I’ve recently noticed something quite interesting about XRP. The price is still under pressure at $1.43 with a -35% annual performance, but what most traders overlook is the massive technical work currently underway behind the scenes of the core XRP Ledger repository.

Denis Angell, one of the XRPL core developers, recently opened up about six active workflows that are reshaping the fundamental infrastructure of the ledger. From telemetry, security types, refactoring, to documentation—all are being worked on seriously. He said this is boring but critical work, not about new features or flashy AI. The focus is on backend reliability and developer experience, which I believe are the foundation for long-term competitiveness.

From a technical perspective, XRP is now in an uncomfortable position. The 50-day SMA is at $1.40–$1.42 as immediate resistance, while the 200-day SMA is far above at $2.04–$2.07. Support is concentrated at $1.27–$1.29, but that zone is quite thin. If a clean break below it occurs, it could lead to a deeper downtrend without significant structural floors until $1.10. The Fear and Greed Index shows fear, which historically can be a signal before a reversal or final flush.

Ripple price predictions from analyst consensus point to $2.04 as a potential recovery level, but that requires sustained buying pressure that honestly isn’t visible in current volume data. So timing is everything here.

What’s interesting is that while XRP struggles with momentum, another infrastructure project is starting to gain attention. Bitcoin is hyper-positioning itself as the first Layer 2 Bitcoin that integrates the Solana Virtual Machine, providing sub-second finality and low-cost smart contract execution. The presale has already gathered $32 million at a price of $0.11 now. There’s a canonical decentralized bridge that allows transfer of native BTC into their ecosystem.

But back to XRP—the big question is whether this infrastructure overhaul will significantly impact the price recovery. If market timing aligns, this could be a factor often overlooked by most traders when evaluating Ripple’s price predictions. But for now, we still wait for concrete evidence of sustainable buying pressure.