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XRP Price Stagnation Sparks Emotional Criticism of Ripple

An emotional message from an XRP supporter highlights frustration over stagnant prices despite Ripple's recent business successes.

An emotional message from an XRP supporter highlights frustration over stagnant prices despite Ripple's recent business successes. XRP (XRP) is trading at $1.25. This is an original TLT brief based on reporting by CaptainAltcoin, with live market data added, as of Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:30:04 UTC.

Why it matters

The development underscores a growing divide between Ripple's business achievements and the XRP community's expectations for price performance, highlighting the disconnect between adoption and market sentiment.

Key takeaways
  • XRP supporter criticizes Ripple for lack of price growth despite business wins.
  • Ripple's 2023 achievements have not translated into positive XRP price movement.
  • XRP price remains near $1.25, down 0.20% in the last 24 hours.
The story so far · 2 briefs
  1. Ripple Warns of Compromised XRP Wallet, Sparks Community Alert
  2. XRP Price Stagnation Sparks Emotional Criticism of Ripple — this brief

An XRP supporter, Fabrizio Scudu, has publicly criticized Ripple's leadership, including CEO Brad Garlinghouse and CTO emeritus David Schwartz, for the lack of positive price movement in XRP. This criticism comes despite Ripple's numerous business successes in 2023.

Scudu's message, described as emotional, highlights the frustration within a segment of the XRP community that feels the company's achievements have not translated into benefits for XRP holders. This sentiment reflects a broader concern about the disconnect between Ripple's business performance and the cryptocurrency's market performance.

Ripple has indeed secured several significant partnerships and legal victories in 2023, but these developments have not yet resulted in the kind of price growth that some XRP investors anticipated. The XRP price remains near $1.25, showing a 0.20% decline in the last 24 hours and a 3.20% drop over the past week.

The broader crypto market remains relatively flat, with a total market cap of $2.69 trillion. Bitcoin has seen a slight increase of 0.29% in the last 24 hours, while the overall market sentiment, as measured by the Fear & Greed Index, remains in 'Fear' territory at 37.

This situation raises questions about the factors driving XRP's price and whether Ripple's business successes will eventually translate into positive price movement. Investors will be watching for any signs of a shift in market sentiment or further business developments that could impact XRP's price.

Market reaction since this brief Live

Since this brief published about 2 hours ago, XRP (XRP) has moved from $1.25 to $1.25 — +0.00%.

$1.23$1.24$1.25$1.26$1.27 published · $1.25 now · $1.25 (+0.00%) Nov 2 06:52 UTC Nov 2 08:30 UTC
BeforeSince publishPublished · $1.25

The chart plots XRP's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from TLT's market data (daily resolution). 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 ≈ ₦1,719.56 (about $1.25), down 0.2% over 24 hours. The naira itself trades about 2.0% 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
$1.25 ▼ 0.21%
7d -2.83%MCap $79.13BFull XRP data →
The market when this published · November 2, 2026
Total market cap$2.69T
Bitcoin 24h+0.29%
Ethereum 24h+0.81%
BTC dominance58.5%
Fear & Greed37 · Fear

XRP Price Stagnation Sparks Emotional Criticism of Ripple — questions & answers

Why is the XRP community frustrated with Ripple?

Despite Ripple's business successes, XRP's price has not seen significant growth, causing frustration among some community members.

What is the current price of XRP?

XRP is currently priced at $1.25, down 0.20% in the last 24 hours.

How has the broader crypto market performed recently?

The total crypto market cap is $2.69 trillion, with Bitcoin up 0.29% and the Fear & Greed Index at 37 (Fear).

How much is 1 XRP worth in naira today?

About ₦1,719.56 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Nigerians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $1.25. 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 CaptainAltcoin. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.

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Market data verified against CoinGecko & Binance · November 2, 2026 ⛓ Timestamped at Bitcoin block #974,225 sha256:8ec3f40c3d7f320d
Based on reporting by CaptainAltcoin — this is an original TLT summary with live market data, not the original article.CaptainAltcoin · Nov 2 06:52 ↗

Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original TLT brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.