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Amid the latest market recovery, $XRP recentlycrossed$15 billion in daily trading volume,marking the largestrecordof this year,2026.
The crypto market recently began recovering after months of sustained selling pressure.Notably, the global crypto market capadded$474 billion last week, giving major cryptocurrencies room to recover fromtheirrecent losses.
$XRP was one of the biggest winners among the top 100 crypto assets. The token gained 53% last week, marking its best weekly performance since November 2024. Along withthe strong price increase, $XRP also saw a spike in trading activity, with fresh data showing its highest daily trading volume in nearly a year.
$XRP Records $15.4B in Daily Volume
Data from CoinMarketCap shows that $XRP recorded $15.4 billion in 24-hour trading volume on Saturday, Aug. 22.
This marked the first time$XRP’s daily volumecrossed $12 billion this year and the highest volume since the Oct. 10, 2025, crash. It also represented a 1,300% increase from $XRP’s $1.1 billion average daily trading volume in August.
The Aug. 22 figure also beat $XRP’s previous yearly volume record of $11.836 billion by 30%. For context, $XRP set this earlier record during the recovery in early February.
Specifically, on Feb. 5, $XRP and the broader crypto market suffered a sharp sell-off, with $XRP falling 19.71% to $1.21. During the decline, $XRP recorded $11.34 billion in daily trading volume, which was its yearly high at the time.
The market quickly recovered from the Feb. 5 sell-off. On Feb. 6, $XRP jumped 21.07% to $1.46, while trading activity increased further. Traders exchanged $11.836 billion worth of $XRP that day, setting a new yearly record for daily volume.
That $11.836 billion record stood for several months before $XRP reached the much higher $15.4 billion figure on Aug. 22.
Record $XRP Volume Brings Limited Price Gains
Despite the huge trading volume on Aug. 22, $XRP bulls could not turn the activity into a major daily gain. $XRP rose just 0.53% that day,even though the token experiencedwide price swings during the session.
Notably, $XRP climbed toas high as$1.69, a level it had last reached in late January. However, sellers stepped in around that area and pushed the price back toward $1.40. $XRP eventually closed Aug. 22 at $1.46.
The next day produced an interesting contrast. On Aug. 23, $XRP gained 3.96% to $1.51, even though its daily trading volume fell to $6.5 billion.
$XRP Gives Back Some Recent Gains
However, $XRP has started the new week on a weaker note, giving back some ofthe gains fromlast week’s rally. So far today, the token has fallen 2.58%, putting it on track for its first intraday loss since the rally began.
The decline has also pushed$XRPbelowthe$1.50level.The token currently trades around $1.4805. However, the latest pullback has done little to erase $XRP’s strong August performance. The cryptocurrency remains up 39.97% this month.
$XRP has also made a major improvement in its yearly performance. The token now sits about 19% lower year-to-date, compared with a 42% loss at the start of August.
Source: cryptonews.net