- Ripple, Hedera and Aptos Labs, founding members of DLT Science Foundation, made a key announcement on Monday.
- The three firms launched the MiCA Crypto Alliance to enhance compliance with EU markets in crypto assets regulation.
- XRP hovers around $0.5600 on Monday.
Ripple (XRP) made a key announcement alongside other founding members of a crypto alliance. The DLT Science Foundation is behind the effort, Ripple partnered with Hedera and Aptos Labs.
XRP erased recent losses and held steady above $0.5600 on Monday.
Daily digest market movers: Ripple leads effort for crypto alliance launch
- Ripple partnered with crypto firm Aptos Labs and distributed ledger technology-based Hedera for the DLT Science Foundation. The DLT Science Foundation (DSF) is a non-profit organization that promotes blockchain technology adoption among firms.
- The foundation’s mission is to create an open ecosystem and work with industry, academia and developer communities.
- DSF announced the launch of the MiCA Crypto Alliance for better coordination among industry members and for navigating the regulatory landscape in the European Union (EU).
- The alliance aims to foster cooperation between firms navigating the EU’s regulation pertaining to innovation in blockchain technology.
- MiCA sets strict disclosures for Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) and expects centralized exchanges and crypto firms to disclose climate impact of operations, among other details, through white papers and online descriptions accessible to the public.
Technical analysis: XRP eyes double-digit gains
XRP has been in a multi-month downward trend since its July 2024 top of $0.9380. The native token of the XRP Ledger erased recent losses and trades at $0.5731, above support at $0.5600.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator shows green histogram bars above the neutral line, signaling underlying positive momentum in XRP price trend.
XRP could extend gains by 15% and rally to $0.6602, the 50% Fibonacci retracement of the decline from the July 2024 top of $0.9380 to the July 2024 low of $0.3823.
XRP/USDT daily chart
XRP could find support in the Fair Value Gap (FVG) between $0.5413 and $0.5556.
Bitcoin, altcoins, stablecoins FAQs
Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, a virtual currency designed to serve as money. This form of payment cannot be controlled by any one person, group, or entity, which eliminates the need for third-party participation during financial transactions.
Altcoins are any cryptocurrency apart from Bitcoin, but some also regard Ethereum as a non-altcoin because it is from these two cryptocurrencies that forking happens. If this is true, then Litecoin is the first altcoin, forked from the Bitcoin protocol and, therefore, an “improved” version of it.
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to have a stable price, with their value backed by a reserve of the asset it represents. To achieve this, the value of any one stablecoin is pegged to a commodity or financial instrument, such as the US Dollar (USD), with its supply regulated by an algorithm or demand. The main goal of stablecoins is to provide an on/off-ramp for investors willing to trade and invest in cryptocurrencies. Stablecoins also allow investors to store value since cryptocurrencies, in general, are subject to volatility.
Bitcoin dominance is the ratio of Bitcoin's market capitalization to the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies combined. It provides a clear picture of Bitcoin’s interest among investors. A high BTC dominance typically happens before and during a bull run, in which investors resort to investing in relatively stable and high market capitalization cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. A drop in BTC dominance usually means that investors are moving their capital and/or profits to altcoins in a quest for higher returns, which usually triggers an explosion of altcoin rallies.
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