Will XRP Price Reach $1.80 in May 2026 Amid Rakuten Integration?

XRP price might be headed for a bullish May because of a partnership that happened two weeks back. Because of this, positive sentiment is at its highest in two years. Now that April has ended, traders are watching May to see if it will bring new possibilities for XRP, and whether a pattern that has been there for some time now is going to play out.

Rakuten Integration Drives Bullish Sentiment to 2-Year High

On April 13, the senior ecosystem growth manager at Ripple, Tatsuya Kohrogi, made one of the most bullish announcements for XRP holders. He said that Rakuten will now have XRP available to its users.

The best part is that Rakuten is behind the biggest loyalty platform in Japan. It has a staggering 44 million users. All of these people have alternative options for their points other than just redeeming them. They can use them to buy XRP.

This is not the only big thing that has happened to XRP price in April 2026, but it is the thing that has the biggest impact. Santiment notes this by saying the bullish sentiment on XRP is at the second-highest point it has ever been in two years. It says that this rise is solely because of Rakuten.

But April, overall, has been a very good month for XRP. CoinGape reported that Ripple Custody is working with Kyobo Life Insurance to get a tokenized government bond settlement.

Just three days ago, Ripple also teamed up with K-Bank from South Korea to make blockchain payments possible. All these deals might just come alive for the XRP price in May. Santiment says that with just a little bit of patience, all these will be good long-term.

XRP Price Eyes $1.80 If Bullish Pattern Holds

When one looks at XRP’s chart, the one thing that is clear is that bulls and bears have been fighting to have control. All this started in mid-March. When XRP went up at the time, bears came back and pushed it down. Bulls later pushed the price to $1.51 two weeks back, and now, bears are back again.

These ups and downs are about to create a third bottom. A triple bottom is very bullish because it might be the beginning of a move higher. Besides, from where the support of these bottoms is up to the resistance, there is an 18% move.

If XRP turns around and it begins to move up again, it must first clear the roadblock at $1.51. From here, it might get to $1.78 and the psychological level of $1.80. But a previous XRP price analysis by CoinGape said it must hold $1.40 if there is any chance for it to gain.

Again, the ADX is on the side of bulls because as soon as XRP started to drop, it also fell. This means that the drop is weak, and it might not last for long. This makes the triple bottom more likely to play out, and getting to $1.80 might just happen in May 2026.

But the AO bars show that there is still a lot that buyers need to do. This is because they are on the positive side, but red and shrinking. This is a sign that buyers are becoming weaker, and they are the best thing needed for XRP price to get to $1.80.