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XRP Price Pump To $3.35 On The Horizon With Bullish Cup And Handle Pattern Formation
The XRP price is getting ready for a significant pump, as a new Cup and Handle pattern has just formed on its chart. A crypto analyst who identified the pattern has released an analysis, predicting that XRP could rise to $3.35, marking a new local high for the cryptocurrency.
Cup And Handle Pattern To Trigger A Price Surge
The Cup and Handle pattern is a well-known bullish continuation pattern in which the price of a cryptocurrency moves upward in a rounded cup and corrects downwards as it forms a handle. This pattern is considered a bullish signal that marks the potential for a breakout.
Currently, XRP is forming a distinct price chart pattern. Ali Martinez, a prominent crypto analyst, shared a brief analysis of this newly formed technical pattern, projecting a surge to new highs for the price.
The rounded bottom of the cup in the pattern indicates a period of accumulation during which selling pressure decreases and buyers gain control. After XRP’s price surge to new highs earlier this year, the cryptocurrency experienced a major pull back that pushed its value below $3, forming the downward-sloping consolidations seen in the pattern’s handle.
Martinez notes that if the coin can break out of the handle’s resistance, where volatility exists more, the next potential target would be $3.35. Currently, the XRP price is trading at $2.6, and Martinez has marked its critical resistance level between $2.7 and $2.8. These resistance levels align with the upper trendline of the handle pattern, which, once broken, would set the stage for a strong rally.
Notably, a surge to $3.35 would represent a 28.8% increase in its price from its current market value of $2.6. As of writing, the cryptocurrency has increased by 9.6% over the last seven days after experiencing a decline of over 14% in the past month.
XRP Enters Phase 4 For Market Domination
Despite current volatility and price declines, a crypto analyst, identified as ‘the XRP guy,’ believes that the token’s price is getting closer to dominating the market. The analyst revealed that the cryptocurrency is currently in phase 4 of its rise to dominance, with this stage characterizing the potential end of the legal battle between Ripple and the US SEC.
The analyst showed that XRP had already completed the previous phases. The first phase was the launch of the RLUSD stablecoin; the second was Donald Trump’s inauguration as the US President and the third was Gary Gensler’s resignation as the former SEC chair.
The next three stages are set to become significant catalysts for the asset’s price. The crypto expert also mentioned the start of the highly anticipated altcoin season, Ripple’s potential partnership with big banks, and the possible approval and launch of an XRP ETF. The analyst suggests that these events will make it incredibly bullish and recommends investors hold their coins and refrain from selling.
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Shiba Inu price has seen strong bullish momentum, gaining another 13.5% and shooting past $0.000015 levels, with its daily trading volume surging by 70% to $370 million. The recent rally comes amid a sharp surge in the SHIB burn rate and improving sentiment for the world’s second-largest meme coin. Additionally, the platform’s marketing lead has also tossed up the idea of having a Shiba Inu exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the future.
Shiba Inu Price Surges As Bulls Charge In
Shiba Inu’s native crypto SHIB is getting major attention from investors with more than 20% gains on the weekly chart. Additionally, today’s SHIB price pump comes along with 70% surge in daily trading volumes suggesting a strong bullish sentiment for the altcoin.
Additionally, as per the Coinglass data, the SHIB futures open interest has surged by 30% to more than $166.74 million. This shows that there’s a strong demand among the futures traders for the world’s second-largest meme coin. As per the image below, the Shiba Inu price is closely following the trajectory of the 2021, and is on the verge of staging a parabolic rally ahead, amid the recent surge in SHIB burn rate.
Analysts are predicting a minimum of 200% SHIB price rally which would take its market cap to nearly $27 billion. While other players expect an even bigger rally where the meme coin could give as high as 12x gains or 1,100% returns.
Can SHIB Rally 12x From Here Onwards?
Popular crypto analyst CryptoELITES predicted a 12x surge in Shiba Inu price amid the formation of a cup-and-handle pattern on the technical chart. Since reaching its all-time high of $0.0008854 in October 2021, SHIB’s price movement has been carving out a cup-and-handle pattern. The “cup” was fully formed with Shiba Inu’s March 2024 peak at $0.00004567, while the “handle” is now nearing completion, as shown in the image below.
Shiba Inu’s marketing lead LUCIE has also agreed to this possibility by retweeting regarding the same. Furthermore, Lucie recently emphasized the potential for Shiba Inu to reach the $0.01 price milestone. However, she acknowledged that achieving this level could take time and encouraged the Shiba Inu community to remain patient.
Recent Developments in the Ecosystem
The Shiba Inu ecosystem has seen consistent growth and development while the sharing the plans of the future. Recently Lucie also tossed the idea of getting a Shiba Inu ETF to the market once again.
Furthermore, despite the current crypto market turbulence, the Shiba Inu ecosystem has demonstrated remarkable growth, surpassing 1.5 million holders since its inception in 2020. Data from Shibariumscan reveals that Shibarium’s total block count has exceeded 10 million, highlighting the network’s consistent adoption and increasing on-chain activity.
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Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov sparked a tidal wave of speculation across the market with his recent selloff strategies. On Wednesday, March 26, Egorov again dumped nearly 2M CRV tokens, bringing his total selloffs to roughly 2.5M coins this week. Therefore, broader aspects surrounding the coin’s future price action remain clouded in an enigma despite an ongoing rally.
Curve Finance Founder Offloads Coins Amid Price Rally
CRV price is currently on a rally, as indicated by intraday and weekly gains of 12% and 23%, respectively. However, Egorov’s selloff transactions amid this upswing have sparked market concerns about a looming dip.
How Many Tokens Have Been Sold?
According to data from Spotonchain on X, the Curve Finance founder transferred 1.997 million tokens worth $1.03 million to the wallet address “0x5a8.” Subsequently, this address sold 1 million coins for 515,058 USDC at an average price of $0.515. Currently, this address still holds 997K tokens.
Besides, Egorov sold 468,769 tokens for 238,171 USDC at an average price of $0.508, per March 24 data.
Why Were The CRV Tokens Sold?
Intriguingly, he purchased these tokens as of mid-December last year at an average price of $1.114. The initial investment made is now at a loss of 54.6%.
While the selloffs come amid a price rally, they might be a potential move to mitigate losses incurred. Nevertheless, broader market sentiments in light of these selloffs remain bearish.
CRV Price Overview
As of press time, Curve DAO coin’s price defied usual market sentiments and pumped 12%, reaching $0.5560. The coin saw a massive pump after hitting a $0.4927 low intraday.
Market analyst ‘CrediBULL Crypto’ posted on X, revealing bullish projections despite the crypto’s sluggish performance. As per the analyst, the CRV/XRP pair indicates a breakout for the Curve Finance token looms.
Considering XRP is still trapped in a range where it is looking for deviation below the lows, CRV is ready to pump, per the analyst. Market watchers reflect an uncertain approach towards the crypto amid recent developments that are unable to clear the muddy waters.
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As the XRP lawsuit reaches a significant milestone, questions still linger around Ripple’s institutional sales. In a surprising development, Ripple has withdrawn its cross-appeal in the ongoing SEC case, leaving the status of the injunction unclear. While many believe that Ripple could resume its institutional sales if the SEC lifts the injunction, experts argue about the possible compliance conditions.
Notably, XRP lawyer Bill Morgan shed light on the implications of the latest developments on Ripple’s future institutional sales. Let’s analyze expert statements on the Ripple lawsuit settlement and its potential impact on the crypto industry.
Will XRP Lawsuit Settlement Revive Institutional Sales?
In a recent development, Ripple dropped its cross-appeal in the long-held XRP lawsuit. Despite this move, the fate of the injunction and Ripple’s institutional sales remain uncertain.
Reflecting on the matter, XRP lawyer Bill Morgan shared an X post. He shed light on the possible changes Ripple must make to its institutional sales approach. Rispoli stated that Ripple must change its sales approach even if the injunction is lifted.
Though the platform could resume its sales to institutional investors, an alternative strategy is needed to comply with Judge Analisa Torres’ ruling. The judge previously ruled that Ripple’s initial method of institutional sales constituted an investment contract.
Ripple’s Injunction and Institutional Sales
Following Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s revelation that the platform dropped its cross-appeal against the US SEC, attention turned to the potential lifting of the injunction. Reportedly, the SEC will petition the court to lift the injunction it previously obtained against Ripple in the XRP lawsuit.
In response to this major development, WrathofKahneman, a prominent voice on the X platform, drew the community’s attention to the SEC’s injunction. Rispoli stated that if the injunction is lifted, Ripple can reinstate its institutional sales. Adding more clarity to the statement, he noted,
So to clarify, as I understand it, there will be no more restrictions on Ripple’s institutional XRP sales. They still must conform to securities law but can now sell to say, hedge funds or private equity firms directly instead of to OTC desks first.
XRP Lawsuit Settlement Draws Community Attention
Significantly, the XRP community is overwhelmed by the Ripple lawsuit settlement. Despite speculations about a delayed resolution, the case is about to end. Amidst lingering uncertainty surrounding institutional sales, Bill Morgan and Fred Rispoli shed light on the implications of this development.
Rispoli shared a thought-provoking question: “But if a tree sells unregistered securities in a forest and no SEC is there to prosecute it, did the tree do anything illegal?”. His words spark an interesting discussion about the nature of legality and regulation in the context of securities law.
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