XRP has found itself under pressure despite a growing wave of interest from both institutional investors and emerging technologies. The cryptocurrency is currently trading around $1.36, down roughly 6.7% in the past seven days. This follows a recent range between $1.34 and $1.39, highlighting short-term volatility. Institutional backing fails to spark a XRP price rally In its amended Q4 2025 13F filing with the SEC, Goldman Sachs recently disclosed a $152 million stake in an XRP-linked spot ETF, positioning the bank as the largest institutional XRP holder in the sector. While investors had hoped such exposure might provide support for XRP's price, the token continues to struggle, showing that institutional backing alone may not be enough to reverse bearish momentum.