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XRP Underperforms Major Cryptocurrencies Over Seven Days Following Macro Headwinds

Higher wholesale inflation and rising Treasury yields have contributed to a 7.1% weekly decline for XRP, despite its strong 30-day performance.

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XRP stood at $1.35 on September 12, 2026, representing a market capitalization of $84.65 billion. The token dropped 6.2% from $1.44 on September 9 and 10.0% from its late-August peak above $1.50, slipping 0.4% below its 200-day moving average of $1.355.

Over seven days, XRP fell 7.1%, underperforming Bitcoin's 5.2% decline, Ethereum's 1.8% drop, and BNB's 1.3% dip. However, over a 30-day window, XRP remains up 32.2%, leading gains across the four largest alternative assets, where Ethereum rose 30.2%, Bitcoin gained 20.9%, and BNB increased 16.4%.

Macro factors contributed to the pullback after the September 10 PPI showed wholesale inflation at 5.4% year on year and core CPI came in at 0.3% month over month on September 11. Concurrently, the 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.95%, and Brent crude touched $107 a barrel following US strikes on Iran. In the derivatives market, CoinGlass data showed XRP's funding rate dropped to −0.0094%, its most negative reading since late June.

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