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Here’s Why The XRP Price Surged Past $0.8 Despite The Market Dump
The XRP price has just had its biggest 24-hour surge in years to reach its highest level in over two years. Particularly, XRP surged by about 22% in a few hours to reach $0.8386. This intriguing surge has brought into focus XRP’s potential to challenge the narrative of it being dead.
Ironically, this XRP surge is tied to SEC Chair Gary Gensler. This is because the SEC Chair recently made an announcement hinting at what seems like a looming resignation, which seems to have fueled optimism among crypto investors.
Why Did XRP Surge Amidst Market Corrections?
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, known for his crackdown on Ripple, XRP, and the entire crypto market, made an announcement today regarding his role in the commission. Interestingly, his remarks carried the tone of a farewell speech, reflecting on his journey with the SEC and its staff while hinting at a departure.
This doesn’t come as a surprise, as president-elect Donald Trump has made it a part of his campaign to fire Gensler after he’s sworn into office to appeal to crypto investors. Also, it aligns with the tradition of heads of institutions like the SEC to resign down when a new administration from a different political party takes office.
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Beyond the recent remarks by Gary Gensler, the XRP price has also gained momentum from a favorable ruling for Ripple in its ongoing dispute with the SEC. US Judge Phyllis Hamilton recently granted a joint motion for entry of judgement of the plantiff’s claims. Basically, what this means is that the Court has granted Ripple’s request for a hold on individual state law claims until a resolution could be achieved. This ruling represents another minor victory for Ripple as the legal battle stretches on, with a trial date now set for January 21 of next year.
What Does A Gensler Resign Mean For XRP?
The latest XRP rally is a tease of what’s in store for the XRP price in the longer term if Gary Gensler eventually leaves his position as Chairman of the SEC. Firstly, Gensler’s resignation could influence the trajectory of the Ripple-SEC lawsuit. A new SEC chair with a more crypto-friendly perspective might withdraw the appeal against Ripple, essentially removing a great burden that has slowed down XRP price growth.
Beyond the Ripple case, Gensler’s departure could signal a broader shift in the SEC’s regulatory approach to the crypto industry. US president-elect Donald Trump has said he wants the US to be the ‘crypto capital of the planet’. This misson would undoubtedly be reflected through the SEC. This could result in the approval of more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on cryptocurrencies, including XRP.
At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $0.81.
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PENDLE price has led the broader market gains this Wednesday, pumping nearly 8% amid bullish developments. Recent whale metrics indicated that large-scale investors bought roughly $8 million of the token, whereas a crypto exchange behemoth also listed it previously. In an upshot, traders and investors are eyeing more gains in the asset’s price due to recent advancements that underscore rising demand for the crypto.
PENDLE Price Jumps 8% Amid Bullish Whale Transactions
As of press time, PENDLE price witnessed an 8% uptick in value and exchanged hands at $3.05. The crypto’s 24-hour low and high were registered as $2.84 and $3.07, respectively.
On a keynote, the rising price action aligns with the heightened buying pressure bought by whales in recent days. The latest data from tracker Lookonchain showed that whales bought roughly $8 million worth of coins in the past 5 days. Per the data, five newly created wallets collectively accumulated the aforementioned amount.
Here Are The PENDLE Whale Addresses Captured:
-0x21fBA58b20f62397c015b1f5a15f742ad430dFA
-0x2EB48c60F4ea75fa0a0Ff5BB017EBD9f5981b8F5
-0x11DFEDf01B3FA824BbCB138159B2e6AFE43692a3
-0x981D8856f572Fb076626265114EAD67697dA5501
-0x6478C8681ADC3E7a0C17Aa1E1F0Ff16d1A61a8f6
Why Are Whales Accumulating?
Meanwhile, the rising whale accumulations and PENDLE price upswing fall in line with another bullish development. Crypto exchange behemoth Coinbase unveiled a listing for the token at the end of March last month.
As a result, large-scale investors are hoarding massive amounts of the token, aiming to capitalize on emerging market opportunities.
Historically, listings on top crypto exchanges usually usher a bullish price action as they substantially increase an asset’s market exposure, thereby welcoming more funds from investors. CoinGape previously reported another similar chronicle, wherein cryptos BROCCOLI and TUT price rallied with their listings on Binance. Similarly, the Coinbase listing appears to be a vital catalyst for driving the whale frenzy and recent price upswing.
Can Bullish Developments Fuel Bull Run Ahead?
Usual market sentiments continue to tilt in favor of bulls, given the Coinbase listing and rising whale accumulations. Further, a renowned crypto market trader has poured additional optimism surrounding the coin’s future price action with his bullish prediction.
Analyst AMCrypto recently took to X, revealing that PENDLE price is forming an “inverse head and shoulder pattern.” This pattern formation suggests that a potential trend reversal from bearish to bullish is brewing amid bullish advancements.
In light of this dynamic, the analyst predicts that a break above $3 paves the way for a massive rally ahead. As mentioned above, the coin is currently trading above this price level. As a result, market watchers continue to weigh further bullishness on the asset’s long-term price prospects.
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Asset manager VanEck has registered for a proposed BNB exchange-traded fund (ETF), the latest among the list of its new crypto ETF filings. As a result, the trading volume for BNB Coin has shot up by 42% to more than $2.12 billion, as analysts are now closely watching for a BNB price rally to all-time highs.
In BNB Price Ready for A Mega Rally?
BNB Coin has performed relatively well over the past month compared to Bitcoin and other altcoins. While BTC and top altcoins like ETH, SOL, XRP saw double-digit losses in March, BNB Coin is down just 1% on the monthly chart. After a strong consolidation of around $610 levels, the BNB price could be eyeing a strong breakout to new all-time highs.
BNB Burn and Pascal Hardfork Offer Support
BNB Coin features a real-time burn mechanism that permanently removes a portion of gas fees from circulation. Over the past seven days, 951.85 BNB worth $571,747.74 was burned, contributing to a total burn value of nearly $160 million, as per data from BNBBurn.
BNB’s price recently gained momentum following the implementation of the Pascal hard fork, which enhanced its compatibility with Ethereum. The network is preparing for additional hard forks this month and in June, aimed at further improving transaction speeds.
Additionally, BNB Chain is gaining a lot of popularity among meme coins, adding support for Mubarak meme coin, CZ’s Dog BROCOLLI meme coin, and others.
Looking at the technical setup, the BNB price chart shows that the altcoin is forming a cup-and-handle pattern, along with an ascending channel pattern formation, as shown in the image below.
On the other hand, BNB price is trading above the 50-day moving average, which is a positive indicator. But for the altcoin to kickstart a rally to its all-time high of $790, it must first complete the handle formation at $662, and give a breakout above that level.
As of press time, BNB Coin is trading at $603 levels with its daily trading volume up by 42%, surging past $2.12 billion. Furthermore, the Coinglass data shows that the BNB options trading volume is also up by 46%.
VanEck Files for Spot BNB ETF
$115 billion asset manager VanEck filed for the spot BNB ETF in Delaware on Tuesday, April 1, which could serve as a major catalyst for the BNB Coin rally ahead. The proposed BNB ETF would follow the price of BNB, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
Apart from BNB, VanEck has already submitted crypto ETF applications for Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and Avalanche. VanEck filed for SEC approval last month to launch the first AVAX ETF, building on its success with spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.
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Tether, the developer of USDT, has added 8,888 Bitcoins to its holdings valued at around $735 million at the time of the transaction. This latest market move by the popular stablecoin issuer was reported by Arkham.
In a snapshot offered by Arkham on its official website, it revealed that the stablecoin company withdrew 8,888 Bitcoins from Bitfinex, a leading exchange and Tether’s sister company, on Monday.
Source: Arkham
Tether’s latest transaction pushes its Bitcoin holdings to 92,647, valued at $7.7 billion at current market prices. With this latest boost to its crypto holdings, Tether remains one of the biggest Bitcoin holders in the industry.
Tether Slowly Builds Its Bitcoin Reserve
In the last few weeks, Bitcoin was the among the main agenda of US President Donald Trump for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). But last Monday, Tether made its presence felt by adding more Bitcoins to its already huge crypto reserve.
Tether’s crypto reserve is one of the biggest in the business as it’s used to back up its stablecoin, the USDT. Currently, Tether controls over5 60% of the total stablecoins market, with a market cap of $144 billion, compared to a total of $234 billion valuation for the whole stablecoin industry.
Tether’s latest transaction puts it in the big league, making it the sixth biggest holder of Bitcoin. According to Bitcoin Treasuries, Tether is the second-largest private holder of the asset, below Block.one. But if we zoom out and consider other entities and publicly-traded companies, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), and the top spot Bitcoin ETFs issuers beat Tether’s holdings.
Commitment To Invest In Bitcoin
Tether’s latest Bitcoin acquisition reflects the company’s commitment to Bitcoin. Interestingly, the company pledged to use a part of its net profit to buy additional Bitcoins. The company committed last May 2023, and stated that it will use 14% of its net profits to buy additional Bitcoins.
Tether’s most recent Bitcoin purchase was 8,404, which was made last December, which pushed its holdings to 83,759.
$1B USDT Into Reserves
Tether’s latest Bitcoin purchase coincided with the minting of fresh tokens. According to on-chain data, the stablecoin company minted $1 billion in tokens on Tron. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has confirmed the minting of a new USDT.
According to Ardoino, the minting of new USDT was authorized, but he insisted that this batch is not yet included in the circulation. They added that the newly minted USDT is now part of their inventory and will be used for future issuance requests. Tether has already minted $8 billion tokens on Tron since the start of the year, and recorded $22 billion worth of USDT minted last year.
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