Standard Chartered’s $8 XRP Target Looks Conservative as Q1 2026 Catalysts Align—Here’s the Bull Case

Spot ETFs are pulling XRP out of circulation at a pace rarely seen outside Bitcoin. In 50 days, these products absorbed $1.3 billion with zero net outflow days. Each $1 billion in ETF inflows locks roughly 500 million XRP tokens—0.76% of the 65.5 billion circulating supply. At current pace, ETFs could remove 2.6 billion XRP by year-end.The August 2025 SEC resolution removed a long-standing drag on XRP’s valuation. Both parties filed a joint dismissal, leaving Ripple to pay $125 million while affirming that ...