Ripple Prime Adds Gold, Silver & Oil Perpetuals On-Chain

• Ripple Prime expands Hyperliquid integration, enabling institutions to trade Gold, Silver, and more.
• Institutions can now manage collateral efficiently across traditional and DeFi markets.
• XRP remains under significant pressure, down over 60% from its 2025 high.

Ripple Prime just made a move that most retail traders may have scrolled past. Mike Higgins, CEO of Ripple Prime, announced this week that its Hyperliquid integration has been expanded to include HIP-3 symbols, opening institutional access to on-chain perpetual contracts for Gold, Silver, and Oil under a single unified margin framework.

Institutions can now trade traditional commodity exposure directly on decentralised infrastructure, without splitting their collateral across multiple systems or platforms.

“TradFi exposure. DeFi infrastructure. One unified margin framework in your existing portfolio,” Higgins wrote, summarising what the integration represents.

It is a big step in the ongoing convergence between traditional financial markets and blockchain-based infrastructure, and positions Ripple Prime as a serious bridge between the two worlds.

The Bear Market Nobody Wants to Talk About

The institutional progress arrives against a backdrop that retail holders are finding increasingly difficult to ignore. The frustration among holders is palpable. “All these bullish things and it’s still $1.30 to $1.40. It’s ridiculous,” one user wrote. 

XRP has fallen 62.5% from a high of around $3.60 reached in July 2025, with the slide now stretching beyond six months. The critical moment came on January 30th, 2026, when XRP lost the $1.80 support level it had defended for over a year.

One analyst noted that since XRP bottomed on February 6th, it has been trading sideways for 52 days, while another, ChartNerd, added that this compression signals an upcoming move for XRP.

Stuck in the Middle

Right now, XRP is doing neither. The token is drifting around the $1.33 area, repeatedly rejected at the $1.35 to $1.36 resistance zone, with momentum slowing rather than reversing.

Analyst EllaWeb3 flagged the concerning mix of signals building. Funding rates are rising, leverage is accumulating on the long side, yet the price refuses to follow through higher. That kind of disconnect rarely stays quiet for long. 

The analyst said a break below $1.33 could pave the way toward $1.30, while reclaiming $1.35–$1.36 is needed to push prices higher.

Related: David Schwartz Says XRP Will Be Cheaper for Payments When the Price Goes Higher