As reported yesterday, a significant price shift saw XRP soar from approximately $2.3 to almost $3 within a 36 to 48-hour window. Although it didn’t cross the $3 hurdle or challenge its January 2018 all-time high, it did manage to outperform USDT in terms of market capitalization after retracing slightly.

Some market observers had predicted this trend, cautioning that many traders could overlook it. Santiment, the analytics firm, has also shared its insights into this dramatic surge.

The firm highlighted that this breakout occurred during a time of notable growth in the network behind the token, as evidenced by the rise in newly created wallets. A whopping 7,000 new addresses were established in just 24 hours.

Increased retail interest in the token across social media platforms was another reason cited by Santiment for the surge. It noted that 5.5% of all crypto discussions revolved around XRP, the highest level since mid-March when Ripple’s CEO announced the resolution of the lengthy legal dispute with the US SEC.

As XRP began its breakout, another potential driver of the asset’s surge was noted. The number of substantial wallets holding at least a million tokens had reached a record high of 2,743. The following day, this number stood at 2,742.

The resurgence of the overall market is the last catalyst to be discussed. Like XRP, many other cryptocurrencies were in a consolidation phase for weeks, with Bitcoin leading the pack. However, the market leader broke out on Wednesday evening and led the entire market into a bullish trend.

After topping at a new all-time high of nearly $119,000 on Friday, numerous altcoins, including XRP, followed suit. As the first, largest, and arguably most influential digital asset, BTC’s movements have a significant impact on the rest of the market.

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The analysts trace the beginning of this bull market to the rising possibility of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) approvals in the U.S. This development pushed Bitcoin from $25,000 to $46,000 by the time the funds launched on January 11, 2024.

As per Bernstein’s view, the successful inflow into these ETFs, which had not been priced in, drove Bitcoin to a record high of approximately $74,000, after which it took a several-month hiatus. The subsequent boost came from pro-crypto Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election in November. Trump’s promise to transform the U.S into the “crypto capital of the world” and establish a favorable digital asset regulatory framework saw Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of approximately $109,000 on his Inauguration Day.

In a note to clients on Monday, Gautam Chhugani, leading the analyst team, wrote, “The next leg of the Bitcoin bull market is bracing itself, backed by several positive catalysts. We believe that the Crypto Task Force, under the guidance of David Sacks, is committed to establishing the National Bitcoin reserve as directed by the President.”

The analysts believe that such a Bitcoin reserve could be funded by the Federal Reserve or Treasury, although this would necessitate legislative approval and would potentially trigger swift repricing of the cryptocurrency. Furthermore, the Bitcoin seized by the U.S. government, currently valued at around $20 billion, could be added to the reserve, possibly initiating a global competition among sovereign states.

The Bernstein team also highlighted additional catalysts for the next Bitcoin bull market phase. These include notable filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and recent major investments in Bitcoin ETFs. They noted Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy) latest $742 million Bitcoin purchase, substantial year-to-date spot Bitcoin ETF inflows, and the SEC’s repeal of SAB 121, enabling crypto custody by banks.

The analysts concluded, “The combined adoption by banks, institutional investors, corporations, and potentially sovereigns positions Bitcoin as a significant rival to gold. With Bitcoin valued at $2 trillion market value versus $18 trillion for proven gold reserves, we see an asymmetric upside for Bitcoin.”

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Polkadot also known as DOT with the price that has tick higher in past 24 hours for anticipations. New set of the cross-chain communications with the protocol will solve the long-standing problem related to sector of blockchain.

The price of DOT gains 12% with launch of XCM

Bulls have push price of DOT to $16.44 with the day prior. Thereby, gaining more than 12% as they have assessed the launching of the XCM. It is the messaging system which permits the parachains — individual blockchains it also operates in the parallel in ecosystem of Polkadot. For communicating with one other.

Future updates in protocol of XCM will also see parachains exchanging of the messages devoid of relying on central blockchain of Polkadot. This expects for eliminating bridge hacks which has cost of industry above than $1 billion.

Different bullish catalysts

The gains of DOT even appeared in the line with similar kind of upside moves in market of cryptocurrency. For example, Bitcoin also known as BTC has rally approximately 6% in similar period with PolkaDot climbed for 12% with the correlation coefficient. Thereby, suggesting that DOT and BTC prices are almost moving in lockstep in last few days.

However, the U.S. bank stay on their path to cut down the interest rates. Thereby hoping to avail near to 2%–3% “neutral” though even preparing for the “softish” set of landing, such as curbing inflation devoid of overly impact of the U.S. economic growth.

As the result of the hawkish tone, the current price of Bitcoin rebound can also fizzle out short of $40,000. Thereby, taking down rest of crypto market where even DOT is included.

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