XRP Price News: Token could fall to 80 cents if current levels don't hold

Share this article (CoinDesk Data) XRP weakens after repeated price-action failures near $1.95 A loss of $1.77 could lead to a significant drop, with the next major support around $0.80. Updated Dec 22, 2025, 5:27 a.m. Published Dec 22, 2025, 5:27 a.m. What to know: XRP broke down from a consolidation phase, slipping below the $1.93 support zone as sellers took control. The cryptocurrency has been vulnerable since losing the $2.00 level, with rebounds failing to gain traction. A loss of $1.77 could lead to a significant drop, with the next major support around $0.80. XRP broke down from a multi-day consolidation late Saturday, slipping below the $1.93 support zone as elevated volume confirmed sellers were in control, even as broader crypto markets remained mixed. News background The move comes amid a broader cooling in risk appetite across crypto, with bitcoin struggling to hold recent rebounds and large-cap altcoins seeing selective pressure rather than broad capitulation. Analysts have noted that XRP, in particular, has been vulnerable since losing the $2.00 handle earlier this month, with repeated rebounds failing to attract sustained follow-through. On-chain data from Glassnode shows that below $1.77, realized supply thins significantly until the $0.80 area, a level that previously marked heavy accumulation during earlier cycles. While that remains a longer-term scenario, the loss of intermediate support has increased sensitivity to downside extensions. Technical analysis XRP spent most of the session trading within a $1.90-$1.95 range before sellers forced a breakdown through the lower bound. The $1.93 area, which had acted as support through multiple tests, gave way during U.S. hours as volume expanded well above recent averages. The most decisive move occurred around 13:00 UTC, when price slid to $1.897 on volume of roughly 93.8 million tokens, around 78% above the 24-hour average. That move flipped the former support zone into resistance and confirmed a failure of the prior consolidation structure. On the hourly chart, XRP is now trading below its short-term moving averages, with momentum indicators rolling over rather than showing divergence. The inability to reclaim $1.93 quickly keeps the near-term bias tilted lower. Price action summary XRP fell from $1.926 to $1.915 over the 24-hour period ending Dec. 22 at 02:00 UTC Price briefly spiked to $1.95 earlier in the session before reversing sharply A late-session push lower saw XRP trade down to $1.907 during the final hour Volume accelerated into the breakdown rather than fading, suggesting active selling rather than thin liquidity Despite some dip-buying near $1.90, rebounds lacked momentum, and price failed to re-enter the prior range. Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters What traders should know $1.93-$1.95 now acts as a resistance band following the breakdown $1.90 is the first level bulls need to defend to prevent follow-through selling A clean loss of $1.77 would expose a much thinner demand zone until roughly $0.80, based on on-chain cost basis data Any recovery attempt needs a fast reclaim of $1.93 on rising volume to neutralize...

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