Ripple’s EU licence win can’t stop a jittery crypto tape
New York, Feb 3, 2026, 17:18 EST — Trading after hours.
- XRP slipped roughly 1.3% over the last 24 hours, hovering around $1.60
- Ripple announced it secured a full electronic-money licence from Luxembourg, granting it EU-wide authorization
- Traders watch forced unwinds in leveraged crypto bets closely while tracking the macro calendar
XRP slipped roughly 1.3% in the last 24 hours, hovering near $1.60, as uncertainty persisted in digital assets despite recent updates from the payments sector. (CoinMarketCap)
The token’s slide follows a tough run for crypto markets, with bitcoin-related liquidations hitting $2.56 billion in the past few days, per CoinGlass data cited by Reuters. “Investors were looking for an…
