TLDR
- Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko revealed XRP can now be traded directly on WhatsApp via wXRP on Solana
- A user swapped 0.1 SOL for 5.99 wXRP using a simple text message command
- XRP hit $1.50 before pulling back to $1.43; trading volume up 28% in 24 hours
- Analyst Ali Martinez sees a 35% move ahead based on a symmetrical triangle pattern on the 12-hour chart
- Whales accumulated 360 million XRP over the past week, per Ali Charts on X
XRP has had a busy few days. The token hit $1.50 following a wave of news, then pulled back slightly to trade around $1.42–$1.43. Volume is up, whale activity is climbing, and a new WhatsApp trading feature has caught the attention of the crypto community.
wXRP is now live on Solana, launched via Hex Trust and LayerZero. This means users can buy and trade XRP directly inside WhatsApp using an AI-powered trading bot. One crypto researcher demonstrated this by typing “buy 0.1 SOL worth of wXRP” and receiving 5.99 wXRP in return.
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko highlighted the trade on X, drawing wide attention. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse also commented that XRP demand keeps growing with more access, ecosystems, and utility being added.
Demand for XRP keeps growing. More access, more ecosystems, more utility. https://t.co/zEqt5C3mmJ
— Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) April 17, 2026
Crypto exchanges OKX and BitMEX have both posted “XRP” on X, hinting at possible product launches or partnerships tied to the XRP ecosystem. No formal announcements have been made yet.
Analyst Ali Martinez Flags Symmetrical Triangle
Analyst Ali Martinez posted a 12-hour XRP chart showing the token consolidating inside a symmetrical triangle pattern. He predicts a 35% move ahead based on this setup. Ali Charts also noted on X that whales accumulated 360 million XRP over the past week.
Whales accumulated 360 million $XRP over the past week! pic.twitter.com/Sv5zTpqdKr
— Ali Charts (@alicharts) April 20, 2026
XRP futures open interest climbed to $2.61 billion, up 0.80% in the last four hours. Open interest on CME rose more than 1%, while Binance saw a 0.5% increase. Short liquidations spiked between April 15 and 16 as XRP broke above $1.40.
Key Price Levels to Watch
XRP reached the $1.50 target first flagged on April 14, a level that delivered a 3.5x return for traders who entered long positions at that time. A sell wall at $1.50 has pushed the price back to around $1.43.
Key support sits at $1.37–$1.38. If that level holds, analysts expect a retest of $1.50, with $1.65 as the next target if resistance breaks.
Part of the recent rally is tied to Ripple’s partnership with Kyobo Life Insurance to launch tokenized government bonds in South Korea. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has risen from a low of 5 in February to a recent reading of 62, the first “Greed” level since October 2025.
Weekly trading volumes currently sit at $21 billion, according to Artemis data.
