Bitcoin’s move into mainstream finance is accelerating far faster than gold’s, 
as ETF inflows signal institutional adoption surging beyond historical 
precedents and cementing digital assets as core portfolio holdings, according 
to Bitwise. Bitwise Shows Bitcoin ETF Growth Dwarfs Gold’s Early Inflation- 
Adjusted Inflows Asset management firm Bitwise shared on social media platform 
X on Jan. 10, […]

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XRP is rapidly positioning itself as a foundational asset for institutional 
finance as major treasury and infrastructure players collaborate to unlock 
large-scale liquidity, structured yield strategies, and deeper integration 
between traditional finance and the XRP Ledger. Institutional XRP Adoption 
Takes a Structural Step Forward With Evernorth–Doppler Alliance XRP is 
increasingly emerging as a cornerstone asset […]

XRP Is Being Positioned for Institutional Domination — Evernorth and Doppler Begin Building Treasury-Scale Liquidity

With 2025 in the rearview mirror and 2026 already packed with developments, 
many are debating whether the United States is headed for a liquidity lift or 
a sharp downturn. Crypto has swung within a tight range as equity markets push 
higher and precious metals flirt with record territory. Against that backdrop, 
the prediction market Polymarket […]

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XRP is now back to trading just above the $2 level after an early January 
rally briefly carried its price action into the $2.40 range. The pullback has 
so far been controlled, with price holding above former resistance that has 
now turned into short-term support. A technical analysis shared on X by crypto 
analyst Bird proposed that conditions are now right for a familiar macro setup 
that has preceded XRP&#8217;s largest historical rallies. The focus of this outlook 
is on XRP&#8217;s reaction with the US dollar index and what its next move could 
mean for the cryptocurrency. Related Reading: Crypto Market Watches As Clarity 
Act Enters Senate Debate Next Week: US Senator How DXY Weakness Has Always 
Unlocked XRP Rallies Bird’s analysis is based on the US Dollar Index, or DXY, 
and its inverse relationship with XRP during important phases. The chart 
accompanying his post pointed to three previous periods, around 2017, 2021, 
and 2024, where sustained weakness in the dollar coincided with aggressive 
upside moves in XRP. In each of those cycles, red candles on the DXY chart led 
to a loss of dollar strength, while XRP responded with strong upward expansion 
shortly after. This recurring pattern means that XRP’s largest moves tend to 
follow macro shifts, not just even events related to XRP. When dollar 
dominance fades, capital always rotates into crypto assets, and XRP has been 
one of the primary beneficiaries of that transition. Interestingly, the 
current setup shows that DXY has returned to a similar structural zone seen 
before past rollovers. As shown in the chart below, the DXY is now trending 
downwards. US Dollar Index, XRPUSD. Source: @Bird_XRPL On X XRP To New All- 
Time Highs? The first highlighted phase captures the late-2017 to early-2018 
cycle, when a weakening dollar backdrop lined up with XRP’s rally run into the 
cycle peak in the mid-$3 range. A similar relationship appeared around the 
2020-2021 window, where dollar softness was followed by XRP surging to $1.90 
at its cycle top. The latest was in H1 2025, which culminated in XRP reaching 
its current all-time high of $3.65 in July. The important context is why the 
current moment is a decision point. At the time of writing, the DXY is sitting 
around 99, and from here it can either turn lower and start printing red 
candles again or catch a bid and print green. If DXY starts printing red 
candles again and rolls over, the pattern Bird is pointing to suggests the 
macro backdrop becomes supportive for another strong XRP leg higher, which is 
why a new all-time high above $3.65 could come into view within the next few 
months. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Next Peak Might Ignite ADA’s Rally, Says 
Cardano Creator If DXY prints green and strengthens, that would be the 
opposite signal: it can tighten liquidity conditions and keep XRP&#8217;s price 
action capped in consolidation around $2 before any breakout attempt. Either 
way, the dollar’s next move will signal what comes next. Featured image from 
Unsplash, chart from TradingView

Analyst Outlines The Bull Case For XRP And Why Price Will Hit All-Time High Soon

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