The United States Department of Justice has brought charges against 10 
individuals for allegedly manipulating digital asset prices through so-called 
“pump-and-dump” schemes. In a Tuesday press release, federal prosecutors 
alleged that the defendants conspired to artificially inflate trading volumes 
and…

US DOJ charges 10 in crypto wash trading case linked to Gotbit, Vortex

Shares of the European crypto asset manager are set to start trading today, 
marking a venue shift as digital asset companies navigate a weaker market 
backdrop.

CoinShares stock makes US debut on Nasdaq following SPAC merger

Australia passes a law requiring crypto exchanges and custodians to obtain 
financial services licenses as the country moves to regulate digital asset 
platforms.

Australia passes digital asset bill bringing crypto platforms under licensing

In its 12-year history, the XRP price has formed various trends, some of them 
bullish and some of them bearish. Each one has led to its own unique trend 
that seems to have sustained through time, thus prompting investors to turn to 
historical performance as a possible way to predict where the XRP price might 
be headed next. Recently, another historical trend has emerged as one analyst 
charts the altcoin’s performance against that of Bitcoin and how it has 
reacted in the past. XRP Breakout Again, Bitcoin Always Leads To A Triple- 
Digit Rally Back in 2024, crypto analyst Javon Marks had highlighted that the 
XRP price had broken out against Bitcoin. This was important because the XRP 
price breaking out against the leading cryptocurrency had always led to a 
major rally, and Marks expected this to repeat itself. Related Reading: The 
Crowd Is Bearish On Bitcoin, But History Says That’s Bullish True to form, 
following the breakout, the XRP price had begun to rally hard, and while the 
analyst had previously predicted a 243% increase, the resulting rally was much 
better. By the time that the XRP price hit its cycle peak in 2025, it had 
rallied by more than 500%. This made a confirmation that the trend was strong 
and followed the same trajectory. Fast forward to 2026, and the crypto analyst 
has pointed out the same trend again. The only difference is that this time 
around, the trend seems to be much stronger. XRP is already breaking out 
against Bitcoin, but the current breakout is the result of an even larger 
setup, suggesting that the result from this would be even more significant. If 
the current trend against Bitcoin plays out as it has in the past, then Javon 
Marks is predicting another triple-digit rally. This would be even more 
significant than the previous 500% rally, with the crypto analyst predicting 
that the XRP price could rise 635%. Such an increase would put the XRP price 
above the $10 level, in line with the predictions of other crypto analysts for 
the cryptocurrency. At the same time, this would lead to XRP losing a zero 
against Bitcoin, going from 0.00002 BTC to over 0.00014 BTC. Related Reading: 
Bitcoin Last Line Of Defense Revealed: Can BTC Price Still Go To $40,000? For 
now, the focus remains on the $1.5 level, where there seems to be significant 
resistance building up for the cryptocurrency. Breaking this resistance with 
momentum would likely set the altcoin on the path to the next rally. Featured 
image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com

The Last Time XRP Made This Move Against Bitcoin, It Led To A 500% Increase To $3.3

Franklin Templeton&#8217;s acquisition signals increased institutional interest in 
crypto, potentially accelerating mainstream adoption and innovation.
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