I just reviewed the XRP news from the past few months, and there's something interesting happening with the fundamentals. The price is now at $1.41, quite a bit lower than the $3.6 we saw in 2025, but on-chain data paints a different story than what one might expect.

What caught my attention was the NVT ratio. Basically, it compares the total network value with the actual transaction volume, similar to a P/E ratio but for cryptocurrencies. When the NVT is high, it means the price has risen faster than actual usage, usually hype. When it drops, the price is backed more by genuine activity. In 2025, the NVT was skyrocketing, but now it has stabilized at 170.2, much calmer.

The latest XRP news shows that daily transactions have increased significantly. In 2025, they ranged between 1.1 and 2.2 million, with occasional peaks. Now they are between 1.79 and 3 million, and last month they hit 5.17 million, the highest level in two years. All this while the price is lower, which means more people are genuinely using the network, not just speculators.

The interesting part is that throughout 2026, activity never dropped below 1.7 million daily transactions. That’s consistency. Additionally, over $1 trillion in XRP spot ETFs have entered, bringing more stable institutional volume.

So, these XRP news suggest that the market has moved away from pure speculation. At a lower price but with stronger network activity, the fundamentals look more solid than when XRP was at its peak last year. It’s interesting how sometimes a lower price can be a sign of real strength.