XRP BREAKS $1 as Cracks Begins To Show 📉 Make or Break Zone 🔥

The Paul Barron Crypto Show · Aug 18, 2026 · 9m · transcript

XRP just fell below $1 for the first time since November 2024. Ripple keeps announcing partnerships, acquisitions, and revenue milestones — but none of it is translating to the token. We break down XRPL's collapsing TVL and DEX volume, RLUSD migrating back to Ethereum, ETF flows drying up, and the escrow debate Ripple's own community is now fighting about.

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00:00 intro

00:10 Sponsor: Tangem

00:45 $XRP weekly close

01:15 Everyone using Ripple Payments?

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