Returns from well-known developers have rekindled talks that XRP could move higher, according to Posts and Market Watchers.
Harry Harald – A web developer who has been closely followed within the XRP community – has been posted XRP On the weekend with his first message since May.
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The post encourages immediate responses from other loud voices, saying some within the space are currently able to move to $4. The XRP fell for a week, slipping to $2.77 before recovering to about $2.82 on press. It was trading around $3 yesterday before the sellers pushed the price down.
Community voices drive momentum
Alex Cobb and other influencers amplified Harald’s remarks that helped inspire fresh optimism among traders. Based on the social post, Cobb suggested that $4 could be the next stop in the rebound.
I listen when Harry speaks
XRP $4.00 https://t.co/0bpfx0cnjh
– cobb (@cobb_xrpl) September 21, 2025
From the current quote $2.86which means it will rise by about 42%. This is the gain that the XRP pushes up onto the long ceiling. Its ceiling was more than iconic: the XRP has not been traded for more than $3.80 since 2018.
Technical indicators refer to recovery
Several chart analysts have flagged signals that they support bullish cases. Ali Martinez reported TD sequential purchases on the 4-hour chart. This is the indicator that traders use to time an entry after a series of low closures.
Supporters point to a historic backtest that shows an accuracy of around 60-70% over the higher time frame, indicating that the major gatherings followed three of the four two-week purchase signals since 2022.
Traders also note that XRP broke the downtrend after bottoming at $2.65 on September 1, and that it holds above the Fibonacci retracement of 50% and above the 50-day moving average.
Price Actions and Key Levels
The XRP has been stuck at nearly $3 for weeks, first stalling in July and has not erupted since. The token is below the $3.65 swing high established two months ago, down about 25% from its peak.
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Yes, litigation excuses are running that course due to an XRP adoption or further lack of flat-rate price action. https://t.co/gl2u8z7ui9
– Bill Morgan (@belisarius2020) September 22, 2025
Legal and ETF stories affect emotions
Beyond the charts, legal and regulatory developments feed the story. Ripple revealed that he placed a first $125 million fine Escrow after Judge Torres gave her final decision.
@filanlaw Have $125 million in escrowed funds @ripple What fines were imposed by a judge in the case where the SEC settled in the Ministry of Finance?
– Jake Krabber, QFOP (@beyond_broke) September 21, 2025
The SEC agreed to reduce the penalty to $50 million in the settlement earlier this year, but the judge rejected a request to cut the original $125 million order.
The parties later rescinded the appeal in the US Second Circuit in August, and the exact status of the funds escrowed has not been widely explained.
Meanwhile, speculation that SEC has been approved XRP ETF Some supporters who say it might come next month, or that billions could flow if the ETF wins a regulator’s nod, have added another layer of bullish expectations.
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