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After activity on the $XRP Ledger surpassed a noteworthy milestone, $XRP is receiving fresh attention. Despite persistent weakness in $XRP's price performance, recent on-chain data indicates that the number of payments processed on the network surpassed one million, indicating a significant increase in ecosystem usage.
The decline is slowing down
The spike in transaction activity coincides with a difficult time for $XRP owners. The asset is still trading below a number of significant moving averages and recently broke below a multi-month consolidation range. After the breakdown, $XRP dropped to the $1.10-$1.20 range, where buyers eventually started to show up and halt the decline.
$XRP/USDT Chart by TradingView
The difference between price action and blockchain activity is what makes the most recent network data so fascinating. Over 1.18 million transactions were made, and over the course of the previous month, the volume of payments remained high. In the past, increasing network usage, especially when coupled with consistent user participation, has frequently been a leading indicator of improving market sentiment.
But not every metric is pointing in the same direction. Over the past few days, active user data has significantly decreased, indicating that although transaction throughput is still high, network-wide participation has not yet fully recovered. For investors trying to figure out whether $XRP is getting ready for a bigger comeback, this presents a conflicting picture.
Technically, there is still pressure on $XRP. The asset is still trading below its 50-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages, indicating that the general trend is still negative. However, momentum indicators are getting close to oversold territory, which often precedes relief rallies following protracted selling.
$XRP's stabilization more than a possibility
The former support area between $1.30 and $1.40 is currently the crucial level to keep an eye on. The first significant indication that buyers are regaining control would be the reclaiming of this area, which might lead to a more extensive recovery effort. Until then, $XRP is still in a state of stabilization.
Before declaring that $XRP has successfully regained its upside potential, traders will probably need to witness both stronger price action and improved user participation, even though the surge above one million daily payments shows that the $XRP Ledger is still very active.
