In this article: xrp breaks $3 mark for first time since 2018, up more than 31% this year.
trading volume rose 141% in a single day, with a market capitalization of $171.48 billion.
Ripple's legal battle with the SEC continues, but
#optimism about the Trump administration is growing.
#XRP made its most dramatic comeback since the beginning of 2018 today, momentarily breaking the $3 barrier. However, it quickly corrected to $2.97. The cryptocurrency, which is often at the center of legal and regulatory dramas, has surged more than 31% in the first two weeks of this year alone, and trading volume
XRP exploded, rising 141% in a single day as traders and investors poured into the exchange. Analysts attributed the rise to optimism over Ripple's ongoing legal battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as rumors of clearer regulation as the Trump administration begins.
After the SEC denied Ripple's request to delay its appeal, the legal team led by CEO Brad Garlinghouse and General Counsel Stuart Alderoti complained about the regulator's heavy-handed tactics. Stuart Alderoti expressed his displeasure on X (formerly Twitter), noting that the SEC's rejection was yet another chapter in the legal nightmare
#Ripple has been dealing with since 2020. At the time, the SEC accused Ripple of selling XRP as an unregistered security.
In 2023, Ripple won a partial victory when a judge ruled that selling XRP to retail investors did not violate securities laws. However, the court ruled that sales to institutional investors are a different story.
Now that Gary Gensler is set to retire, he seems set to deliver the final blow to Ripple by refusing to change his position that XRP is a security.
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#Bitcoin is not a security, Gensler reiterated in a recent interview.
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