Goldman Sachs Becomes Largest Holder of XRP ETFs With $153.8M in Holdings

• Goldman Sachs becomes largest holder of XRP ETFs.
• The entity now holds a total of $153.8 million in holdings.
• This shows a promising future for the price of XRP.

The crypto community is thrilled to see the slight rise in crypto prices today. Presently, the price of Bitcoin (BTC), the pioneer crypto asset, is trading above $70,000, showing a rise of over 1.65% in the past 24-hours. Meanwhile, the price of ETH, the pioneer altcoin asset, is also up by over 2.31%, leading to other altcoins such as XRP surging in the green as well. Amid this small surge, Goldman Sachs becomes largest holder of XRP ETFs.

The crypto market has been on a bearish trend for quite a few weeks now, leading to rising sentiments of bear market expectations. So far, many reputed crypto analysts have been clear that the bear market has begun. For instance, Doctor Profit, silver-tongued analyst known for his many accurate predictions so far, has been calling fr a harsh bear market since August 2025.

Now, well into 2026, his prediction seems to be more accurate than not. The analyst now believes the price of BTC will see a short ‘fake pump’ towards the $88,000 price range before it is expected to eventually fall and bottom out the bear phase somewhere in the $40,000 price range. This expectation is a direct contrast to that of other financial experts like Raoul Pal, who have been calling for a 5-year super cycle to play out this year.

While these differing viewpoints focus mostly on Bitcoin and its price action, some of what follows seems to be aligning. To elaborate, both bearish and bullish analysts are stumped at the fact that altseason has yet to play out and believe that, despite a bearish or bullish reaction from Bitcoin in the months ahead, a firm and promising altseason will play out, meaning that altcoin prices have the chance of hitting new ATH records soon.

This expectation is further supported by the action of whales and institutions buying and holding promising altcoins in bulk. For example, Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion has been continually buying ETH at an accelerated pace, not showing any intention of slowing down yet. Similarly, as we can see from the post above, Goldman Sachs is now the largest holder of XRP ETFs with $153.8M in holdings.

This move shows a greater faith from institutions in a stable future for altcoin prices. According to CoinMarketCap analytics, the price of XRP is currently trading at $1.38, showing a rise in prices by over 1.15% in the last 24-hours. The popular altcoin also shows a total market cap of $85,031,068,817.73 and a 24-hour trading volume of $2,366,821,259.83. The asset will need a surge of over 63% to reclaim its previous ATH price.