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• XRP price is down 5% to trade near $1.80.
• The altcoin’s losses come amid overall bearish market sentiment.
• Ripple token could dip to $1.50, but a bounce is also likely.

Ripple token XRP fell 5% as the cryptocurrency market saw fresh selling pressure in early trading on December 18, 2025.

With major altcoins extending recent declines, Ripple’s cryptocurrency dipped to lows of $1.81.

Amid this broader risk aversion, XRP, one of the top-performing assets earlier in the year, risks slipping further.

XRP bears push price towards $1.80

The XRP token traded around $1.83 at the time of writing.

After breaking lower on Tuesday, prices were down 5% in the past 24 hours as sellers rejected advances at $1.98.

It looked as though they could test bullish sentiment around the $1.80 support zone.

On Thursday, the altcoin touched lows of $1.81, declines that put prices at risk of downside acceleration.

As market data shows, falling price action is accompanied by elevated trading volumes.

Normally, this suggests active distribution rather than isolated panic selling.

This decline aligns with weakness across the altcoin sector, as Bitcoin hovered below the key threshold of $90,000.

Negative sentiment across traditional risk assets is contributing to the selling pressure. Headwinds include macroeconomic uncertainty.

Ripple price forecast

The breach of $1.90 flips the former support at $2.00 into potential overhead resistance.

XRP’s recent moves reinforce bearish control in the near term.

Technical indicators, including a downward-sloping 50-day exponential moving average and downsloping RSI readings, indicate waning momentum.

Meanwhile, derivatives markets have seen increased liquidations on long positions, further exacerbating the downside pressure.

Whale activity also remains mixed.

Despite some large holders accumulating during dips, overall on-chain metrics show heightened distribution from older cohorts.

This dynamic has contributed to the failure of recent rebound attempts, and the reason XRP bulls have found themselves pushed below the $2.00 psychological mark.

From a technical standpoint, the outlook for XRP means bears have an upper hand.

Veteran trader Peter Brandt has issued a bearish warning for XRP, identifying a potential “double-top” reversal pattern on its price chart.

This technical setup suggests a possible trend reversal if the asset fails to breach established resistance levels.

Brandt’s caution highlights a growing divergence between technical indicators and Ripple’s strengthening fundamentals, which include recent stablecoin expansions and new institutional tools.

While acknowledging the pattern could fail, Brandt maintains that the current formation signals waning momentum.

Consequently, market focus shifts to XRP’s key support levels as investors weigh technical risks against the ecosystem’s long-term adoption efforts.

I know in advance that all you Riplosts $XRP will forever remind me of this post — ask me if I care
This is a potential double top. Sure, it may fail, and I will deal with this if it does
But for now this has bearish implications
Love it or not — you need to deal with it pic.twitter.com/yPGjzuqNN3

— Peter Brandt (@PeterLBrandt) December 17, 2025

A sustained break below current levels could see bears targeting the next major support area at $1.70 and potentially $1.50.

However, counterfactors could provide relief for buyers.

Notably, spot XRP ETFs have maintained consistent inflows.

XRP ETFs saw $9.84 million worth of inflows on December 17 according to data by Coinglass.

Confidence in XRP’s long-term outlook means reclaiming $2.00 would open the door for a sentiment flip.

If there’s a rebound toward $2.30, further upside momentum potentially has $3.00 into play.

XRP continues to wait for a breach of the $4.00 mark.

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• Analysts estimate forced outflows of up to $15 billion if passive funds are required to sell.
• Strategy accounts for nearly three-quarters of the impacted float-adjusted market capitalisation.
• MSCI’s final decision is due by Jan. 15, with possible implementation in February 2026.

Crypto treasury companies could face heavy selling pressure if MSCI proceeds with a proposal to exclude them from its equity indexes.

Campaigners and analysts warn that removal from widely tracked benchmarks could force passive funds to offload billions of dollars worth of crypto-linked exposure.

The debate has intensified as markets digest months of declining prices and as index providers reassess how to classify firms with large digital asset holdings.

With MSCI’s decision timeline now clear, companies and investors are closely watching what could become a defining moment for crypto’s place in mainstream equity benchmarks.

Potential selling pressure builds

BitcoinForCorporations, a group opposing the proposal, estimates that exclusions could trigger between $10 billion and $15 billion in passive outflows.

The calculation is based on a verified preliminary list of 39 companies with a combined float-adjusted market capitalisation of $113 billion.

Analysts reviewing the same universe put potential outflows at around $11.6 billion across all affected firms.

The largest exposure sits with Michael Saylor’s Strategy (previously known as Microstrategy), which represents 74.5% of the total impacted float-adjusted market cap.

JPMorgan’s analysis suggests that Strategy alone could see $2.8 billion in outflows if removed from MSCI indexes.

Such forced selling could add pressure to crypto markets that have already been trending lower for nearly three months.

Why MSCI rules matter

MSCI announced in October that it was consulting investors on whether companies holding the majority of their balance sheet in crypto should be excluded from its indexes.

These benchmarks are used by passive investment funds worldwide to decide which stocks they must hold.

As a result, inclusion or exclusion can directly affect a company’s access to capital and shareholder base.

For crypto treasury firms, index membership has become increasingly important as institutional ownership grows.

Any rule change that leads to exclusion would not be a technical adjustment but a structural shift in how these companies are treated by global asset managers.

Balance sheet debate intensifies

BitcoinForCorporations argues that using balance sheet composition as a deciding factor is flawed.

The group says a single metric does not capture whether a company operates a real business with customers, revenue, and ongoing operations.

Under the proposed approach, firms could be removed even if their core business model remains unchanged.

The group has urged MSCI to abandon the proposal and continue classifying companies based on business activity, financial performance, and operational characteristics rather than crypto exposure alone.

The concern is that the rule would effectively penalise companies for holding digital assets without assessing how those assets fit into broader corporate strategy.

MSCI is expected to publish its final conclusions by January 15.

If approved, implementation would be scheduled for the February 2026 Index Review, setting the stage for potential large-scale reallocations by passive funds.

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