based on reporting by U.Today — this is an original TLT summary with live market data, not the original article.U.Today ↗

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