XRP Surges 15% as Onchain Data Reveals 'Banker Hours' Trading Shift

XRP $XRP surges over 15% as onchain activity shifts toward banking hours. About 23% of XRP Ledger volume now occurs during a three-hour window covering the London afternoon and New York morning, up from roughly 14% a year ago. The three-hour overlap represents 12.5% of a full day, meaning activity runs at nearly twice the rate of an even 24-hour distribution. Data shows the pattern occurs across order books, automated market maker pools, and payment routes the ledger relies on. XRP jumped over 15% in 24 hours to around $1.15 after months of big-whale orders absorbing selling pressure in the $1 to $1.20 range following its slide from about $2.40 in January. "It's the same window global FX concentrates in, and it’s the only stretch of the day when the world’s two biggest financial centers are open at once." — Evernorth A 24-hour decentralized market isn't so special when institutional money forces everyone onto Wall Street hours.