Market picture
The crypto market has been quietly hovering around the $2 trillion mark for the past two days. However, this could be a base formation followed by an upside momentum as the market recovers from the shock sell-off since early August. This sell-off has been closely linked to the sell-off in BTC and ETH due to their close ties to institutional holders.
At the same time, it's hard to ignore a few positive stories for crypto investors.
XRP bounced back to its historical support line and traded near $0.60. News of the SEC's decision in the case drove a 28% jump in price over a few hours on Wednesday night. Technically, the price is back above its 50- and 200-week averages and 40% above Monday's low.
Toncoin is up over 10% in 24 hours on news of a listing on Binance. At its current level of $6.38, the coin is back to its August 2nd highs and is recovering faster than other major competitors.
Despite these more high-profile positive stories, it is still worth keeping an eye on Bitcoin and Ethereum's performance. They have the potential to set the mood for the broader cryptocurrency market and act as a sentiment indicator for global risk appetite, heralding a change in sentiment in stocks.
News background
The court issued a final judgment and fined Ripple $125 million, reducing by 94% the initial fine requested by the SEC. "This is a victory for Ripple, the industry and the rule of law. The SEC's opposition to the entire XRP community is gone," said Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said who will be the next US president won't make much difference to Bitcoin. In his opinion, reserves in the first cryptocurrency are unlikely to be created under any administration due to resistance from the traditional banking industry.
CryptoQuant CEO Ki Yoon Ju has calculated that the wallet balance of long-term investors in the first cryptocurrency has increased by 404,448 BTC ($23 billion) over the past 30 days. He is confident that in Q3, some organisations, large companies, and authorities in several countries will announce investments in digital gold.
The CryptoQuant CEO noted that miners' capitulation is almost complete, the hash rate is approaching an all-time high, and it is likely to remain stable. US mining costs are now at $43,000 per BTC.
Jump Trading successfully withdrew 11,500 ETH worth approximately $29 million from Lido Finance's liquid staking platform. Several experts cited the actions of the firm and its associated market maker, Jump Crypto, as a factor in the market correction.
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