Ripple (XRP) gains on Friday as traders digest the developments in the Securities & Exchange Commission’s (SEC) appeal against the final lawsuit ruling. In August 2024, Judge Analisa Torres imposed a $125 million fine on Ripple for their institutional XRP sale and the altcoin’s non-security status in exchange-based transactions was maintained.
XRP is trading around $0.55 early on Friday.
XRP broke out of its downward trend on August 9, 2024, since then the altcoin has been rangebound. XRP could gain nearly 10% and test resistance at $0.60, the psychologically important level for the token.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) reads 47.41, under 50. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator flashes green histogram bars above the neutral line, meaning there is underlying positive momentum in XRP price trend.
XRP/USDT daily chart
XRP could find support at the August 5 low of $0.5319, or the July 5 low of $0.3843, if there is a correction in XRP price.
Ripple is a payments company that specializes in cross-border remittance. The company does this by leveraging blockchain technology. RippleNet is a network used for payments transfer created by Ripple Labs Inc. and is open to financial institutions worldwide. The company also leverages the XRP token.
XRP is the native token of the decentralized blockchain XRPLedger. The token is used by Ripple Labs to facilitate transactions on the XRPLedger, helping financial institutions transfer value in a borderless manner. XRP therefore facilitates trustless and instant payments on the XRPLedger chain, helping financial firms save on the cost of transacting worldwide.
XRPLedger is based on a distributed ledger technology and the blockchain using XRP to power transactions. The ledger is different from other blockchains as it has a built-in inflammatory protocol that helps fight spam and distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks. The XRPL is maintained by a peer-to-peer network known as the global XRP Ledger community.
XRP uses the interledger standard. This is a blockchain protocol that aids payments across different networks. For instance, XRP’s blockchain can connect the ledgers of two or more banks. This effectively removes intermediaries and the need for centralization in the system. XRP acts as the native token of the XRPLedger blockchain engineered by Jed McCaleb, Arthur Britto and David Schwartz.