Cryptocurrencies Price Prediction: Ripple, Zcash & Bitcoin – Asian Wrap 17 September

Ripple and Stellar outlook: XRP and XLM rebound amid mixed signals

XRP price trades at $1.300 on Thursday, holding a neutral, range-bound stance as it sits between clustered moving averages and higher trend resistance. XRP is marginally above the 50-day and 100-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) at $1.284 and $1.255, which together suggest underlying demand in the $1.250–$1.280 area, but it remains capped by the 200-day EMA at $1.353 overhead.

Crypto Overview: Bitcoin steadies above $76,000 amid Fed rate hike – Privacy coins rally

Zcash holders voted in favor of the next major network upgrade, NU7, which increases its transaction speed to 25 seconds per block and maintains a Bitcoin-inspired halving schedule, with nearly 2.4 million ZEC out of 3.6 million ZEC at stake. In addition, Zcash Labs committed $80,000 toward integrating Zcash's latest Ironwood pool into Ledger devices, enabling holders to self-custody their ZEC tokens.

Bitcoin slips below $76.7K True Market Mean amid weak demand — Glassnode

Bitcoin (BTC) has slipped below its recent trading range and the True Market Mean at $76,700, but the top crypto has remained relatively resilient despite a failed Clarity Act Senate vote, FOMC rate hike and a broader altcoin sell-off. BTC's decline placed the top crypto 1% below the True Market Mean, which represents the average price paid by active investors, according to a Wednesday report from Glassnode.