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Story: XRP Stays Near $1 as Jeonbuk Bank Integrates Ripple for Cross-Border Payments

By Jean-Luc Maracon

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What Grok AI Actually Said About XRP Price. Grok AI put out a forecast pegging XRP's price range at $1.80 to $2.60 by the end of 2026, with $2.

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XRPL 3.3.0 Amendments Under Validator Vote. On the technical side, the XRP Ledger is working through version 3.3.

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LiquidChain and the Broader Infrastructure Push. Separate from Ripple's own moves, LiquidChain is building what it calls a unified execution layer…

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XRP is stuck around the $1.00 mark. A Korean regional bank just went live with Ripple Payments, and an AI price model is throwing out some fairly bold numbers for where the token…

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Jeonbuk Bank, a regional lender in South Korea, adopted Ripple's payment rails for 24/7 cross-border settlements.

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The RSI is sitting at 37.48, which is close to oversold territory. That's not a buy signal on its own, but it probably means the sell pressure is losing some steam.

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XRP traded above $2.00 earlier this year, then fell hard in February. From there it drifted between $1.30 and $1.55 through June, dropped below $1.20 in July, and kept sliding.

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On the technical side, the XRP Ledger is working through version 3.3.0, currently in validator voting. The upgrades are meaningful.

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Read also: Ripples $449 Million RLUSD Minting Leads to Shocking 99% Burn on XRP Ledger

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The Dubai Land Department is running pilot projects on the platform, title-deed work at what the source describes as a massive scale.

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But the validator vote isn't done. The outcome of the 3.3.0 amendments is still pending, and the Grok AI forecast treats that outcome as a key variable.

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See also: LendProtocol Offers XRP Holders a Unique 12% APR Despite Staking Limitations

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The broader theme across all of this is that infrastructure improvements are driving institutional crypto interest more than token price action.

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Grok AI's $2.10 base case depends on volume. Real, sustained payment volume from banks like Jeonbuk, not just announcements.

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