RIPPLE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS (XRP US DOLLAR)
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SPECIAL YEARLY FORECAST
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XRP to see double-digit price and reduced regulatory uncertainty
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Ripple ends 2021 on a strong note by establishing itself in the East despite the ongoing lawsuit in the US against the SEC. XRP price burned brightly in the first half of 2021 but its momentum appears to have vanished in the second half. Regardless of the lackluster performance, Ripple and its native token XRP have a bright future ahead of them in 2022.
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ETC edges higher by 2.3% and trades around $22.60 at the time of writing on Friday after testing a key support area the day before. On-chain data showing increased account growth suggests a bullish move ahead. Ethereum Classic price faced rejection by the daily resistance level of $25.13 earlier this week.
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Celebrity meme coins report by Jupiter Slorg on Thursday shows that these tokens have been in deep waters since early July after experiencing heavy growth in June. In a recent analysis, Jupiter Slorg revealed that celebrity meme coins are down by an average of 94% from their all-time highs.
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Ripple (XRP) made a comeback above key psychological resistance early on Wednesday. Crypto traders are optimistic after the Ethereum Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) launch. Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban recently shared his comments on how Kamala Harris’ nomination to the Presidential elections could influence crypto regulation.
Bitcoin: Will BTC manage to recover from recent market turmoil?
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Bitcoin recovers to $67,000 on Friday after finding support around $63,500 a day before. Still, BTC losses over 1.50% on the week as Mt. Gox persists in transferring Bitcoin to exchanges.
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Characteristics of Ripple
Ripple is the third largest market capitalization strength in terms of cryptocurrencies. It was launched in 2012 as a decentralized free software payment system and under this name we find both the financial protocol for transfers and the cryptocurrency better known as XRP.
However, until 2016 Ripple did not obtain the necessary accreditation to operate as a cryptocurrency, ending up being fined the previous year with a sum of 700,000 dollars. Just one year after obtaining its license, its capital had amounted to 55 million dollars in part due to its acceptance and subsequent collaboration with banks such as Santander, Siam Commercial Bank, Royal Bank of Canada or UniCredit, among others.
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Differences between Ripple, Bitcoin and Ethereum
Among the most outstanding features, the speed of transfer stands out because for every second a total of 1,500 transactions can be carried out while other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum only allow 6 and 15 respectively. Likewise, completing a transaction takes around 4 - 5 seconds while with Ethereum it takes 2 minutes and with Bitcoin, it goes up to almost an hour.
Due to the importance of Bitcoin today, Ripple has a payment gateway that facilitates payment between its users with these two cryptocurrencies without the need to have their own wallet with that currency. Despite using a similar operation that allows the connection with other cryptocurrencies, it does not work under the blockchain technology.
Another main difference with respect to other cryptocurrencies is the absence of mining. It’s not possible to generate new Ripple units this way. Right from its launch, it was agreed that the maximum number of Ripple would be at 100 billion units, although not all of them are in circulation at this time. Ripple units are being released by their creators periodically. In addition, it’s worth underlining that nearly 20% of the market cap is owned by its creators.