XRP tokens, linked to Ripple, have seen a resurgence in positive discussions on social media, a trend that has historically preceded price corrections. The token's sentiment ratio spiked into the FOMO zone on April 29, reaching 3.9, the highest level since March 19, when a similar spike was followed by a sharp decline. This high sentiment ratio indicates overwhelmingly positive crowd commentary, which Santiment views as a contrarian signal. Historically, when social media discussions reach 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 Pay, 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 potential for the 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.
The announcement of this integration was seen as a significant milestone for XRP by Ripple's senior ecosystem growth manager, Tatsuya Kohrogi. The market took two weeks to fully process the implications, with sentiment building gradually before spiking this week. Despite the social buzz, 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, following a consistent pattern in 2026 where crowd sentiment leads price by 24 to 72 hours in either direction, and crowd extremes have marked 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.