Ripple Price Analysis: What’s Holding XRP Back From Breaking Out?

Pi Network has been making headlines again, with new partnerships, strong community debates, and rising expectations. However, many are asking one question: Can Pi Coin reach $10 someday?

Price Pressures and the Current Dip

Pi Coin has been trading in a clear dip, mostly because of increased selling pressure and new token unlocks hitting the market. The price has cooled into the $0.18–$0.22 zone.

If Pi can hold this support range, it has a chance to bounce back toward $0.28, but the market is still high-risk and volatile. 

35 Million Pioneers Still Waiting for Clarity

Pi Core Team recently strengthened its Web3 communication system to better connect with more than 35 million pioneers around the world. But the community remains divided. Some predict long-term adoption will be huge, while others are frustrated by the continuing delays, especially around the 190 million locked resources waiting for mainnet clarity.

GameFi Boost: Pi Ventures Partners With CiDi Games

One reason Pi’s price jumped recently was a new GameFi announcement.

Pi Ventures invested in CiDi Games, aiming to expand Web3 gaming use cases for Pi holders.

This led to a 7% price push, showing that the community is still quick to react to new ecosystem partnerships.

The partnership also shows that Pi Network wants to push deeper into the Web3 gaming world. But whether this will lead to real long-term adoption is still uncertain.

Can Pi Coin Hit $10?

A few things will influence this:

• If users rush to withdraw Pi from exchanges and bring it back on-chain

• If demand spikes because of real utility inside the Pi ecosystem

If these conditions align, Pi could see a fast price rise. But nothing is guaranteed.

According to Coinpedia’s analysis, Pi Coin is showing early signs of a possible trend reversal, but only if it can break key resistance levels. A strong move above the current range would mean a crucial “Change of Character” in the downtrend, opening the door for a retest of the $0.81 resistance. 

If it continues, Pi could target $1.00 to $1.65 in early 2026. Under highly bullish conditions and strong ecosystem growth, Pi might even reach $2.00 to $3.00 later in 2026.

Ethereum has extended its upward momentum, completing an impressive rebound from the $2.7K zone. Still, several notable resistance layers lie ahead, increasing the chances of a short-term rejection.Technical Analysis

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Ethereum has confirmed a bullish reversal from the key $2.7K support, signalling renewed buying interest and a shift in market structure. However, the asset is now approaching major supply zones. The first obstacle is the daily FVG at $3,255–$3,367, followed by a bearish order block just above at $3,367–$3,610. These areas are likely to introduce fresh supply and could temporarily halt the current advance.

A rejection from this zone remains probable, potentially leading to a retracement toward the $3K psychological level. Despite the strength of the recent recovery, the broader trend will not fully turn bullish until the price breaks and sustains above the 200-day MA.

Meta is considering its largest pullback from metaverse spending since its 2021 rebrand, with executives evaluating cuts of up to 30% across Reality Labs for 2026, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the discussions.

Meta's internal planning reportedly says leadership is weighing significantly deeper reductions for the virtual-reality and metaverse teams than for the rest of the company. While most groups have been asked to find around 10% in savings, the unit responsible for Horizon Worlds and the Quest headset line is reviewing scenarios that would trim its budget by nearly a third.

If Meta settles on cuts of that scale, the restructuring could involve staff reductions early in the new year, though Bloomberg reports the plans are still being debated. These proposals surfaced during Meta's annual budget reviews last month.

Shifting focus to AI

Reality Labs, the broader division housing Meta's long-term hardware and immersive-tech initiatives, has racked up losses exceeding $70 billion since 2021.

People briefed on the talks told Bloomberg the metaverse team was pushed to consider more aggressive reductions because the company no longer sees the broader industry moving toward VR and virtual worlds as quickly as it once expected.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back on speculation that Meta was drifting away from the metaverse throughout 2023 when enthusiasm started to wane, calling claims that his enthusiasm had shifted entirely to AI "not accurate." But the years since have brought little traction for Horizon Worlds and mounting financial pressure on the division.

The possibility of reduced spending on the metaverse gave Meta’s stock an immediate lift. Shares, which closed Wednesday at $640, jumped as high as $674 in early pre-market trading Thursday before settling around $665 during the first hour of the session.

Zuckerberg has spent the past year shifting attention to generative AI models and the consumer hardware designed to support them.

The company's recent push into AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses has become a far more tangible commercial story than its virtual-reality work. The devices have lifted sales for EssilorLuxottica, the company’s manufacturing partner, and have given investors a clearer line of sight into hardware that could generate returns sooner than the metaverse projects Meta once prioritized.

Metaverse sector collapse

Meanwhile, enthusiasm for metaverse platforms has also evaporated in crypto markets.

Render, the category’s largest token, has a market cap below $1 billion and no longer ranks among the top 100 digital assets despite its pitch as a decentralized network for 3D rendering and AI workloads.

Other tokens once promoted as metaverse leaders, including Sandbox and Decentraland, now trade near record lows.

The sector’s total market cap has collapsed to under $3.4 billion, down from more than $500 billion at the start of 2025, according to CoinGecko data.

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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has given approval for spot cryptocurrency products to trade on federally regulated futures exchanges.

In a Thursday notice, Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham said the move was in response to policy directives from US President Donald Trump. She added that the approval followed recommendations by the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, engagement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and consultations from the CFTC’s “Crypto Sprint” initiative.

“[F]or the first time ever, spot crypto can trade on CFTC-registered exchanges that have been the gold standard for nearly a hundred years, with the customer protections and market integrity that Americans deserve,” said Pham.

Kraken and Deutsche Borse Group have entered a broad strategic partnership aimed at connecting traditional market infrastructure with crypto-native platforms, the companies announced Thursday.

According to a blog post, the agreement encompasses trading, custody, settlement, derivatives access, and tokenized assets, facilitating a massive cross-market integration between a global exchange operator and a major cryptocurrency platform.

Effective immediately, the two firms will begin coordinating on product development and infrastructure links designed to provide institutional clients with exposure across both ecosystems.

The partnership creates reciprocal market gateways. Kraken will offer its U.S. infrastructure — including institutional trading and custody — to Deutsche Börse clients seeking exposure to crypto and tokenized assets. In turn, Deutsche Börse will extend its European infrastructure to Kraken’s global institutional base.

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said the partnership "builds a holistic foundation for the next generation of financial innovation," while Deutsche Borse Group CEO Stephan Leithner called it "a strategic fit" that combines regulated market infrastructure with digital-asset innovation.

FX integration via 360T

The first phase centers on foreign-exchange rails. Kraken will integrate directly with 360T, a Deutsche Borse subsidiary and one of the world’s largest FX trading venues.

Through the move, Kraken intends to offer access to bank-grade FX liquidity, improving fiat on- and off-ramp efficiency and bringing institutional-level execution to Kraken’s existing FX pathways.

The companies also plan to expand institutional offerings through Kraken Embed, Kraken's white-label infrastructure product. This will allow banks, fintechs, and other financial intermediaries in the Deutsche Borse network to offer regulated crypto trading and custody services to their clients in Europe and the U.S.

Pending regulatory approvals, Kraken users will gain access to Eurex-listed derivatives, extending Europe’s largest regulated futures and options marketplace into the crypto exchange’s product stack.

The collaboration also enables Deutsche Borse clients to trade cryptocurrencies and derivatives through both Crypto Finance — its regulated digital asset subsidiary — and Kraken. Custody options will rely on Clearstream and Crypto Finance infrastructure, Thursday's statement said.

Tokenization push

Kraken and Deutsche Borse will work to integrate xStocks, the tokenized equity format that Kraken acquired through its recently announced purchase of Backed Finance. xStocks will be embedded within Deutsche Borse 360X ecosystem to expand distribution across one of Europe’s largest tokenization platforms.

The firms also plan to allow distribution of Clearstream-custodied securities in tokenized form to Kraken’s client base, further tightening the link between tokenized and traditional market instruments.

Kraken has advanced a broader institutional strategy in 2025.

Earlier this week, the exchange announced plans to acquire Backed Finance, the issuer of tokenized assets behind the widely used xStocks standard. Kraken also confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO this fall after securing a valuation near $20 billion, and has expanded into consumer finance through Krak, a new debit-card and yield suite positioned as a bank alternative.

Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the oldest and largest global crypto trading platforms. Deutsche Borse Group, headquartered in Frankfurt, is one of the world’s major exchange-infrastructure operators, overseeing Eurex, Clearstream, 360T, and multiple trading, clearing, and settlement systems across international markets.

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A surprising political decision in Italy has triggered new discussions about Europe’s financial future and why Ripple’s XRP could become more important than ever.

Over the weekend, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni began pushing to bring Italy’s $300 billion gold reserves under full state control. Until now, much of that influence rested with the European Central Bank (ECB). If Italy takes ownership back, it hints at a much bigger plan: preparing for a possible shift away from the euro.

Analyst Paul Barron says that when a country starts securing its own gold, it often means it is building collateral for a separate financial system. If Italy eventually distances itself from the euro, it could start a domino effect across Europe.

Could Europe Break Apart Financially?

If Italy steps away, experts like Barron say other countries, including the Netherlands and Slovakia, might follow. Dutch officials have already called gold their “security blanket,” suggesting they may be preparing for their own backup plan.

A fragmented Europe would mean each nation running its own ledger and financial system. That would make euro-to-euro payments far more complicated, and traditional systems like SWIFT could start to struggle.

According to the expert, this scenario is exactly where Ripple comes in.

Why Ripple Fits Into This Picture

If Europe divides into multiple financial networks, banks will need a neutral, fast, cross-border bridge asset. Many analysts say XRP is perfectly built for this role.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is already being urged to step up meetings across the EU. He is likely already talking to several European leaders behind the scenes because the timing is critical.

Barron said that XRP can act as a fast, efficient settlement currency between national ledgers — something that could become essential if the euro weakens.

Ripple Expands in Asia at the Same Time

On the same day these European developments surfaced, Ripple announced another major win:

It received new approval from Singapore’s Monetary Authority (MAS) to expand its payment services.

Singapore is one of the most important financial hubs in Asia. This approval strengthens Ripple’s global position and shows how quickly the company is building influence around the world.

Could XRP Become a Reserve Asset?

If gold, government bonds, and global currencies start shifting, a new digital reserve asset may rise. XRP supporters argue that the token is designed exactly for this kind of global settlement role.

With Europe facing uncertainty, Asian markets opening doors, and global gold buying at record levels, XRP’s long-term narrative is gaining strength again.