- XRP Army, community members, and validators debate the need for a DAO for governance on XRP Ledger on X.
- Ripple noted a 25% increase in active addresses in the first two days of September as market participants show interest in altcoin.
- XRP gains over 1.30% on Monday, steadies above $0.55 at the time of writing.
Ripple (XRP) Army constitutes of community members that hold the token and entities that run validator nodes for the altcoin. The community members are currently debating on X the benefits of a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) on the XRP Ledger.
DAOs typically put governance in the hands of the community, which further decentralizes the chain.
Daily digest market movers: Ripple Army debates need for DAO, further decentralization
- XRP community member behind the X handle @DarkhorseDNME4 shared thoughts on further decentralizing the XRP Ledger. The validator behind the X handle @Vet_X0 commented and added insights to the questions raised by the XRP Army member.
- Three key issues are being debated: whether there should be a DAO on the XRP Ledger, whether projects building on the Ledger and issuing tokens should pass on the benefits to token holders, and that XRP holders should gain from the actions of the payment remittance firm or the Ledger.
- A DAO is a digital organization that decentralizes decision-making and governance on a chain, and this would take power away from the payment remittance firm and likely make the future of the Ledger more decentralized.
- XRP Army has supported the firm through its lawsuit with the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and celebrated key milestones like the launch of Automated Market Maker (AMM) on XRP Ledger. However, @DarkhorseDNME4 argues there has been little to no value addition in terms of the token’s price, in a recent tweet on X.
As an XRP holder I'm going to give my absolute truth to you @Ripple @bgarlinghouse @JoelKatz @MonicaLongSF @Vet_X0 for the last 2 years here in X I have highlighted, your bot use, your XRP-0, prisma, Your Net neutral ODL transactions, your reliance on Centralised…
— ĐΛRKHØRSΞ™ (@DarkhorseDNME4) September 1, 2024
- On-chain data from crypto intelligence tracker Santiment shows that Ripple has noted nearly 25% spike in active addresses between August 31 and September 2. The first two days of September recorded a spike in address activity, meaning higher participation from the crypto community and likely an increase in interest among traders.
XRP active addresses (24-hour)
Technical analysis: XRP could extend gains and target $0.6217
XRP is in a multi-month downward trend that started with the July 13, 2023, top of $0.9380. Since then, XRPLedger’s native token extended its decline to the July 5 low of $0.3823. At the time of writing, XRP holds steady above the $0.55 area and could extend gains by 12% to a key resistance level at $0.6217.
XRP has tested $0.6217 as resistance several times between April and August. The psychologically important $0.60 level could act as a resistance for the altcoin in its path to $0.6217.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) reads 44.03, below the neutral level, showing a lack of positive momentum.
XRP/USDT daily chart
A daily candlestick close below Sunday’s low of $0.5434 could invalidate the bullish thesis. In that scenario, XRP could sweep liquidity at the lower boundary of the Fair Value Gap (FVG) between $0.5188 and $0.5785.
Crypto ETF FAQs
An Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is an investment vehicle or an index that tracks the price of an underlying asset. ETFs can not only track a single asset, but a group of assets and sectors. For example, a Bitcoin ETF tracks Bitcoin’s price. ETF is a tool used by investors to gain exposure to a certain asset.
Yes. The first Bitcoin futures ETF in the US was approved by the US Securities & Exchange Commission in October 2021. A total of seven Bitcoin futures ETFs have been approved, with more than 20 still waiting for the regulator’s permission. The SEC says that the cryptocurrency industry is new and subject to manipulation, which is why it has been delaying crypto-related futures ETFs for the last few years.
Bitcoin spot ETF has been approved outside the US, but the SEC is yet to approve one in the country. After BlackRock filed for a Bitcoin spot ETF on June 15, the interest surrounding crypto ETFs has been renewed. Grayscale – whose application for a Bitcoin spot ETF was initially rejected by the SEC – got a victory in court, forcing the US regulator to review its proposal again. The SEC’s loss in this lawsuit has fueled hopes that a Bitcoin spot ETF might be approved by the end of the year.
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