XRP is showing strength ahead of September, a month often seen as weak for cryptocurrencies. U.Today reported XRP has closed higher in September 5 times and lower 3 times since 2018, with an average return of 12.19 percent. An analyst cited chart patterns shared with XLM and bitcoin, record weekly inflows into spot XRP ETFs and Goldman Sachs holdings. Attention is also on a Sept. 15 U.S. Senate vote and a 1 billion XRP escrow release.

A U.S. court has seized $8.37 million in cryptocurrency from ransomware negotiator Angelo Martino (안젤로 마르티노), accusing him of betraying clients and helping hackers press ransom demands. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ordered forfeiture of a portfolio including bitcoin, monero, XRP, stellar lumens and a small amount of SOL. Authorities also targeted two luxury homes in Florida, vehicles and a motorboat. Martino was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison.