Ripple backs SEC rules on October 20: What it means for the XRP price

Published on 10/25/2026 at 13:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Spot XRP ETFs lost 1.84 million USD through October 16. The XRP price is 1.2698 USD as of October 25, 2026, down 3.33 percent.

Regulation, flows and network data

On October 20, Ripple backed proposed SEC crypto rules while requesting changes to digital-asset provisions.
Spot XRP ETFs recorded 1.84 million USD in net outflows for the week ended October 16.
The XRP price stands at 1.2698 USD as of October 25, 2026, 3.33 percent below the UTC daily close of October 24, 2026.
XRP Ledger payment volume reached 119.5 million XRP on October 17.
DriveWealth and Ripple plan to discuss their partnership on October 28.

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XRP (XRP) is tied to Ripple's October 20 support for proposed Securities and Exchange Commission crypto rules, a dated regulatory development. The XRP price is 1.2698 USD as of October 25, 2026, down 3.33 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 24, 2026.

Ripple submitted SEC comments on October 20

Ripple submitted a comment letter on October 20 supporting the SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets framework, according to Brave New Coin. The company requested changes to the treatment of investment contracts, digital assets and secondary-market transactions.

The report also said the comment letter did not change XRP's legal status and did not guarantee that the SEC would accept Ripple's requested revisions. That distinction leaves the regulatory development separate from the token's market data on October 25.

ETF outflows followed a 13-week inflow streak

U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds, which hold XRP through regulated fund structures, recorded 1.84 million USD in net outflows for the week ended October 16, ending a 13-week inflow streak, according to Yahoo Finance, citing SoSoValue. The same report put XRP Ledger payment volume at 119.5 million XRP on October 17, down 72.3 percent from the prior day and below the 30-day average of 629.3 million XRP.

The report noted that one weak payment-volume day does not by itself establish a structural decline in network use. A separate integration announced on October 14 also uses RLUSD on the XRP Ledger rather than confirming a direct XRP purchase requirement, according to Ripple.

DriveWealth partnership discussion is set for October 28

DriveWealth and Ripple plan to discuss their partnership at a Ripple Swell fireside chat on October 28 in New York City, according to Ripple. The announcement covers stablecoin settlement, payments, custody and institutional infrastructure, with RLUSD identified as the settlement asset on the XRP Ledger.

XRP trades at 1.2698 USD on October 25

According to Investing.com, XRP trades at 1.2698 USD as of October 25, 2026, down 3.33 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 24, 2026. The daily high is 1.2956 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 1.2669 USD. Market capitalization is 80.13 billion USD, ranking XRP fifth, while 24-hour volume is 1.48 billion USD. Circulating supply is 63.13 billion XRP.