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XRP rebounds after artificial spike and swift decline

EditorPollock Mondal
Published 16/11/2023, 09:40 pm
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NEW YORK - The cryptocurrency XRP is currently experiencing a rebound, trading up 3.50% at $0.6516, following a tumultuous week that saw its value artificially inflated and then rapidly collapse due to a fraudulent report. On November 14th, XRP's price surged to $0.75 as a result of a counterfeit BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) XRP Trust report. The spike was short-lived; once the deception came to light, the digital currency's value plummeted by 20.44% within hours, settling at $0.5967.

In the wake of this incident, Austin Hilton, CEO of Redhill Group, linked the sharp decline of XRP to a larger market correction on Tuesday. Hilton noted that investors were moving funds from cryptocurrencies to traditional stocks, buoyed by encouraging U.S inflation data indicating a slow down to 3.2%. This shift in capital flow comes amidst a general bearish sentiment in the crypto market, which also saw trading volumes for XRP fall by 31%.

Despite these challenges, Hilton remains optimistic about XRP's prospects. He highlighted the cryptocurrency's resilience and strong fundamentals, affirming its status as a leading asset within the crypto space, just behind Bitcoin and Ethereum. His forecast for a bullish future for XRP is set against the backdrop of its current recovery, though trading volumes are still markedly lower at $1,485,292,935.

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