XRP tokens linked to Ripple have seen a resurgence in positive discussions on social media, a trend that has historically been a contrarian indicator for price movements. On April 29, the token's positive-to-negative sentiment ratio spiked into what Santiment refers to as the 'FOMO zone,' reaching 3.9 on their tracker.

This is the highest reading since March 19, when a similar spike was followed by a sharp decline. According to Santiment, sentiment ratios above the FOMO line suggest that crowd sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, which they interpret 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 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 enthusiastic about the fact that XRP, the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, can now be used by an estimated 44 million Rakuten users across over 5 million merchant locations, and that they can spot trade it within the Rakuten Pay app or convert their Rakuten points directly into XRP. The Rakuten Pay integration, which went live in early April, added XRP as a payment method across the Japanese wallet application's ecosystem.

Ripple's senior ecosystem growth manager, Tatsuya Kohrogi, described the partnership as 'one of the most significant XRP milestones.' The market took two weeks to fully process the implications, with sentiment gradually building 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 subsequently bounced back. The pattern in 2026 has been consistent, with crowd sentiment leading price movements by 24 to 72 hours in either direction, and crowd extremes often marking reversals rather than continuations.

XRP has primarily traded between $1.37 and $1.60 throughout April. A clean break of either side will determine whether the Rakuten integration marks the start of a sustained re-rating or another headline that fades into the chart.