Crypto lawyer Stephen Palley affirms Ripple is a security while XRP price struggles to recover
|- XRP price has been trading sideways for the past two weeks unable to recover.
- According to a popular cryptocurrency lawyer and analyst, XRP is in fact a security.
Back on December 22, 2020, the SEC filed charges against Ripple and two of its executives for allegedly conducting a $1.3 billion unregistered securities offering. XRP price plummeted and lost more than 60% of its value within a week after the announcement.
XRP price can’t seem to recover from the SEC blow
Not only did the SEC charge Ripple, but most popular US-based exchanges have delisted XRP or halted trading. These announcements also caused XRP price to drop even lower reaching a local bottom of $0.173 on December 29, 2020.
XRP/USD 4-hour chart
From a technical perspective, XRP has established a descending triangle pattern on the 4-hour chart, which seems to be on the verge of a breakdown or breakout. The digital asset just got rejected from the upper boundary trendline and losing the $0.263 critical support level would send XRP price down to $0.188.
However, there is still a chance for XRP bulls to crash through the upper trendline of the triangle pattern on the 4-hour chart. This breakout can drive XRP price towards a high of $0.35 in the long-term.
Stephen Palley believes XRP is a security
Some Conclusions
— Palley (@stephendpalley) January 23, 2021
1. XRP = a security
2. Craig Wright ≠ Satoshi
3. Bitcoin ≠ a Ponzi
4. Crypto prices are manipulated
5. Tether, prolly corrupt
6. Ayn Rand is tedious
7. Money Printer go brrrrrr is good
8. The Howey test makes sense
9. Herring = good
10. Hindsight isn't 20/20
Some Conclusions
— Palley (@stephendpalley) January 23, 2021
1. XRP = a security
2. Craig Wright ≠ Satoshi
3. Bitcoin ≠ a Ponzi
4. Crypto prices are manipulated
5. Tether, prolly corrupt
6. Ayn Rand is tedious
7. Money Printer go brrrrrr is good
8. The Howey test makes sense
9. Herring = good
10. Hindsight isn't 20/20
A price breakdown would be far more likely if other popular analysts like Stephen Palley come out against XRP. Palley is a Blockchain and virtual currency attorney that believes XRP is in fact a security. In his latest tweet, Palley also mentions that Tether (USDT) is most likely corrupt and that Craig Wright is not the creator of Bitcoin.
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