On Monday, the prices of Ethereum and XRP demonstrated withstanding potential pressures derived from global markets responding to heightened geopolitical uncertainty discomfort.
Despite the significant weekly gains from Bitcoin, it remained stable above the $75,000 level; Meanwhile Ethereum and XRP managed to capture considerable investor attention as a cautious bullish trend began to build up in the broader crypto market.
Ethereum maintained a key level after trading above $2,300 during the early hours — up 24 hours at around 0.69% According to market data sitting above this level may pave a way towards the resistance zone at $2,500
Nonetheless, Ethereum might go south in the direction of $2,100 if it breaks beneath $2300. The price movements reflect the right equilibrium between bullish institutional inflows, but there are doubts about macroeconomics.
Ethereum price has also been supported by strong institutional demand. This is proven by the record of net inflows in a spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the past week, which alone can be approximately $276 million and indicates sustained interest from large investors.
This trend matches broader crypto investment activity, with Bitcoin spot ETFs witnessing a three-week inflow streak that totaled $996 million between April 17 and the week ending April 14. Similarly, XRP-focused investment products saw inflows of $55.39 million and Solana ETFs added $35.17 million, signalling diverse institutional participation across key digital assets.
XRP traded close to $1.41, up 1.10% on the day and almost 6% week-on-week. Despite the nature of the rest of the market, this token has managed to hold above its important support at $1.40, showing some relative strength.
If bullish momentum persists, analysts suggest XRP could test resistance levels between $1.45 and $1.50 A move below $1.40 could provoke additional downside towards $1.35, especially if macro conditions were to tighten from here.
Broader market sentiment has been guided by rising Middle East tension, especially in the conflict between Iran and the United States. Iran postponed the peace talks and, reportedly stopped traffic through the Strait of Hormuz which is critical to oil transit around the world making matters worse.
The United States responded the following day with the interception of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, a major step up in hostilities Such events have propelled oil prices above 6%, encouraging inflation fears, and uncertainty across asset classes.
Geopolitical instability has historically impacted crypto markets by sparking risk-off behavior. That said, we may well find that even in this case, relatively robust demand and bullish positioning keep Ethereum and XRP anchored.
Beyond that, market players are watching events in the Middle East closely; if tensions extend over a protracted period or there is additional cutback to oil supply, volatility will be flared and liquidity conditions could alter significantly.
XRP too experienced some bearish price action on the regulatory and development front as Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer postponed plans for the RLUSD DeFi bridge rollout, arguing that it carries structural risks akin to past failure holes in the burgeoning decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. Although this has not greatly affected price stability so far, it is one of the elements that shapes long-term investor confidence.
The data shows broad Ethereum and XRP inflows from institutions, with both currencies supported by technical levels as geopolitical risks weigh on sentiment.
Both assets can do even better in the next few days, if macro conditions stabilise and ETF inflows continue. But persistent tensions and uncertainty around monetary policy remain important risks capable of determining the price direction over the next few days.
