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USDS and RLUSD Stablecoins See Uptick in Supply Amid Broader Stablecoin Growth

The latest data highlights that the stablecoin market currently sits at $173 billion, with two recently introduced U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins showing significant growth. The decentralized finance (defi) project Sky, previously known as Makerdao, has minted 1.11 billion USDS, adding approximately 104 million coins to its supply over the past five days. In a parallel development […]

Police Seize $100,000 Worth of Tether From Government-Backed Solar Program Impersonators

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Brace For Impact: XRP Primed For Massive ‘Explosion,’ Analyst Says After Key Break

Price movement of XRP has been slow recently; it stays about $0.53 and shows a 7% drop over the previous month. Many investors are becoming frustrated as they see the altcoin stagnating after a bit of an increase recently. Despite the weak performance, technical analysts are starting to see possible signals of a major change despite the negative vibe; if XRP effectively crosses an important Fibonacci retracing level, they project a strong recovery. Related Reading: Dogecoin Revival: Active Addresses Skyrocket To Highest Level In 8 Months Market analyst “Random Crypto Pal” thinks XRP is about to break out in an “explosive” manner. On social media, he shares his observation and emphasized the significance of the 0.236 Fibonacci level, which XRP has not yet hit but is approaching. Should this level give way, he expects a price explosion similar to the one it observed in 2017. Once #XRP breaks above 0.236 fib the 2017 #XRP EXPLOSION is coming 👀🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥 Only PURE FACTS 😎😎😎 Like ❤️ repost ♻️ FOLLOW 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/AOz255KQ0y — Random Crypto Pal (@RandomCryptoPal) October 13, 2024 The Trajectory Of XRP Towards $0.80 The Fibonacci level of 0.236 analysts have on their radar would see a price that is slightly above $0.80. XRP is currently trading at $0.548, so an approximate gain of 45% would be needed to be achieved in order to bring about a price for that. When it reaches this threshold of $0.80, the huge returns may appear rather quickly for the coin. In 2017, XRP broke above the resistance of 0.236 Fibonacci and continued on a long rising trajectory that topped at an all-time high in January of 2018. The historic parallel gives analysts hope that history may repeat, but unless XRP is able to break this resistance level it is not really possible to predict whether or when the rally might occur, nor the magnitude of the price increase. Ripple’s Legal Dispute A primary obstacle that may mitigate this confidence is XRP’s protracted legal dispute with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The ambiguity over this litigation persists in affecting investor sentiment. The SEC has classified the majority of altcoins as investment contracts; nonetheless, XRP has endured the most intense scrutiny, rendering it one of the most legally complicated digital currencies available. The decision of the court that XRP is not a security constituted a major victory for Ripple Labs, but it has almost been challenged by an appeal from the SEC. The ongoing lawsuit between Ripple and the SEC gives uncertainty over how long the cryptocurrency would face this uncertainty. Related Reading: Tron Token Burn: 10 Million Gone—What Does It Mean For TRX Price? Anticipation Of A Promising Future? XRP could, therefore, present the avenue of survival through institutional investment despite the judicial ambiguity. Bitwise and Canary Capital appear to believe in the coin by pushing for a US-based XRP ETF. This tool would definitely make XRP’s position better and may attract more investment. Furthermore, advancements on the XRP Ledger are fostering optimistic feeling among the community. The potential for XRP to surpass $0.80 and initiate a new surge is yet to be determined. Nonetheless, due to the influence of technical, legal, and institutional considerations, investors are closely monitoring forthcoming developments. Featured image from iStock/Getty Images Plus, chart from TradingView

Waves founder unveils Units protocol for layer-2 interoperability

Waves founder Sasha Ivanov believes the industry cannot move forward if blockchain interoperability remains unresolved. 

Mike Novogratz’s Luna Tatoo Aged Like Milk in Less than Five Months

On Jan. 5 2022, Galaxy Digital crypto investment firm CEO Mike Novogratz showed off his new LUNA tattoo, celebrating his investment in — and faith in — the UST algorithmic stablecoin, which maintained its dollar peg via an incentivized arbitrage algorithm using partner token LUNA. On May 19 2022, one week after the two-token ecosystem…
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These 5 Bitcoin price metrics hint at a new all-time high in 2024

Bitcoin open interest is rising and bulls are eyeing new all-time highs above $75,000 as “Uptober” begins to take shape. 

Trump leads Harris, but POTUS won’t matter for Bitcoin: BlackRock’s Fink

As Trump extends his lead over Harris in the prediction markets, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said it doesn’t matter to Bitcoin who occupies the White House.

Is the election the end for PolitiFi memecoins — Or just the start?

PolitiFi memecoins are surging as they near the US elections, which could mark their final act unless they find new life serving the community’s interest.

Bitcoin ETFs See Biggest Daily Inflow Since June—Find Out Which Funds Led the Pack

Fresh data reveals that the 12 U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs had their best day in four months, raking in $555.86 million in gains. Meanwhile, the nine spot ether ETFs also enjoyed a good Monday, pulling in $17.07 million in positive inflows. Bitcoin ETF Inflows Skyrocket While Ether Funds Capture Modest Gains The 12 bitcoin ETFs […]

a16z-backed onchain messaging platform Towns officially launches

The same team behind Towns also created River Protocol, which enables transparency, security and decentralization in the new messaging app.