XRP tokens, linked to Ripple, have seen a resurgence in positive discussions on social media, a trend that has often preceded a reversal in price. The token's sentiment ratio spiked to 3.9 on April 29, the highest since March 19, when a similar surge was followed by a sharp decline.
Sentiment ratios above the 'fear of missing out' line typically indicate an overwhelming positivity among crowd commentary, 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 demand from buyers driving the social wave dries up. 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.
The Rakuten Pay integration, which went live in early April, enables an estimated 44 million Rakuten users to spend XRP at over 5 million merchant locations, trade it within the app, and convert their Rakuten points directly into XRP. Despite the social hype, XRP traded at $1.37 on Thursday, down 2.1% over 24 hours and 3.7% on the week. Santiment also noted that XRP sentiment hit the 'fear, uncertainty, and doubt' zone on March 29, after which the token bounced back. The pattern in 2026 has been consistent, with crowd sentiment leading price by 24 to 72 hours in either direction, and crowd extremes often marking reversals rather than continuations.
XRP has been trading between $1.37 and $1.60 for most of April, and a clean break of either side will determine whether the Rakuten integration marks the start of a sustained re-rating or another fleeting headline.