XRP is trading at the $1.40 level again after failing to break the $1.50 ceiling last month, and somehow, that’s the bullish part of the story. Social sentiment just hit its second-highest reading in two years, driven by Rakuten Wallet’s full-scale XRP integration. So what is our XRP price prediction for next week?

Starting today, @Rakuten_Wallet users in Japan can convert @Rakuten Points into XRP, spot trade in-app, and spend across 5M+ merchant locations.

With 44 million Rakuten Pay users and $23B in loyalty points now redeemable for XRP, this is one of the largest retail deployments… pic.twitter.com/P7I52bGjVL

— RippleX (@RippleXDev) April 30, 2026

Santiment data clocked a positive-to-negative comment ratio of 4.8, near historic highs for the token. Rakuten Wallet’s deployment also enables 44 million users to convert loyalty points into XRP and spend at more than 5 million merchants.

Rakuten also launched a tiered reward campaign with bonuses on purchases of 30,000 yen or more, a lottery for 100,000-yen-plus buyers, and a pending iOS rollout. It’s a $23 billion loyalty ecosystem deploying XRP at a consumer scale.

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XRP Price Prediction: Break $1.50 Resistance and Target $5?

XRP recently tapped a local high of $1.44 before stalling, and that level now represents the immediate ceiling. A leverage flush followed the rejection, a signal that speculative positioning outpaced organic demand.

The price itself is now consolidating below both its 60-day and 200-day moving averages, a structurally bearish configuration that complicates the bullish narrative.

The technical picture is, frankly, a contradiction. Aggregate signals show a “Strong Buy” reading across 6 indicators (5 buy, 1 sell), yet the price has declined nearly 55% over the past nine months. Sentiment spikes historically precede short-term stabilization rather than immediate rallies as the FOMO builds before conviction does.

Ripple’s adoption narrative remains intact, but price discovery requires a sentiment ratio. Volume confirmation is the missing ingredient.

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LiquidChain Targets Early Mover Upside as XRP Tests Key Levels

XRP’s current setup of strong narrative, muted price response, and overhead resistance is the kind of environment that pushes capital toward earlier-stage opportunities with higher asymmetric potential. When the blue-chip thesis stalls, the search for the next leg of upside moves down the risk curve. That’s where LiquidChain enters the picture.

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The Order and the LiquidChain L3 have one thing in common.

They’re both ready for anything. ⟁https://t.co/vqvBcdSQYC pic.twitter.com/eHoGD2wtG0

— LiquidChain (@getliquidchain) May 1, 2026

With Liquid, developers can deploy once and access all three ecosystems simultaneously. The presale is currently priced at $0.01455, with more than $700K raised to date.

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