{"id":537806,"date":"2023-06-14T06:24:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T06:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=537806"},"modified":"2023-06-14T06:30:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T06:30:43","slug":"xrp-in-red-despite-hinman-docs-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/xrp-in-red-despite-hinman-docs-release\/","title":{"rendered":"XRP Smothered In Red Despite Massive Whale Accumulation, Hinman Docs Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
XRP, the cryptocurrency at the center of the continuing legal battle between payment company Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, faces a crucial turning point with the unsealing of the highly-anticipated Hinman documents on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
This development carries significant implications for the future of the cryptocurrency market.<\/p>\n
During an address in 2018, former head of the SEC’s finance division William Hinman essentially declared that Ether (ETH) was not a security since it had become “sufficiently decentralized.” The documents in question pertain to this speech.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday morning, as soon as\u00a0media outlets had obtained copies of the\u00a0Hinman speech materials, the price of XRP, Ripple’s native cryptocurrency, soared to $0.56, a 2023 high.<\/p>\n
Now, red was the dominant color for XRP at the time this article was written.<\/p>\n
CoinMarketCap data shows<\/a> that XRP has traded at $0.51, down 2.31% in the previous 24 hours. Among the hubbub around the release of the Hinman documents, the token also suffered a hit in the weekly timeframe, falling by 2.18%.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to early reports, the freshly disclosed Hinman records have far-reaching consequences, suggesting a positive outcome for Ripple (XRP) in their lengthy legal struggle against the US regulator.<\/p>\n As stated by Hinman in his talk:<\/p>\n Many news organizations have recently expressed optimism that the information contained inside the Hinman documents could be decisive in Ripple’s ongoing legal showdown with the SEC.<\/p>\n However, at the moment, such optimism doesn’t mean much in terms of XRP’s price movements, as seen in the graph below:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As new details unfurl, on-chain data reveals that crypto whales had spent an additional $170 million in XRP in the days leading up to the release of the Hinman speech papers.<\/p>\n Below is a chart from Santiment<\/a> showing the 310 million new XRP that crypto whales with 1\u2013100 million in their holdings bought between June 10\u201313.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If the fresh investment made by whale investors is valued at the market price of $0.51, then their total accumulation is worth around $158 million.<\/p>\n As XRP finds itself painted in crimson, the anticipation of a favorable rally in price in the midst of the drama portrayed in the SEC versus Ripple legal tussle grows.<\/p>\n When whales spend so much on a particular\u00a0cryptocurrency, and in this case XRP,\u00a0it usually means they expect the price to rise, and this indicates confidence in the broader crypto market.<\/p>\n But, the question is – will this huge appetite by whales enough to pump new vigor into the crypto?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meanwhile, the recent market integration of XRP’s latest developments raises questions about the influence of major XRP holders, and their potential efforts to drive the price up to $0.60.<\/p>\n These influential entities possess substantial amounts of XRP and may utilize their holdings to exert upward pressure on the cryptocurrency’s value.<\/p>\nSource: CoinMarketCap<\/pre>\n
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\u201cBased on my understanding of the present state of Ether, the Ethereum network and its decentralized structure, current offers and sales of Ether are not securities transactions.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n
XRP price trajectory retreating in the red zone in the last 24 hours. Source: CoinMarketCap<\/pre>\n
Whales Scoop Up More Of The Crypto<\/strong><\/h2>\n
XRP price climbing as per whales' wallet balances. Source: Santiment<\/a><\/pre>\n
XRP market cap currently at $26 billion. Chart: TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
A Climb To $0.60, Or A Drop Below $0.51?<\/strong><\/h3>\n