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Here’s Why Stellar (XLM) And Ripple (XRP) Are Both Winners

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A large portion of the cryptocurrency space is pitching Stellar (XLM) against Ripple (XRP) right now. Some see the success of two coins as mutually exclusive, with the suggestion that the success of Ripple will make Stellar’s journey to mainstream adoption all the more difficult and vice versa.

We think this is nonsense.

To hijack (and twist) the words of Nick Grindell, this town sure is big enough for the both of them.

Right now, Ripple goes for around $1.30 a piece. Stellar Lumens, on the other hand, go for less than $0.55 a piece. But price isn’t the only metric we should be focusing on here. Market capitalization (and, indeed, the disparity in this metric for both coins) is even more telling – Ripple is currently sitting on a market cap of more than $48.6 billion. Lumens, on the other hand, command a market cap of less than $10 billion. So XRP is trading at a little over twice the price of XLM but just shy of five times the market capitalization.

XLM Daily Chart

XLM Daily Chart

We think there’s some balancing out to do there and we’d be very surprised if it wasn’t Lumen revaluing to the upside as opposed to the other way around.

But it’s not all about metrics.

There are other factors in play here – fundamental factors – that contribute to a bullish bias on both coins, weighted towards Lumen in the near term.

Ripple has gained strength over the last couple of weeks (subsequent to its early to mid-January lows below $1 a piece) on the back of the company reporting numerous fresh partnerships with enterprise-level companies – MoneyGram, Santander and more. These partnerships have served to reinforce the real world application of the company’s technology and its underlying coin, XRP, and markets have bought up XRP in line with this statement.

We’ve also see Stellar score some big partnerships, however, with some of the most notable being IBM, stripe, Deloitte, and more, yet the company hasn’t really benefitted in line with these developments – at least not to the degree that Ripple has, that is.

Perhaps it’s because the team over at Stellar is more of an entrepreneurial group of startup founders, as compares to the investment bankers and enterprise executives that head up Ripple. Perhaps its because Stellar is targeting individual use cases aimed at consumer spending as opposed to the big ticket interbank finance that Ripple is targeting.

Perhaps it’s both of these things.

Just maybe, however (and we think that this is actually more of a just maybe but we don’t want to get overenthusiastic about it), this is a case of publicity lag.

Ripple is making waves across pretty much every mainstream financial (and other) news outlet globally. Stellar is just about getting started doing the same (as illustrated by a quick mention on CNBC’s Fast Money last night) but it’s a long way off drawing the speculative volume that Ripple has picked up as its name has moved out of the crypto-umbrella and into the glow of mainstream industry.

When this happens (and it’s happening right now, take our word for it), Stellar and in particular XLM is what the crowds are going to flock towards.

Again, we’re not saying that readers should go out and convert all of their XRP to XLM. XRP is an incredible technology and it’s going to be a driving force behind the rejuvenation of the global financial system. Bailing out of an XRP position right now be ill-informed.

What we are saying, however, is that a position in XLM could be a nice portfolio addition, complementary to an existing XRP holding.

Long XRP, long XLM.

We will be updating our subscribers as soon as we know more. For the latest on XLM, sign up below!

Disclaimer: This article should not be taken as, and is not intended to provide, investment advice. Global Coin Report and/or its affiliates, employees, writers, and subcontractors are cryptocurrency investors and from time to time may or may not have holdings in some of the coins or tokens they cover. Please conduct your own thorough research before investing in any cryptocurrency.


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Bitcoin Price Dumps Below $41,000 Amid Uncertainty

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Bitcoin price dumped hard on Monday, briefly slipping below $41,000, erasing gains recorded in the previous week. The premier cryptocurrency seems to have exhausted its recent rally propelled by industry vulnerabilities. At the time of writing, the world’s largest cryptocurrency was trading slightly lower at $41,385. Bitcoin’s total market cap has dipped by 2% over the past day, while the total volume of BTC tokens traded over the same period climbed by 58%.

Fundamentals

Bitcoin price has been facing retracements and a rollercoaster over the past few days after recently rocketing to a 20-month peak. On-chain data has suggested that many investors used the opportunity to take some profits, leading to a decline in the asset’s price.

Bitcoin’s price slump is mirrored in the wider crypto market, with the global crypto market cap decreasing by 1.85% over the past 24 hours to $1.55 trillion. The total crypto market volume has increased by 32% over the same period. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has plunged from a level of extreme greed to a greed level of 70, suggesting a decline in risk appetite.

Ethereum, the largest altcoin by market capitalization, is currently trading at $2,167, down almost 3% for the day. Meme coins have been hit hard by the market slump, with Dogecoin and Shiba Inu down by more than 4% over the last day.

Last week on Thursday, cryptocurrency experts took notice of…

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Bitcoin Price is in Consolidation Mode Despite Market Optimism Post-Fed Decision

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Bitcoin price edged lower on Thursday despite optimism in wider markets on the back of the Fed’s interest rate decision. The flagship cryptocurrency has been consolidating above the critical level of $42,000 after briefly topping $44,000, its highest level in 20 months. Bitcoin was trading 0.71% lower at $42,569 at press time. BTC’s total market cap has increased by more than 3% over the last day to $832 billion, while the total volume of the asset traded over the same period jumped by 22%.

Economic Outlook

Bitcoin price has been trading sideways over the past few days, suggesting a pause in its recent rally towards $45,000. The premier cryptocurrency has decreased by 4% in the past week but remains 15.22% higher in the month to date. The digital asset has staged a significant recovery this year after a torrid 2022 in which a string of scandals, including the collapse of FTX, led to a market meltdown, undermining the credibility of the sector.

The crypto market has been buoyed by the Fed’s latest interest rate decision. The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its key interest rate unchanged for the third consecutive time, in line with market expectations. With the easing of the inflation rate, members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to keep the benchmark overnight borrowing rate in a targeted range between 5.25%-5.5%.

Additionally, the central bank indicated that three rate…

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Bitcoin Price Blasts $44K in Spectacular Surge as Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Looms Large

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Bitcoin price has been hovering above the $43,000 psychological level over the past two days amid anticipation about the potential approval of a spot bitcoin ETF. The flagship cryptocurrency has climbed more than 16% in the past week and nearly 170% in the year to date. Bitcoin’s total market cap has increased by nearly 5% over the past 24 hours to $858.9 billion, while the total volume of the token traded rose by 43%. The Bitcoin price was trading at $43,914 at press time.

Fundamentals

Bitcoin price has posted significant gains over the past few days, climbing to its highest level since April 2022, before the crash of a stablecoin that started a litany of company failures, pummeling crypto prices. The world’s largest cryptocurrency briefly topped the crucial level of $44,000 on Wednesday amid rising momentum despite being massively overbought.

According to analysts, with no spot bitcoin ETF approvals yet and the halving event five to six months away, the market is riding on FOMO. Capital has been flowing in the Bitcoin market amid enthusiasm that the launches of spot ETF will bring in billions of dollars of new investment into the crypto sector.

Investors have already started providing capital as seed money for ETF products. Notably, a recent report by CoinDesk showed that the world’s largest fund manager, BlackRock, received $100,000 in capital from a seed investor for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund…

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