Ripple-linked XRP tokens are back in positive social media chatter in a historically contrarian price signal.
The token’s positive-to-negative sentiment ratio on social media reached what Santiment calls the “FOMO zone” on April 29, reaching 3.9 on the company’s tracker, according to data shared on X. The reading is the highest since March 19, when a similar spike preceded a sharp pullback.
Sentiment ratios above the FOMO line indicate that crowd feedback is overwhelmingly positive, which Santiment considers a contrarian signal. Historically, when retail talks reach these levels, the token tends to consolidate or correct in the following days as the buyers behind the social wave run out of new demand.
🥳 Partly thanks to XRP’s new integration with Rakuten, allowing points to be converted into $XRPthe asset is experiencing its 2nd highest bullish sentiment on social media over the last 2 years!
Traders are showing excitement that the #4 crypto market cap… pic.twitter.com/CXvfJ2KZW9
– Santiment Intelligence (@SantimentData) April 30, 2026
The trigger appears to be the Rakuten Pay integration that went live in the first week of April, which added XRP as a payment method in the ecosystem of the leading Japanese wallet app. An estimated 44 million Rakuten users spend XRP at over 5 million merchants, redeem it for cash in the Rakuten Pay app, and convert their Rakuten points, including 3 trillion in circulation worth approximately $23 billion, directly into XRP.
This announcement was presented by Tatsuya Kohrogi, Ripple’s senior ecosystem growth manager, as “one of the most important milestones for XRP.” The market took two weeks to fully understand the implications, with sentiment gradually building before surging higher this week.
XRP was trading at $1.37 on Thursday, down 2.1% over 24 hours and 3.7% over the week, despite the social heat.
Santiment also flagged March 29 as the previous “buy the dip” window, when XRP sentiment reached the FUD zone and the token rebounded shortly after. The trend through 2026 has been consistent, as crowd sentiment has driven the price from 24 to 72 hours in either direction, and crowd extremes have marked reversals more often than continuations.
XRP spent most of April between $1.37 and $1.60. A clear break between the two sides will help determine whether Rakuten’s inclusion is the start of a sustained revaluation or another stock disappearing down the chart.
