What price will XRP hit in August?

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Market context

XRP has been pinned in a tight, low-conviction range over the past couple of days, with spot around the $1.05–$1.10 area and short-term chart work still leaning on the $1.05 support zone. That leaves the market reading for August mostly about whether buyers can force a clean break above nearby resistance rather than about a fresh trend already in motion.[5][9]

For context, the current 0% YES price is easiest to read against the much wider spread of published August forecasts. Recent model-based calls cluster around roughly $1.01 to $1.38, with several sources centring on the low-$1.10s or high-$1.20s, while more aggressive aggregates point far higher and look less consistent with the recent trading band.[1][2][7][8][13] On that basis, a zero-priced outcome implies the market is assigning negligible odds to the listed threshold being reached during the settlement window, even though some external forecasts still allow for a moderate month-end rebound.[1][3]

The main catalysts to watch are any shift in Bitcoin’s direction, because recent commentary has treated XRP as highly correlated rather than independent, plus any clean technical break above $1.10–$1.22 that would invite momentum buyers back in.[3][5][6] Near-term moves will also depend on whether broader crypto risk appetite improves or whether August stays quiet on the regulatory and institutional front; without a catalyst, the market is likely to keep treating XRP as range-bound, with the upside capped by resistance and the downside anchored by the $1.05 area.[6][9][14]

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Methodology

This page reviews What price will XRP hit in August? across five venues. The live probability is the Polymarket mid-price, sourced directly from the on-chain Polygon order book; the comparison columns benchmark each venue on fee structure, KYC, settlement currency and payment rails. Every CTA routes to Prediction Today, which mirrors the Polymarket order book at 0% fees.

Resolution & payout

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FAQ

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How reliable are the quoted odds?

The YES/NO percentages are the live mid-prices of the Polymarket order book. On deep markets they move every few seconds; on thinner ones you'll see short plateaus.