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Will Ripple (XRP) Drop to 34 Cents? xRapid and Building Determiners

Will ripple (xrp) drop to 34 cents? Xrapid and building determiners

Will Ripple (XRP) Drop to 34 Cents? xRapid and Building Determiners

Will ripple (xrp) drop to 34 cents? Xrapid and building determiners
  • Ripple (XRP) up 14 cents in the last week
  • Building and strategic partnership will drive adoption helping support Ripple (XRP) prices

Chris Larsen is part of the IMF Advisory Board, remains the co-founder of Ripple and recently donated $25 million in XRP at the San Francisco State University. Whether that will elevate Ripple Inc profile, we are not yet visible but what is clear is that Ripple (XRP) buyers are back.

Ripple Price Analysis

Fundamentals

Not surprising, Ripple is actively building and on the other, they are striking partnerships, and financial institutions can leverage on their network for cost cuttings and efficiency. And this is understandable. As a network that seeks to dislodge the incumbent in SWIFT, it must go the extra mile, and that means being aggressive in their negotiation, on-boarding new members and be regulatory compliant.

They have been successful in the first two, and now that some of Ripple’s key members as Chris Larsen are working with global players like the IMF, we expect the company to prioritize compliance over everything else.

After all, for the adoption of xRapid, a solution that makes transactions faster and more efficient, more so after the launch of Cobalt, there should be clarification on whether XRP is a utility or an investment contract.

Last week and as a show of good will, Chris Larsen and his wife donated $25 million worth of XRP at the San Francisco State University, funding which will go towards supporting students as they become “changemakers of local and global entrepreneurial and fintech ecosystems.”

Candlestick Arrangements

Thus far, Ripple (XRP)’s performance is average, adding 14 percent in the last week. However, we expect XRP bulls to flow in now that the third most valuable asset is trading within a bullish breakout pattern against the USD. All this is visible from candlestick arrangements.

Not only are bulls back trading above the 61.8 percent Fibonacci retracement level of Dec 2018 high low but the coin’s direct correlation with Bitcoin had a lifting effect on the currency. Even so, XRP bulls have much ground to cover, and it is after when prices rally above 40 cents breaking out of the five-month consolidation is when risk-averse traders can get in, ramp up in smaller time frames and even aim at 60 cents in line with our last XRP/USD trade plan.

Before then, risk off traders can search for dips with targets at 40 cents.

Technical Indicators

Participation is medium, and despite volumes surging 4X from Mar 26 on Apr 5, bulls are struggling to print higher highs. However, that doesn’t mean buyers are in control.

Any break above 40 cents must be with an uptick in volumes exceeding 79 million of Apr 2. That will confirm buy pressure of Jan 30 and late Sep 2018 besides reaffirming the strength of 30 cents as a reliable support line.

Chart courtesy of Trading View

Published at Mon, 08 Apr 2019 20:00:25 +0000

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Crypto Pundit John Mcafee Hacked but Hodling

The markets have shown declines across the board this morning, possibly due to a sell-off during the Asian trading session following government regulation in South Korea. bitcoin and all of its brethren slid overnight by an average of around 12%, and only Ripple seems to have survived.


News can be a big influence on the nascent cryptocurrency market, as can social media, such as Reddit, Facebook, and Twitter. One such crypto aficionado who has taken to social media in recent weeks to air his views is outspoken British-American computer programmer and businessman John McAfee.

Hodl or Die

In an article on MarketWatch, bitcoin bull McAfee remained confident and told those holding the digital currency to keep doing so, despite it shedding 40% off its record high in the past two weeks. McAfee, who founded the self-named anti-virus company in 1987, took to Twitter, where he has been spending a lot of time lately, and posted:

For you who are long term investors like myself: (those who always make the most returns), bitcoin is still the crypto giant. It is at a low price, and will never be cheaper. It will be ten times this price in 2018. Remember – it has the lowest circulating supply of any coin.

Known his for candid comments, McAfee stated at the end of November that he would eat his own manhood if a bitcoin was not worth a million dollars by 2020. He has since become quite a character in the crypto sphere.

Hacked Off

In an ironic twist, the former cyber security chief found himself at the wrong end of the digital divide today when his Twitter account was hacked. McAfee has been using the account to post daily altcoin recommendations, which have largely resulted in somewhat predictable pumps and dumps. Critics have labelled this as market manipulation, but in an unregulated market such as crypto, anything goes. McAfee recently changed the daily coin recommendation to a weekly occurrence.

The hackers had started to post their own coin recommendations using McAfee’s account, which had over half a million followers at the time. Coins pumped during the incursion were BAT, NXT, and Siacoin.

He replied with the following post after users started posting screenshots onto social media:

Urgent: My account was hacked. Twitter has been notified. The coin of the day tweet was not me. As you all know… I am not doing a coin of the day anymore!!!!

In an attempt to extricate himself from the digital abyss, McAfee did post the following:

Though I am a security expert, I have no control over Twitter’s security. I have haters. I am a target. People make fake accounts, fake screenshots, fake claims. I am a target for hackers who lost money and blame me. Please take responsibility for yourselves. Adults only please.

What the hack does is highlight the nature of things in crypto land. It will hopefully serve as a warning that nobody, not even the ex-boss of a cyber security firm, is immune. Take care of your coins!

What are your thoughts on John McAfee: crypto legend or market manipulator? Share your thoughts in the comments below.


Images courtesy of Twitter/@officialmcafee and Wikimedia Commons.

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