It finally happened. After years of uncertainty on the matter, the SEC is taking decisive action against Ripple. The point in question is whether Ripple’s native XRP token is a security or not. Late yesterday, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the SEC has made a determination, and they plan to bring action accordingly. Under U.S…
Ripple was among the major losers this week as its native cryptocurrency, XRP, fell by roughly 13 percent. XRP/USD dropped to $0.44 during the early European session. Its move downhill took cues from two fundamentals. The first one was a wider correction trend across the cryptocurrency market that saw other top coins, including Bitcoin and…
Because investors had been scrambling to buy XRP in order to lay claim to a corresponding amount of Spark tokens, the altcoin had its most significant bullish breakout in years. Ripple network activity post-Flare airdrop suggests that the asset has fundamentally lost its spark, but technicals might on the flipside suggest that the spark was…
The highly anticipated Spark token snapshot takes place on December 12, at 0:00 GMT. Ripple XRP holders eagerly await this date, but Head of Tax Strategy at CoinTracker, Shehan Chandrasekera, warns that airdrops are a taxable event. As such, individuals who register for and receive Spark tokens must include this as ordinary income when filing…
XRP has a major bullish breakout recently, resulting in an over 200% rally. And while bullish technicals had been building, it was the Flare airdrop and promise of free Spark tokens that helped propel Ripple to current levels. The Flare airdrop “snapshot” of the XRP ledger takes place at the end of this week, leaving…
After spending three years of the crypto bear market as the butt of all jokes, being compared to sheep manure, and much more, XRP has shocked the entire industry with a 225% single-month explosion. But the powerful breakout could only be just beginning, according to a variety of technical indicators that measure the strength of…
In a surprising turn of events, Ripple’s XRP is up 140% this week, making it the biggest top ten gainer of the past seven days. There’s no denying that XRP is a divisive token that draws criticism on multiple fronts. Recent blasts include the uncertainty bought about by the SEC’s indecision over XRP as a…
XRP continues to be one of the most disappointing and dormant altcoins in the cryptocurrency market, three years running. The recent Bitcoin rally has caused the altcoin to fall to new lows on the XRPBTC pair, which analysts claimed could cause its army of supporters to “admit defeat.” Instead, Ripple themselves have decided to buy…
Ripple failed on more than two occasions near $0.2600 and $0.2640 against the US Dollar. XRP price could nosedive if there is a break below the $0.2500 support. Ripple traded as high as $0.2644 and recently corrected lower against the US dollar. The price is trading well above the $0.2500 support and the 100 simple…
Ripple’s latest Q3 2020 report shows the firm made On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) sales of $81 million this quarter. By contrast, the previous quarter had ODL sales of $33 million. In addition, the Average Daily Volume (ADV) also showed a marked increase. This quarter’s ADV is up 106% to $404 million dollars, leading to a total…