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Why no XRP rally after Ripple Swell?

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Last month, September proved to be an incredible one for Ripple (XRP), mainly because of investors jumped in after the company hinted the launch of xRapid, its product that will use XRP token.

With xRapid, there is an excellent probability that big financial firms could be using XRP for global finance settlements directly. This single potential made Ripple’s XRP price go up by more than 100% last month.

What xRapid will do is play a role of a bridge between different currencies worldwide, allowing banks and payment providers to process cross-border remittances at a lower fee as well as high-speed. Let’s recall that the Ripple CEO, Mr. Garlinghouse claimed that dozens of banks would be making use of xRapid when 2018 ends, earlier this year.

With Swell happening where speakers like the former US president Bill Clinton had to speak alongside some positive announcements expected to-be made by the blockchain firm, it was anticipated that XRP price would surge.

Here we are, Swell is over (by the way not over officially as its second day is still in progress), but we didn’t witness any rally for Ripple (XRP) yet. That has made many starting to wonder why? Well, first up, that’s a valid question. Secondly, some good news was break yesterday on Swell too, but still, the XRP price didn’t respond well.

Ripple Labs, the firm that’s on the back of Ripple, revealed three US-based financial firms have signed up to their xRapid service. The alliance will help those companies to carry out global transactions within a couple of minutes only. That’s an impressive boost considering the fact that existing remittance system, SWIFT takes at least two days to make that possible.

Two out of three companies who have signed up for xRapid are payment providers and go by the names of Caullix and MercuryFX respectively. The third firm is Catalyst Corporate Credit Union, a corporative financial company.

Even though XRP had a nice bull ride last month, its price is still down by about 80% from the peak price token saw after the colossal bull run last year. The cryptocurrency touched $3 mark last year while it entered 2017 with a price of $0.006 per token.

Understandably, all eyes were on Ripple for its annual conference, Swell, mainly because of its star speakers like Gene Sperling and Bill Clinton, and anticipation of some big announcements. Both of those things have happened without failing even by an inch; the former US president took to the stage (and he praised the potential of blockchain a lot) as well as xRapid was made available for commercial use at full.

Relax. No matter how volatile the crypto markets are, you cannot expect to skyrocket your profits from XRP only because Ripple has been putting efforts in driving the adoption of xRapid lately. It takes time for adoption to start picking traction, everyone needs to understand that.

Now, what all the Ripple (XRP) holders need to do is wait for the xRapid adoption to spread (it will spread like the fire, potentially). As of now, only three companies have Opted for the service; there are hundreds of banks worldwide that are on SWIFT technology as yet.

Just imagine if only top 15 or 20 banks join the xRapid army, where would the XRP price go after such real-life consumption?

A way above than its current value, for sure. And that’s more likely to happen as more countries like Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and the likes start realizing that xRapid can save them 30-40% on remittance fees as well as make people send/receive payments within a couple of minutes instead of days.

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Solana Price Surges Beyond $100, Dethroning Ripple and BNB To Secure Fourth Place

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Solana price performance in recent times has been remarkable, surpassing Ripple and Binance Coin to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. The SOL price breached the critical level of $100 for the first time since April 2022 over the weekend to imbue optimism among investors. However, the altcoin has corrected by 7%, suggesting that the market is overheated. At the time of writing, the ‘Ethereum killer’ was trading slightly lower at $111.60.

SOL Outlook

Solana price has made a significant recovery over the past few weeks, climbing above the psychological level of $100. The altcoin has been one of the best-performing assets this year, extending its year-to-date gains to more than 1,025%, with more gains recorded in the past month alone. However, even with such growth, analysts have noted that Solana has a bleak chance of topping its ATH of $260.

The reason behind this is the increase in supply relative to its value. In November 2021, when the Solana price hit its all-time high of $260, its total market capitalization was around $78 billion. Despite the value of the crypto asset being less than half of what it was at the top, its market cap is currently hovering near $50 billion.

This has been brought about by the increase in the Solana supply by more than 100 million SOL over the past two years. According to some analysts, for the altcoin to retest $260, its…

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Solana Price Skyrockets to 20-Month Peak Amidst Memecoin Frenzy

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Solana price has noted significant gains over the past few weeks, climbing to its highest level since April 2022. The ‘Ethereum Killer’ almost topped the crucial level of $100 on Friday, before pulling back slightly. The asset’s recent surge has catapulted Solana’s total market cap to $39.6 billion, ranking 5th after and above BNB and XRP, respectively. Solana has jumped by more than 22% in the past week and more than 80% in the month to date. At the time of writing, SOL price was trading 0.90% lower at $93.10.

Catalysts Behind SOL’s Rally

Solana price has been on a strong bull run over the past few days, rocketing to its highest level in 20 months as the network benefits from the substantial activity and strong interest in memecoins. The SOL token, the native digital asset of the high-performance blockchain platform Solana, has shown some serious strength over the past few weeks, outperforming all the altcoins in the market.

The recent surge in the Solana price has been linked to heightened on-chain activities on the Solana blockchain. Notably, the ongoing hype for the blockchain’s speedy transactions, cheap fees, and a lottery of meme coin issuances has buoyed SOL’s on-chain activity. Metrics have revealed that Solana has been the strongest draw among on-chain traders, with trading volumes and network fees outperforming Ethereum- the largest altcoin by market cap.

Cited figures provided by DeFi aggregator DeFiLlama…

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Solana Price Breaches $60 Amid a Symphony of Bullish Indicators

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Solana price has jumped more than 8% over the past week, breaching the important level of $60. At the time of writing, Solana was trading 3% higher at $61.07. The asset’s total market cap has climbed to $25.9 billion over the past week, ranking it the 6th largest cryptocurrency after XRP. The total volume of SOL traded over the last day has declined by 8%.

SOL’s Bullish Cues

Solana’s price has been among the best-performing cryptocurrencies this year amid continuous growth. The “Ethereum killer” has consistently impressed investors throughout the year on the back of a resurgence in bullishness, which saw SOL’s price climb more than 513% in the year to date. Institutional investors have also shared the bullish sentiment, making Solana their most preferred altcoin.

In the week ending November 24, Solana recorded inflows worth nearly $3.5 million, significantly more than the other altcoins’ inflows combined. The asset’s monthly inflows were higher at $40.2 million, lower than Ethereum’s $99.6 million inflows in the same period. Other altcoins, including Litecoin and Ethereum, noted significant outflows, making Solana nearly half of the home for DeFi. This implies that when it comes to institutions, Solana is currently the best-performing altcoin with the potential of a long-term rally much higher than other digital assets.

Notably, the Solana DeFi ecosystem accomplished a significant milestone earlier this week. Its Total Value Locked (TVL) hit a new yearly peak of over $655 million,…

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