XRP Price Uncertainty Ahead of Fed Meeting as RLUSD Challenges Fundamentals

XRP's price outlook is uncertain as it approaches $1.35 ahead of the Federal Reserve policy meeting scheduled for Wednesday.

Average predictions from machine learning models indicate a slight decline to $1.29 on October 1, 2026, according to Finbold.

The price faces resistance between $1.50 and $1.55, while support is identified around $1.35, a critical level for maintaining recovery trends.

Despite institutional interest remaining strong with over $1.6 billion inflows into U.S. spot XRP ETFs this year, XRP's fundamentals face challenges from Ripple's own stablecoin, RLUSD, which offers a stable alternative for cross-border payments compared to XRP's volatility.