XRP price slips as Standard Chartered slashes 2026 target and Ripple’s UAE stablecoin deal lands
XRP dropped 1.3% to $1.47 Tuesday, mirroring declines in bitcoin and ether. Standard Chartered cut its end-2026 XRP target to $2.80 from $8, citing a tougher market. Ripple and UAE’s Zand announced expanded stablecoin collaboration. Traders await Friday’s U.S. PCE inflation data for signals on interest-rate policy.