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XRP surges 10% in single-day rally to lead crypto gains

Ripple’s XRP jumps 10.5% Friday to $1.37, outpacing Bitcoin and Ethereum as broader market cap approaches $260 billion. Volume nears $8.8 billion.

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Marcus Webb · Crypto Desk · 22 Aug 2026 · 12:19 · 1 min read
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XRP surges 10% in single-day rally to lead crypto gains

Ripple’s XRP token surged 10.48% on Friday to trade at $1.3736, marking its largest single-day percentage gain since August 20. The move pushed the cryptocurrency’s market capitalization to $86.07 billion, representing 3.31% of the total crypto market cap. Trading volume reached $8.7988 billion over 24 hours, or 5.41% of all crypto turnover.

The seven-day advance accelerated to 37.66%, with XRP ranging between $0.9886 and $1.4275 during the period. Despite the recent rally, XRP remains 62.42% below its all-time high of $3.66, set on July 18, 2025.

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Bitcoin advanced 6.65% to $77,498.4, lifting its market cap to $1.55 trillion and maintaining a 59.75% share of the total crypto market value. Ethereum rose 5.24% to $2,440.17, with a market cap of $294.21 billion, accounting for 11.31% of the sector. Combined, the three largest cryptocurrencies accounted for roughly three-quarters of the $260 billion total market capitalization.

Price data was recorded at 16:59 GMT on Friday, with XRP’s intraday range spanning $1.2597 to $1.4275.

This article was produced with AI assistance and edited by a Finance Review Daily journalist.
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Marcus Webb
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Marcus reports on digital assets, from spot ETF flows to protocol-level developments in DeFi. He pays particular attention to how institutional adoption is reshaping crypto market structure.

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