XRP Trades Near $3 Again; SBI Plans Japan’s First Bitcoin‑XRP ETF ⋅ Crypto World Echo
XRPUSD has found intraday support and is again tradingaround the $3 level. Market participants are watching to see how the pricebehaves around this point, as it may influence short-term direction.
Meanwhile, SBI Holdings has announced plans to list Japan’sfirst exchange-traded fund tied to both Bitcoin and XRP. The proposed ETF wouldtrade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and provide institutional investors withregulated exposure to these digital assets.
Japan Eyes New Crypto ETF Rules
SBI also introduced plans for a second product, the DigitalGold Crypto ETF, which would allocate 51 percent to gold and 49 percent tocrypto assets. This structure is designed to reduce investment risk throughdiversification.
🇯🇵 Japan’s largest bank files for Bitcoin and XRP ETFs!SBI Japan just filed for two ETFs:- Crypto Asset ETF holding BTC & XRP- Digital Gold Crypto ETF blending gold with cryptoBULLISH for BTC and XRP🚀 pic.twitter.com/W5ETUaT9qB
— Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) August 6, 2025
The announcement comes as Japan’s Financial Services Agency isconsidering changes to how crypto assets are regulated, which could ease theapproval and tax processes for such financial products.
Analysts Offer Varied Projections for XRP’s Future Value
Analyst Zack Rector forecasts that XRPcould reach $5 in the near term and potentially $15 by September. Thiswould represent an increase of approximately 360% from the current $3 level, anotable but not uncommon movement in cryptocurrency markets. Such projectionsare approached with caution due to market volatility.
James Crypto Space suggests that if XRP follows a modifiedversion of the 2017 fractal pattern, itcould reach $9 by early September. He highlights XRP’s history of sharpprice rises within four to five weeks after breaking key resistance levels,based on previous market cycles.
#XRP Price Prediction: If the 2017 fractal holds, compressed and adjusted to today’s range, we could see XRP hit $9 by the first week of September! When XRP moves, it moves fast—expect a parabolic surge in just 4-5 weeks! #SOLO and #Coreum are primed to follow suit with… pic.twitter.com/fx4zXP6Kl7
— James Crypto Space (@JamesCrypto87) July 29, 2025
DeepSeek AI estimates that XRPmay trade between $3.50 and $5.00 by the end of 2025. This forecast isbased on a 70% likelihood of a favorable legal outcome for Ripple, which couldsupport investor confidence and institutional adoption. Broader marketconditions, including Bitcoin’s performance, are also considered factorsaffecting XRP’s price outlook.
This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.