XRP payments fell 72.3 percent on October 17: What it means for XRP price

Published on 10/26/2026 at 07:04 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

A 1.84 million USD ETF outflow ended a 13-week inflow streak. The XRP price is 1.2984 USD as of October 26, 2026, up 1.96 percent.

Network activity and fund flows

On October 17, XRP Ledger payments totaled 119.5 million XRP after a 72.3 percent daily decline.
Spot XRP ETFs recorded 1.84 million USD in net outflows for the week ended October 16, ending 13 weeks of inflows.
The XRP price stands at 1.2984 USD as of October 26, 2026, 1.96 percent above the UTC daily close of October 25, 2026.
XRP has a market capitalization of 81.86 billion USD and ranks fifth.

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XRP (XRP) payment volume fell to 119.5 million XRP on October 17, a 72.3 percent single-day drop, according to Yahoo Finance. The XRP price is 1.2984 USD as of October 26, 2026, up 1.96 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 25, 2026, according to Investing.com.

October 17 payments reached 119.5 million XRP

The figure measures on-chain payment volume, meaning transfers recorded directly on the XRP Ledger. The October 17 total stood below the 629.3 million XRP 30-day average cited by Yahoo Finance. The same report described the one-day change as a 72.3 percent decline, placing the dated network reading below its recent average. Payment volume is a network activity measure and does not by itself identify whether transfers represent trading, settlement, or other ledger use.

Spot XRP ETFs recorded 1.84 million USD in outflows

U.S. spot XRP ETFs, funds that hold XRP directly, recorded 1.84 million USD in net outflows for the week ended October 16, according to EconoTimes. The result ended a 13-week streak of weekly inflows. The same report said cumulative net inflows remained around 1.8 billion USD as of the week ended October 16. A separate Yahoo Finance report put the weekly outflow in the same period at 1.84 million USD and described it as the first negative weekly reading in three months.

XRP price data shows a 1.2984 USD level

The XRP price is 1.2984 USD as of October 26, 2026, up 1.96 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 25, 2026, according to Investing.com. The daily high is 1.3148 USD and the daily low for the UTC day is 1.2892 USD. Investing.com reports a market capitalization of 81.86 billion USD, ranking XRP fifth, and 24-hour volume of 1.49 billion USD. Circulating supply is 63.35 billion XRP.