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Oliver Michel, Chief Executive Officer of Tokentus Investment AG, has <a href="https://youtu.be/_HVBUkHbf2Q?si=P04QM6_EbTmnxJlS" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">offered</a> a measured assessment of XRP’s recent price performance, stating that current market weakness should not be interpreted as a deterioration in Ripple’s underlying business. Michel shared his views during a recent appearance on the German financial broadcast DER AKTIONÄR TV.
XRP has faced sustained <a href="https://timestabloid.com/xrp-attempts-recovery-but/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">selling pressure in recent weeks. </a>At the time of Michel’s remarks, the token was trading at approximately $1.85, reflecting a decline of about 10% over the past month. While acknowledging this downturn, Michel emphasized that price action alone does not provide a complete picture of Ripple’s position.
<h2 id="b-divergence-between-market-price-and-corporate-activity-b">Divergence Between Market Price and Corporate Activity</h2>
According to Michel, Ripple continues to advance its strategic objectives despite XRP’s subdued performance. He pointed to the company’s ongoing expansion efforts, including <a href="https://timestabloid.com/whats-next-for-xrp-as-ripple-completes-this-1billion-acquisition/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">acquisitions</a>, progress toward operating within regulated financial frameworks, and the development of new financial products such as stablecoins.
Michel argued that Ripple’s operational momentum remains intact and that the company is strengthening its role within the digital payments and blockchain services sector. From his perspective, XRP’s current valuation does not adequately reflect these developments.
He further noted that such discrepancies are common in financial markets. Asset prices, he explained, often respond to short-term sentiment, liquidity conditions, or broader macroeconomic factors, while corporate execution and adoption trends tend to unfold over longer periods. In XRP’s case, he believes market participants are currently placing insufficient weight on Ripple’s business performance.
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<h2 id="b-institutional-investment-highlights-the-imbalance-b">Institutional Investment Highlights the Imbalance</h2>
Michel also addressed the role of institutional investors, highlighting continued capital inflows into newly launched spot XRP exchange-traded products. Since November, five such <a href="https://timestabloid.com/ripple-ceo-reports-xrp-etf-progress/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ETFs have entered the market</a> and collectively attracted approximately $1.13 billion in net inflows. Their combined assets under management now total around $1.25 billion.
Despite this sustained institutional participation, XRP’s market price has not shown a <a href="https://timestabloid.com/expert-explains-why-xrp-is-down-after-launch-of-first-etf/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">corresponding upward response.</a> Michel described this divergence as unusual but not unprecedented, suggesting that investment activity at the institutional level often precedes price adjustments rather than occurring simultaneously.
In closing, Michel stated that he views XRP’s present weakness as a temporary phase rather than a structural issue. He believes the gap between Ripple’s operational progress and XRP’s market valuation may eventually narrow as investors reassess the token’s fundamentals.
Although he did not provide a specific timeframe, Michel maintained that XRP’s recent decline should not be interpreted as an indication of declining business performance at Ripple, but rather as a delay in market recognition of ongoing developments.
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