XRP price stays under pressure as Ledger security fix takes effect
Published on 11/07/2026 at 07:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSXRP weighs security and market signals
- XRP was displayed at 1.1931 USD on Investing.com on November 7, with a reported 7-day decline of 4.906%.
- An XRP Ledger amendment addresses a token-permission loophole affecting certain issued assets, while native XRP is not affected.
- Market participants are balancing protocol-security improvements against weak short-term momentum and broader crypto risk appetite.
The XRP price remained under pressure on November 7 as the broader crypto market struggled to regain momentum. Investing.com displayed XRP/USD at 1.1931 USD at 18:04:13 Berlin time. The page showed a 7-day decline of 4.906% and a monthly decline of 20.2211%.
Market data points to caution
Investing.com listed XRP with a market capitalization of 75.89 billion USD, 24-hour volume of 2.87 billion USD and a market ranking of five. The circulating supply was shown as 63.52 billion XRP against a maximum supply of 100 billion XRP. These figures describe the market snapshot on the quoted page and should not be read as a forecast for the token.
The displayed daily range was 1.1756 to 1.2226 USD, while the 52-week range extended from 0.9886 to 2.5797 USD. Because the available quote does not establish a verified November 6 UTC closing basis, the displayed daily percentage is not used here as a UTC day-over-day comparison.
Ledger fix addresses token permissions
The protocol backdrop has also been important for XRP Ledger users. TradingView News, republishing a 99Bitcoins report, said the fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment was expected to activate on November 4 after a validator-support delay. The amendment targets a permission issue involving issued tokens: under certain conditions, an account authorized to burn tokens could also create new ones.
The report said the amendment had support from 33 of 35 trusted validators before the expected activation window. It also stated that the issue concerns issued assets, including trust-line tokens and Multi-Purpose Tokens, rather than XRP itself. That distinction matters for investors: the fix is a network-security measure, not a change to XRP's native supply rules.
Investor interpretation
The recent security work may strengthen confidence in the XRP Ledger's token controls, but it does not by itself establish a bullish catalyst for the XRP price. The current market snapshot instead shows a token trading well below its 52-week high and close to the lower portion of its displayed daily range. For investors, the relevant signals are whether usage and liquidity improve while broader risk appetite stabilizes, rather than treating a technical upgrade as a guaranteed price trigger.
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