XRP Price Stalls Below $1.80 as playnance’s G Coin Expands on MEXC Post-TGE

XRP trades near $1.46 below $1.80 resistance as downtrend persists, while playnance G Coin launches on MEXC post-TGE with 2M daily transactions

TLDR

• XRP trades near $1.46 after rejection at $1.60, staying below key $1.80 resistance since January 2026.

• Downtrend persists with lower highs/lows; support at $1.40–$1.45 and $1.27 remains critical.

• playnance G Coin launches on MEXC post-TGE with 2M daily transactions and 200K+ holders.

XRP is hovering near $1.45, down 2.52% over the past 24 hours, after another failed attempt to move through the $1.60 resistance zone. The latest rejection keeps the token under pressure and extends the weakness that has shaped its trend since late 2025. 

At the same time, attention in the broader market is beginning to spread toward playnance, which has drawn fresh visibility after the G Coin Token Generation Event and its listing on MEXC.

Earlier in the month, XRP managed a brief recovery as digital assets rebounded alongside wider market moves linked to the Israel-Iran conflict. During that stretch, the token climbed back above $1.50 and reached a short-term high of $1.54 after posting gains in seven of eight sessions. That rebound lost momentum below $1.60, and price has since drifted back into the mid-$1.40 area with a series of daily declines.

The wider macro backdrop is still weighing on sentiment. Oil has remained close to $100 a barrel, U.S. producer inflation came in above expectations, and the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged. Together, those factors have kept traders cautious across risk assets, including crypto.

XRP Price Trend Still Points Lower

From a chart standpoint, XRP remains stuck in a broader downtrend according to crypto analyst AltCryptoGems. Since topping near $3.60 in July 2025, the token has continued to print lower highs and lower lows. For much of 2025, price moved inside a parallel channel with resistance near $3.45 and support around $1.80. That structure stayed intact until January 2026, when XRP finally broke below the lower boundary.

That move changed the role of $1.80. What had previously acted as support is now the main overhead resistance. XRP has not managed to reclaim that level, which leaves the larger trend tilted to the downside.

XRP price trend eyes more dips amid more lower lows. \Source: X

In the near term, the first support zone sits around $1.40 to $1.45. Below that, traders are watching $1.27, which previously held as a local low. On the upside, $1.60 remains the first barrier, followed by the more important $1.80 region. Until price gets back above those levels, the structure remains weak.

Some analysts still see room for a larger recovery if XRP can rebuild momentum. One view suggests the token may be moving through a corrective phase within a wider Elliott Wave setup. Under that scenario, a stronger advance would only come into focus if resistance levels are recovered and then held.

Adoption and Policy Remain Part of the Recovery

Beyond chart levels, XRP is still benefiting from a stream of institutional and regulatory developments. Ripple’s addition to Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program ties the company more closely to payment infrastructure discussions, particularly around blockchain-based settlement and the use of RLUSD in payment flows.

Regulation is another major factor. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act has already passed the House by a 294-134 vote, but the bill remains delayed in the Senate. Estimates still suggest a 63% chance of passage in 2026, which leaves the market waiting for clearer rules around digital assets in the United States.

GENIUS Act approval deadline odd /Source: Polymarket

Those developments continue to shape XRP’s longer-term setup, especially as traders weigh adoption progress against the current technical weakness.

playnance moves into the post-TGE phase

Away from XRP, playnance has entered a new stage after completing its G Coin Token Generation Event on March 18. The token is now trading on MEXC, marking its move from presale distribution into open-market access.

Before listing, the playnance ecosystem was already showing measurable activity. The network reported around 2 million daily on-chain transactions across gaming, prediction markets, and financial applications. More than 200,000 holders accumulated G Coin ahead of trading, while nearly 14 billion tokens were distributed during the presale period.

Following the TGE, G Coin began trading against USDT on MEXC, giving the asset wider market exposure. Early participation also showed up in staking, with more than 1 billion tokens locked shortly after launch. The ecosystem now supports more than 10,000 on-chain games, which continues to drive user activity and transaction flow.

G Coin runs on a fixed supply model capped at 77 billion tokens. Any unsold allocation is subject to a 12-month cliff followed by a 24-month linear vesting schedule, creating a controlled release framework tied to ecosystem growth.

playnance is also positioning its platform around ease of use, with an interface designed to feel closer to traditional web applications. That approach places the project in a different position from many early-stage token launches, as its product activity was already underway before open trading began.

More information

More information on XRP >> https://xrpl.org/
More details on playnance G Coin TGE event, >> https://playw3.com/gcoin