XRP rose 8% after Ripple said asset managers and commercial projects are preparing to use the XRP Ledger's Batch V1.1 payments upgrade. According to NS3.AI, the upgrade has support from 30 of 35 tracked validators and is projected to activate after Sept. 29 if support remains above 80%.

Traders identified $1.50 and above $1.80 as important levels for XRP.