XRP tokens linked to Ripple have seen a resurgence in positive chatter on social media, a signal that has historically been contrarian to price movements. The token's positive-to-negative sentiment ratio on social media spiked into what Santiment refers to as the 'FOMO zone' on April 29, reaching 3.9 on the firm's tracker. This reading is the highest since March 19, when a similar spike was followed by a sharp decline. Sentiment ratios above the FOMO line indicate that crowd commentary is overwhelmingly positive, which Santiment views as a contrarian signal.
Historically, when social media chatter reaches these levels, the token tends to consolidate or correct in the following days as the buyers driving the social wave exhaust their demand. The recent integration of XRP with Rakuten, allowing users to convert points into XRP, has contributed to the asset's second-highest bullish sentiment on social media in the past two years. Traders are excited about the fact that XRP, the fourth-largest market cap in crypto, can now be used by an estimated 44 million Rakuten users across over 5 million merchant locations. The Rakuten Pay integration, which went live in early April, enables users to spend XRP, spot trade it inside the Rakuten Pay app, and convert their Rakuten points directly into XRP.
The announcement was hailed by Ripple's senior ecosystem growth manager Tatsuya Kohrogi as 'one of the most significant XRP milestones.' The market took two weeks to fully process the implications, with sentiment building gradually before spiking this week. Despite the social media frenzy, XRP traded at $1.37 on Thursday, down 2.1% over 24 hours and 3.7% on the week.
Santiment also noted that on March 29, XRP sentiment hit the FUD zone, and the token bounced shortly after. The pattern in 2026 has been consistent, with crowd sentiment leading price by 24 to 72 hours in either direction, and crowd extremes marking reversals more often than continuations. XRP has spent most of April between $1.37 and $1.60, and a clean break of either side will determine whether the Rakuten integration is the start of a sustained re-rating or another headline that fades into the chart.