After a positive week with a 2% increase, XRP reached $1.38 on CoinGecko, its highest level since August. The connection between Ripple’s XRPL and Stripe’s payment tools was announced on September 17, though XRP remains 54% below its 2021 peak.
Despite a recent 3% drop in the last 24 hours after losing the $1.40 support, trading volume surged to $2.8 billion, suggesting strong investor interest. The integration with Stripe’s Machine Payments Protocol, which enables AI agents to pay for services using XRP and RLUSD, has renewed excitement around the project.
Ripple released version 1.1 of its XRPL Starter Kit on September 17, introducing MPP support and the Open Wallet Standard for cross-chain wallet management. This allows programs to transact in XRP without human interaction, creating new demand.
With XRP at $1.38 on September 20, testing the 50-day average near $1.45, a breakout above $1.55 could signal the first higher high since May. Analysts at Coinsense project the bull case toward $3.00 by year-end, supported by the Stripe partnership and positive ETF flows of +$9 million this week.