The numbers do not lie, but they also do not always tell the same story — and right now, XRP is stuck between two very different narratives. On the one hand is a climb against USD, up 1.79% to $2.16441, with the middle Bollinger Band acting as a major support.

Bears are back as most of the coins are in the red zone, according to CoinStats.

Shiba Inu developers are ushering in a new phase with the launch of Karma, a trust-scoring system designed to evaluate user activity across its decentralized ecosystem. Shadowhunter, one of the projects developers, recently appeared on a podcast to discuss the new system, highlighting its pivotal role in the Shiba Inu DAO and broader dApp landscape.

XRP is currently hovering near the critical $2 mark, but technical indicators are flashing warnings of a potential volatility spike. Despite showing bullish impulses, XRP continues to struggle below the 100-day exponential moving average (EMA), which remains a strong resistance barrier.

According to analytics firm Kaiko, XRP is positioned to be the next altcoin to get its own exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the U.S.

XRP may have spent the past few weeks struggling to hold above the $2 level, but one analyst believes the recent price action is only in its early stages of a much larger surge. For those who think $3 is a reasonable target, this outlook predicted that the real move could take the altcoin far beyond that mark and possibly much sooner than expected.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has predicted that Bitcoin's mega explosion to the elusive $200,000 level is possible, as regulators in the United States have swiftly changed their approach to regulating crypto.

Analysts at Kaiko have identified key factors that position XRP ahead of other cryptocurrencies for potential spot ETF approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

While everyone is watching Bitcoin, XRP just pulled a sneaky breakout move. Is it a fakeout or the start of something bigger?

Prominent blockchain tracker Whale Alert, which monitors large cryptocurrency transfers, has spotted a massive crypto transaction that took place earlier today and carried tens of millions of dollars worth of XRP. The destination was the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. — Coinbase.

After a sharp break below the $2 support level last week that caught investors by surprise, the XRP price is back up again and looking to break out into another surge. This is highlighted by an analyst on the TradingView website who explained that XRP is making major strides after the recovery.

XRP has struggled to secure growth in recent days, with the altcoin failing to maintain key support levels. Despite an attempted price rally, XRP has been unable to break through the $2.32 level, leaving the price hovering just above $2.00.

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple held steady on Tuesday as the mood in the market improved after tariff reprieve. However, these coins may be affected by the performance of the stock market after the S&P 500 index formed the first death cross pattern since 2022.

Shiba Inu price has failed to register significant gains in the last two months, which has caused a decline in the number of daily active addresses to a one-year low. This drop shows that the level of market interest in SHIB is waning.

XRP open interest is close to a 1-year low as of April 14, with the sum of open positions declining to 1.18 billion, down from a high of 3.67 billion in mid-January, according to the latest data retrieved by Finbold from market intelligence platform CryptoQuant.

Shiba Inu's Layer-2 blockchain, Shibarium, has officially surpassed 1 billion transactions, marking a significant achievement for the ecosystem. This milestone comes 18 months after the platform's launch, underscoring its rapid adoption and growing role in the crypto space.

Shiba Inu price remained in a tight range at a crucial support level as the token's burn rate gained momentum. Shiba Inu (SHIB) was trading at $0.00001192 on Tuesday, where it has been for the past few days.

Following the breakout of the descending trendline, PEPE's price is poised for a 20% upside move.

XRP and solana (SOL) are top candidates for a spot ETF approval in the U.S., driven by their high liquidity, with the Ripple-related token edging out among others for what could go live on the market earlier, Kaiko analysts shared in a Monday report.

XRP price has recorded marginal gains today and held its $2.15 support as the broader crypto market stayed in the green. Amid this, a top analyst revealed that Ripple's coin may have already hit its bottom.

May 22 is the next important date to watch as the SEC must respond to Grayscale's spot XRP ETF filing by then.

With on-chain metrics and technical indicators suggesting a worrying slowdown, XRP is once again having difficulty holding its ground. XRP has experienced yet another price rejection close to the 100 EMA, a critical dynamic resistance line that the asset has not been able to break since late February following a brief test of the upper boundary of its descending trading channel.

XRP (XRP) price is up 15% over the past seven from a low of $1.61. According to several technical analysts, a sustained recovery daily close above $2.20 will signal a strong trend reversal that could put double digits within reach.

Technical indicators suggest short-term rebounds for XRP ($XRP), Cardano ($ADA), and Solana ($SOL). Their comebacks come after Trump proposed US tariffs worldwide that rattled the financial sector at large, including crypto.

The altcoin space is buzzing as Bitcoin teases a break past the $85K resistance, trading at $85,939. Frog-themed PEPE flashed bullish signs after consolidation, hinting at an October-style rally that saw it gaining over 100%.

In a recovering crypto market, investors are shifting from short-term trades to long-term infrastructure plays. Projects with defined utility, ongoing development, and expanding user ecosystems are beginning to stand out again. Ripple (XRP), Polkadot (DOT), and Cosmos (ATOM) are re-establishing themselves as foundational assets, each benefiting from improved sentiment and clearer adoption narratives.

The Shiba Inu protocol has seen a major bump in its deflationary metric, the burn rate. According to data from Shibburn, this metric has jumped by 2,063% in 24 hours, with more than 20 million SHIB sent to dead wallets.

Crypto pundit Zach Rector's has published a bold projection that XRP could surge to $15 as soon as institutional inflows driven by exchange-traded funds (ETFs) increasingly reshape market dynamics. In his analysis, Rector contends that the anticipated inflows from XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could transform the asset's valuation landscape.

A sudden 70,000,000 XRP transfer — worth $150,361,090 — between two unknown wallets has sent a ripple through the XRP community. First flagged by Whale Alert, the size of the transaction immediately triggered speculation around possible whale activity, market timing and Ripple's next move.

Even while stock markets are mired in uncertainty, AI tokens continue to mount a rebound. Behind the scenes, the crypto AI sector is exploding after fresh announcements from OpenAI and NVIDIA.

As a specialized blockchain catering to banks and currency exchange houses, XRP (XRP 2.03%) has a collection of risks that are worth taking seriously.

Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and the broader meme coin sector are seeing selloffs while investor sentiment in leading cryptocurrencies seems to be back.

XRP (XRP 1.81%) is no stranger to catalysts big and small, as its holders know. And it just got another one that could imply good times ahead.

Ripple, the company that issues XRP (XRP 1.37%), just made a play worth upward of $1.2 billion. In short, on April 8 it acquired a prime broker called Hidden Road, which will now integrate XRP's ledger into its operations.

With market observers anticipating another test of the psychologically and technically significant $0.00001 level, Shiba Inu is once again approaching a critical price juncture. Since early February, the meme-inspired token has been trapped in a persistent downward trend, and current price action indicates that SHIB holders may be in for more suffering.

XRP is slightly down on the day, but there could be more trouble on the horizon.

April 15, 2025 06:58:37 UTC What Happened In Crypto Market Today? The global crypto market cap edged up 0.63% to $2.7 trillion, while the 24-hour trading volume dipped 4.68% to $78.57 billion. Market sentiment remains cautious, with the Fear & Greed Index at 31 (Fear). Bitcoin and Ethereum saw modest gains, rising 1.04% and 0.

XRP price is experiencing choppy moves as traders hold their positions in anticipation of the outcome of the SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit.

XRP price started a fresh increase above the $2.120 resistance. The price is now consolidating and must settle above $2.1680 for more gains.

Shiba Inu's 2000% burn rate surge failed to lift prices, as traders debate whether technical patterns signal an imminent rally or 50% crash ahead.

During a recent podcast appearance, Shadowhunter, a Shiba Inu developer, explained that karma will be very important for the ecosystem, including the project's decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

The crypto market, led by Bitcoin (BTC), has experienced an increased level of bullishness amid an optimistic outlook for the ongoing tariff trade wars. Ripple Labs' XRP has gained over 12 percent in the past seven days to trade around $2.15 on Tuesday, April 15, during the early European session.

XRP price could reach $15-$71 according to analysts, driven by technical breakouts and potential ETF approvals despite current retail-driven volatility.

For PEPE, as with other memecoins, hype may be a double-edged sword.

According to data provided by CoinGlass, Binance users are overwhelmingly long XRP.

The Shiba Inu burn rate once again shot up by a staggering 2000% on Tuesday, reverberating market optimism surrounding its future price movements. Recent burn metrics revealed that over 20 million SHIB tokens were removed from the asset's circulating supply in just a day.

More than 19 million Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) tokens were kicked out of circulation Monday, applying additional deflationary pressure on the popular dog-themed meme coin. What happened: The burn rate exploded 1734% over the last 24 hours, resulting in a supply squeeze of 19.16 million SHIB tokens, according to Shibburn, the coin's official burn tracker.

Whilst the XRP (XRP) price was subdued on Monday just above $2.10, elevated trading volumes of more than $3 billion in the past 24 hours suggest that something could be happening behind the scenes. The post $3 Billion XRP Volume Spike – What Do Whales Know That You Don't? appeared first on Cryptonews.