XRP extended its August 25-26, 2026 pullback after rising nearly 70% from $0.9877 on August 17 to $1.69 on August 22, falling about 6.6% to $1.37 on August 26 and testing the $1.40 support level. Rising XRP Ledger active addresses and transaction volumes indicated renewed network engagement despite cautious broader sentiment, although whale transfers and exchange activity can distort on-chain data. A sustained defense of $1.40 could support a recovery attempt, with resistance near $1.50 and $1.60, while a decisive break could expose $1.30, $1.20 or potentially $1.00. XRP's daily RSI had reached 88 during the rally but was later described as neutral. Broader crypto liquidations varied by timing and aggregation, from an hourly $119 million wave and reported 24-hour totals of $650 million to a later Coinglass reading of $306 million, while traders awaited U.S. inflation and growth data, NVIDIA earnings and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's August 28 Jackson Hole speech.