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Amid the broader selloff in the crypto market, <a href="https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/tag/xrp" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">XRP</a> investor sentiment fell to its lowest level since October 2025.
As per the onchain intelligence platform <a href="https://x.com/SantimentData/status/2065202027324440847" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Santiment Intelligence</a>, XRP sentiment has fallen to its 8-month low.
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 "The combination of declining discussion volume and overwhelmingly negative commentary suggests that many traders have already moved on or lowered expectations significantly."
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The sentiment regarding the cryptocurrency has "fallen off a cliff" due to price weakness, the platform said, but warned against blaming it on a single factor.
After years of&nbsp;anticipation surrounding its legal clarity and institutional adoption narratives, XRP traders have become&nbsp;fatigued by the lack of a major catalyst as per Santiment Intelligence.
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<h2 id="regulatory-status-of-xrp">Regulatory status of XRP</h2>
It was in December 2020 that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Ripple Labs for offering unregistered securities to investors via the sale of XRP tokens. Ripple claimed XRP is a digital currency, not a token.
In July 2023, Judge Analisa Torres ruled that Ripple’s programmatic sales of XRP on crypto exchanges didn't constitute securities transactions, but their sale to institutional clients violated securities laws.
It was a partial victory for both parties, but both decided to appeal the ruling.&nbsp;The legal battle went on for years until both parties <a href="https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/policy/sec-and-ripple-case-is-officially-over" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reached a settlement</a> in August 2025 following Donald Trump coming back to the White House.
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<h2 id="xrp-rebounds-when-sentiment-is-weak-santiment-says">XRP rebounds when sentiment is weak, Santiment says</h2>
Santiment Intelligence further claimed XRP tends to strongly rebound&nbsp;when the crowd becomes the most disinterested.
Even if&nbsp;enthusiasm is fading,&nbsp;development activity, XRP Ledger usage, tokenization initiatives, and institutional products continue to advance, the platform added.
As far as the crypto market is concerned, it is attempting a modest recovery. In the last 24 hours, the total crypto market cap has surged by 1.8%. During the same period, XRP has surged 2.5% to trade at $1.14 at press time.
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XRP sentiment drops to worst level in 8 months

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