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Ripple fails to rally as lawsuit win falls short, here’s what to expect from XRP

|ByEkta Mourya

  • SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit ended in a $125 million fine for securities law violation by the payment remittance firm, however both parties consider it a win. 
  • Ripple noted a massive spike in XRP price after the ruling, but the rally fades as traders digest the likelihood of SEC appeal.
  • XRP slips under key psychological support at $0.60, erasing 7% of its value on Friday. 

The US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) vs. Ripple lawsuit ended after a long-drawn legal battle with the court asking the firm to pay $125 million in fines. Judge Analisa Torres noted that the firm is likely to violate federal securities laws if it hasn’t already, raising concerns about an SEC appeal. 

XRP suffered a correction on Friday, down to $0.5778 at the time of writing. 

Daily Digest Market Movers: XRP could lose legal clarity if SEC appeals ruling

  • XRP retains its status as a non-security, with Judge Analisa Torres making no change to the July 2023 ruling in the final lawsuit outcome. 
  • Eleanor Terret, a journalist at Fox Business, however, believes that the SEC has reason to appeal the ruling on XRP’s status as a security. 
  • While Judge Torres’ ruling cements XRP's status as a non-security in secondary market sales, if the SEC appeals, this could affect the sentiment of traders. 
  • With XRP’s legal clarity analysts expected news of an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) application soon.
  • The SEC is unlikely to appeal the fine imposed on the firm since it is nearly twelve times the amount that Ripple offered to pay. 
  • XRP erased recent gains from the lawsuit ruling and dipped under the key psychological support level at $0.60. 

Technical analysis: XRP erases gains and extends losses by 7%

XRP is in a multi-month downtrend per the daily chart. The altcoin erased gains from the lawsuit victory and suffered a correction on Friday. XRP lost 7% value on the day and dropped under key support at $0.60. 

XRP Ledger’s native token could extend its losses further by another 10% and collect liquidity in the Fair Value Gap (FVG) between $0.5188 and $0.5785. Ripple could find support at the upper and lower boundary of the FVG. 

XRP/USDT daily chart 

A daily candlestick close above $0.60 could invalidate the bearish thesis, and XRP could rally towards the $0.6602 target, the 50% Fibonacci retracement of the decline from July 13, 2023, to July 5, 2024. 

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