Ripple announces long-term security focus – But why is the XRP market cracking?

Ripple [XRP] is bringing AI to XRP Ledger development. With this, the company is aiming to catch bugs earlier and improve network reliability.

Meanwhile, leverage on XRP is climbing, with OI on Binance up high even with repeated long liquidations.

Ripple to bring AI-led security across XRPL development

The company behind XRP is rolling out AI tools across the XRP Ledger’s development cycle, to identify and fix vulnerabilities before they make it to production. This push matches the scale at which XRPL is growing, making security a high priority.

It brings adversarial code scanning, AI-assisted reviews, and deeper threat modeling to assess how new and existing features behave.

Ripple has also introduced an AI-supported red team designed to simulate real-world interactions and stress-test the network. According to the firm, this team has already identified more than 10 bugs, most of which are low severity and currently being addressed.

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XRP OI on Binance soars

Source: Cryptoquant

As Ripple works on its security developments, XRP’s derivatives market is picking up again. On Binance, 24-hour open interest was up 14.8% at the time of writing; this is its highest level since early March.

Source: Cryptoquant

The market hasn’t looked very stable as of late. There have been repeated long liquidations: over $2.5 million on the 18th of March, around $2.45 million on 21st, and about $2.15 million on the 26th.

The rise means more activity, but traders are still getting caught off guard during price swings.

XRP goes lower

On the 4-hour chart, XRP was in a downtrend, struggling to hold above the $1.35 level. RSI is close to oversold territory, but without a convincing bounce. At the same time, the CMF showed outflows and a lack of buying interest.

Source: Tradingview

It is apparent that sellers are still in control. Unless demand returns, XRP may extend the slide despite positive derivatives activity.