XRP News Today: XRP Dominates Amidst Massive Whale Dump & Ripple Makes Progress In Singapore

XRP showed extraordinary resilience, even with whale wallets taking profits amounting to 300 million US dollars worth of XRP. This shows the renewed strength of XRP, which is trading at a strong price of $2.20 at the moment.

With more regulatory clarity and rising use cases for Ripple in Singapore, the market sentiment surrounding Ripple seems to be highly in favour of the blockchain. XRP massively benefited from this investor confidence as prices surged past 8.8% in just 48 hours.

In this article, we will look at how Ripple is shaping the future of XRP through strategic movements that have left everyone in the industry in awe.

Price Rockets To 9% Even Amidst Whale Dump

XRP whale wallets had sold nearly 150 million XRP, which is worth more than 300 million US dollars, in the past 48 hours. Even with such a huge dump, which is normally viewed as fading investor confidence, the XRP market was able to absorb the rampant inflow of the coin, and prices surged past 9%.

It was reported by on-chain analysts that wallets holding anywhere from 1 million to 10 million XRP dumped their holdings. Even though this move should have caused a correction and a possible drawdown, XRP held strong as more buyers pooled into the market with renewed confidence.

It seems that the broader market continues to overshadow the whale activities, rendering the XRP dump ineffective in bringing the prices down.

XRP ETFs Are Driving The Demand

When such a large spike occurs in the supply curve, the demand curve should take a hit; however, this did not happen to XRP in the latest events that unfolded in a 48-hour timeframe. Part of this renewed investor confidence could be attributed to XRP ETFs, which are gaining much traction in the market and are bringing in more institutional capital.

Even though there is confidence present in the market, analysts have warned investors to be on the lookout for possible corrections as XRP has been struggling to break the $3.00 barrier for a long time.

The general sentiment is one of risk-on. This is indicated by the large buy orders that simply offset the whale dump. With the XRP spot ETFs gaining much institutional interest and putting on a strong performance even while major players like Bitcoin have plummeted, it is natural that investors are feeling the need to accumulate the asset as they are fairly confident that XRP will break through the $3.00 mark. Here, we must address Ripple’s efforts to make XRP a more utility-oriented token rather than a speculative crypto asset.

Ripple’s Regulatory Upgrade In Singapore

The first day of December 2025 marked a significant day for Ripple as it upgraded its MPI, or Major Payment Institution, license in Singapore. This upgrade has several key implications for Ripple to become a global payment infrastructure that is aimed at streamlining cross-border payments through faster and cheaper transactions.

Ripple has received a significant regulatory upgrade in Singapore after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) approved an expansion of the company’s existing Major Payment Institution (MPI) license.https://t.co/UXFCeWiivb

— Michael Branch (@Michael63140627) December 1, 2025

Ripple’s subsidiary in Singapore, the Ripple Markets APAC Pte. Ltd got the authority to operate as a fully regulated end-to-end payments platform with the license upgrade. With this license, Ripple is now able to handle fund collection, secure custody, token conversion, and final payouts. All of these actions can be carried out through a single operational framework, which largely expands Ripple’s position as a global cross-border payments infrastructure provider.

With this upgrade, Ripple has now become a turnkey for banks, corporates, and fintech companies looking to expand their global footprint. Ripple’s strategic moves also aim at expanding the global footprint by partnering with major economies across the globe.

For instance, the collaborative efforts with Bahrain Fintech Bay allow Ripple to run pilot programs, real-world payment trials, and early deployment of token-driven services in the Gulf region.

Conclusion

Ripple’s ecosystem expansion and XRP’s performance stand as a pivotal moment in the growth of both the blockchain and its native currency. Despite the rampant profit-taking by whale wallets, the fact that XRP was able to maintain momentum underscores strong market conviction and growing institutional interest fueled by emerging ETFs.

Ripple’s upgraded MPI license in Singapore further strengthens its position as a global payments leader. This enhances the utility of XRP as it gains more use-cases and a healthier foundation as a global currency backbone.

As regulatory clarity improves and partnerships grow, Ripple is steadily transforming XRP from a speculative token into a cornerstone of broader finance. If current trends maintain their strength and agility, XRP may soon break the long-awaited $3.00 resistance.