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Five factors that help explain why XRP is important beyond its market price.
1. Cross-border payments and remittance efficiency International payments are one of the biggest value drivers of XRP. They help eliminate pre-funding, reduce settlement time, and lower costs by acting as a bridge currency.
Examples:
◽SBI Remit (Japan) uses XRP to send money instantly to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia. This benefits migrant workers who send remittances to their homes.
Franklin Templeton is approaching the launch of the Solana ETF
The asset manager has submitted Form 8-A to the U.S. SEC for its planned Solana fund. This typically occurs before the product hits the market. Usually, exchanges begin trading these securities the first day after the approval of the form. Therefore, it is likely that Franklin's Solana product will be ready very soon.
This measure comes after Franklin Templeton successfully launched its XRP ETF on Monday.
The Solana ETF will trade under the symbol SOEZ on NYSE Arca. The fund faced some setbacks earlier, as the SEC extended its review period repeatedly throughout the year.
Chainlink will launch the first spot ETF of Chainlink, called GLINK, which will begin trading next week, and Grayscale will possibly launch the product on December 2.
This is an important milestone for Chainlink that will provide institutional investors a controlled means of exposure to LINK without necessarily holding the cryptocurrency asset.
The ETF offers the opportunity to attract new capital flows from pension funds, corporate treasuries, and asset managers, providing a new structure of investment opportunities for interested parties. According to Grayscale, this action could generate institutional excitement in the cryptocurrency market.
The price of Chainlink has experienced a slight increase of 1% in the last 24 hours. The cryptocurrency maintains momentum above $12 and aims for the $15 level, following an optimistic upward trend.
With a trading volume of $671.99 million, 15% higher in the last day, Chainlink is gaining attention due to the early launch of the Chainlink ETF.
Investors hope that the inclusion of the ETF will further boost the price of Chainlink.
Kevin Hassett emerges as Trump's top choice to lead the Federal Reserve
A Bloomberg report indicates that close advisors to President Donald Trump consider him the preferred candidate. The selection process is in its final stage. Trump is looking for a candidate who shares his view of pushing for more drastic rate cuts.
Hassett considers himself someone who shares that perspective. He previously indicated that he was going to cut rates based on existing economic statistics.
This open position has intensified expectations that a leadership change would lead the central bank to a faster monetary easing. The president has frequently stated that the Federal Reserve has been too slow to reduce the cost of credit. He has repeatedly expressed his criticisms against the current president, Jerome Powell.
Kevin Hassett has established himself as the leading candidate to head the Federal Reserve of the United States. This trend indicates a possible shift in direction at the central bank, as interest rate policy becomes an important topic of debate.
Hedge funds maintain extreme short positions in dollars
Hedge funds are aggressively selling U.S. dollars, reaching one of the most imbalanced positioning levels in two decades.
The positioning index indicates that the funds are deeply rooted in 'extremely short' territory, an area that has historically preceded a recovery of the dollar rather than a prolonged decline.
Analyst Guilherme Tavares highlighted this configuration, pointing out that the market has become dangerously congested.
DASH has fallen by 26% in the last seven days, so buyers are still getting a discounted entry even after the strong advance earlier this quarter.
The chart now indicates that this pullback could be fading. Between October 30 and November 25, the price marked a higher low, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) marked a lower low. This is a continuation setup (hidden bullish divergence) and typically appears when a broader uptrend pauses before resuming.
For Dash, the Fibonacci extension levels based on the trend help chart the way forward. The first barrier is $78. A clear break above this level opens the way to $107 and beyond. These targets are within reach if the cycle narrative remains strong.
A drop below $52 breaks the continuation structure and puts $41 back on the chart. This is the level that served as support during the early November rally.
SEI has decreased by 54% in the last three months and is 88% below its all-time high, set in March 2024. The peak is not from five or six years ago, so retesting higher areas is not unreasonable if conditions improve.
Operators are also becoming more active. The top 100 addresses increased their exposure to long positions by 721%, indicating renewed interest.
Smart Money still has a net negative position (short), but even here, positioning improved by 58.02%, demonstrating that the more efficient traders are slowly abandoning bearish bets.
The chart sends the clearest signal. Between October 10 and November 21, the price marked a lower low, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) marked a higher low. This is a classic bullish divergence and a possible catalyst for a reversal.
A similar structure formed between October 10 and November 4 when SEI rebounded sharply before being rejected at the key resistance.
This creates the following set of levels. SEI must surpass $0.169 to confirm a real reversal. If it exceeds this, the path opens towards $0.195 (previous rejection level), and above this is the higher ceiling at $0.240.
The downside is clear. Losing $0.127 weakens the reversal and exposes a clear breakdown, especially if overall conditions remain weak.
BNB is one of the few large-cap tokens that has maintained a solid long-term performance. While Bitcoin has fallen around 6% year-on-year and Ethereum nearly 15%, BNB remains up around 35%. This strength makes the current pullback a more significant Black Friday discount than a symptom of weakness.
What is its current discount? BNB is 37.1% below its all-time high, reached about a month ago. This makes the discount more relevant.
BNB is also closely linked to the market in general. Its monthly correlation of +0.95 with Bitcoin shows that it moves almost in sync with BTC. Therefore, if the market changes, BNB's price usually reacts quickly.
In the chart, BNB shows a clear continuation structure.
Between June 21 and November 21, the price formed a higher low, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) marked a lower low. The RSI measures momentum, and this pattern—price up while the RSI goes down—indicates that selling pressure is decreasing. A similar setup occurred earlier between June 22 and November 4, but the movement stalled at the same ceiling that BNB faces now. That ceiling is $1,016.
BNB needs a clean daily close above this level to confirm the momentum. If it breaks:
◽$1,183 becomes the next target
◽Above that is $1,375, very close to its all-time high and realistic if market sentiment changes.
On the downside, losing $791 exposes $730, but the broader uptrend remains intact.
Its path back to the highs is short and achievable if Bitcoin stabilizes.
Will the price of Cardano benefit if the TVL increases as Charles Hoskinson expects?
The price of Cardano has been one of the most lagging in the cryptocurrency industry, partly because many investors see it as a ghost chain. In a recent post on X, the CEO of Nansen predicted that it would stop being among the top 20 cryptocurrencies, as nobody was using it.
In fact, when the Cardano network experienced a failure, the most popular joke was that nobody noticed, as nobody uses it. This criticism is likely to change soon, as the network could experience an increase in activity.
The price of Cardano has been one of the most lagging during the current cryptocurrency market downturn. ADA is trading at $0.41, its lowest level in over a year, and 70% below its peak in December of last year. So, will the coin recover after Charles Hoskinson's hints about an increase in its total value locked in DeFi?
The net inflow of Ethereum Spot ETFs was substantial, reaching 96.6 million on November 24, with BlackRock clients contributing 92.6 million of that total. This is the first inflow of Ethereum ETFs from BlackRock in two weeks.
Statistics indicate a significant increase in investor attention to Ethereum, especially when comparing ETF inflows to Bitcoin ETF outflows.
BitMine, a major cryptocurrency company, also increased its holdings to 69,822 ETH, valued at over 200 million dollars, last week. BitMine currently holds about 3.63 million ETH, which is approximately 3% of the Ethereum supply.
The price of Ethereum has remained steady, staying above $2,900 after rising 2% to $2,903 in the last 24 hours. The strong influx of spot ETFs for Ethereum in the U.S. and significant purchases, including those from BlackRock, have increased the momentum of the cryptocurrency.
Despite uncertainties in the market, the price of Ethereum follows the growth trend of Bitcoin in terms of increase, only by slight margins.
The cryptocurrency market as a whole also recorded a slight increase of 1.24% after fears dissipated. As Ethereum is at a significant level, its position is fragile, as the overall market adopts a defensive posture, and other major assets like BTC, SOL, XRP, and DOGE experience small spikes.
A SEC panel will analyze the compliance level of tokenized shares
A press release from the agency confirmed that the agenda is dedicated to regulatory changes. These changes could affect the issuance, trading, and settlement of digital representations of equity securities in regulated markets.
The committee will organize a panel dedicated to tokenized shares and the regulatory framework that currently governs them. The debate will assess whether the current rules provide sufficient clarity to issuers and trading platforms.
It will also examine the use of blockchain-based systems to manage corporate shares. This comes after recent comments suggesting that U.S. regulators might coordinate to provide clearer guidance to the new digital financial markets.
On December 4, the SEC Investor Advisory Committee will hold a virtual session to consider whether tokenized securities should be reclassified under U.S. securities laws.
The hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will be streamed via the SEC's website.
Ukraine accepts a peace agreement, marking a breakthrough in talks between the U.S. and Russia
According to a report by ABC News, the talks between U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and his Russian counterparts are the most recent of their kind, following similar ones in Geneva between U.S. and Ukrainian officials. The aim of the talks was to pave the way for a broader peace agreement. The U.S. official stated that while some details are pending, Ukraine has adhered to the peace agreement. The agreement is seen as an important step towards securing peace in the region. Driscoll and his colleagues are optimistic about the progress made to date. The talks have been productive and are proceeding satisfactorily, according to Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Tolbert.
A U.S. official confirmed on Tuesday that Ukraine has accepted the terms of a peace agreement with the United States. The agreement comes after secret talks between U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi. The talks aim to advance the peace process and end the ongoing conflict.