XRP News Today: Goldman Sachs Reveals $152M ETF Bet

XRP (XRP) traded lower on March 26, slipping about 3% over the past 24 hours to around $1.37–$1.38 as traders balanced broader crypto weakness against a fresh wave of XRP-specific headlines.

The token’s price action came amid fragile risk sentiment, with institutional adoption in focus after Goldman Sachs disclosed more than $152 million in spot XRP ETF exposure.

On-chain interest also picked up as rising XRPL activity pushed transaction fees higher. Adding to the day’s narrative, Bitrue launched a new PAXG/XRP trading pair, tying XRP more directly to the booming tokenized-gold market.

Goldman Sachs Discloses $152 Million XRP ETF Holdings

Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs Group has revealed its latest exposure to spot XRP ETFs through a 13F filing with the US SEC.

The $3.5 trillion asset manager disclosed a total holding of $152.17 million across four spot XRP ETFs as of the reporting period.

The breakdown includes: 2,009,806 shares ($35.91 million) in 21Shares XRP ETF (TOXR), 1,940,433 shares ($39.82 million) in Bitwise XRP ETF, 1,932,684 shares ($38.48 million) in Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ, 1,069,316 shares ($37.96 million) in Grayscale’s GXRP.

This positions Goldman Sachs as the largest institutional holder of spot XRP ETFs. Other notable holders include Millennium Management, Logan Stone Capital, Citadel Advisors, and Jane Street Group.

XRPL Transaction Fees Rise with Surging Ledger Activity

Ripple’s CTO Emeritus, David Schwartz, has detailed why transaction fees on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) have recently increased.

Network activity spiked in late March 2026, with one ledger on March 23 hitting around 190 transactions and sustained levels approaching 200 per ledger, a rare high.

In a direct response on X, Schwartz explained the XRPL’s dynamic fee system:

“Each validator calculates independently the number of transactions it thinks can reliably fit in a ledger based on previous observed ledgers. It then uses an exponential curve for the fee…”

He added that if recent ledgers have handled ~200 transactions comfortably, validators begin raising the required fee slightly above that level. When demand exceeds capacity, even by a small margin, fees escalate sharply to maintain stability.

Validators collectively set the cutoff, and if consensus slows, they shift the fee curve leftward to protect the network. The mechanism prioritizes reliability amid growing usage from payments, AMMs, and tokenized assets.

Bitrue Launches PAXG/XRP Spot Trading Pair

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue has announced the listing of a new PAXG/XRP spot trading pair, effective as of March 26.

The move comes as tokenized gold assets, including PAXG and XAUT, have collectively surpassed $6 billion in market capitalization amid rising global uncertainty and renewed interest in gold as a safe-haven asset.

🔥 #Gold is back in the SPOTlight and now paired with #XRP on #Bitrue! By pairing gold $PAXG directly against XRP, we reinforces our identity as the premier #XRP hub while offering TradFi diversification.

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— Bitrue (@BitrueOfficial) March 26, 2026

In its announcement, Bitrue emphasized its continued support for the XRP and Ripple ecosystem, describing the pair as a direct bridge between tokenized commodities and XRP.

The listing allows traders to swap tokenized gold (one PAXG token represents one troy ounce of physical gold) directly against XRP, providing TradFi-style diversification and hedging opportunities within the XRP ecosystem.

Bitrue positions itself as a leading XRP hub with over 80 XRP spot pairs already available.