Donald Trump shares CoinDesk's XRP srticle on Truth Social, spurring bullish sentiment

Trump posted an article about XRP's increase in U.S. deals on the Truth Social platform.
XRP remained muted after the post, although trading volume is up by 26% to $5.5 billion in the past 24 hours.
The post comes after bullish sentiment around XRP linked to a potential ETF approval.

CoinDesk Analysis Team CoinDesk

U.S. president Donald Trump shared an XRP-related article on social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday, stoking excitement and speculation among the XRP community.

The article, published by CoinDesk in January, revealed how Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse experienced an uptick in U.S. deals and hiring efforts following Trump's election victory in November.

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