Daily Crypto Signals: Bitcoin Eyes Historic $109K Close, XRP Faces $20,000 Price Prediction

Quick overview

Bitcoin BTC/USD approaches its highest-ever weekly close at $109,000 while maintaining bullish momentum above key support levels. Meanwhile, XRP XRP/USD generates controversy with bold predictions suggesting the token could reach $20,000 through institutional adoption and supply reduction mechanisms.

Crypto Market Developments

Bitcoin is pushing toward record-breaking weekly and monthly closes, and the flagship digital asset is trading near $108,500. This is a key time for the cryptocurrency market. Whale operations that are well-known have made the weekend’s volatility worse. This is especially true for the infamous Hyperliquid trader James Wynn, who switched between short and long positions before finally closing his $13.9 million short position. The overall mood of the market is still cautiously bullish as traders get ready for Monday’s start, when they expect further volatility to the upside.

MicroStrategy is still buying a lot of Bitcoin, and co-founder Michael Saylor says this is the company’s 11th week in a row of doing so. The corporate treasury behemoth now owns 592,345 BTC, which is worth more than $63 billion. This means that it has made more than $21.8 billion in gains that it hasn’t recognized yet. In Kenya, on the other hand, regulatory news is making headlines. Crypto startups are worried about Binance-linked lobby groups having too much power in the proposed VASP bill. At the same time, ETF analysts are confident that REX Shares will soon launch a Solana staking ETF.

Bitcoin Tries to Break Resistance at $109,000

Bitcoin’s recent price action is very interesting from a technical standpoint because it is trying to break through the important $109,000 resistance level, which would record its biggest weekly close ever. Chart analysis shows that the market is likely to stay strong, with the 15-minute timeframe exhibiting a bullish structure with higher lows even though there are occasional sweeps of resistance levels. The Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) indicator is showing a golden cross formation. This means that price momentum in the near term is stronger than it has been in the past, and it also means that bulls are still in charge of the market dynamics.

It can’t be stressed enough how important it is for Bitcoin to close over $109,000 every week. This would be a new high for the currency and might start a new advance toward new all-time highs. Rekt Capital, a well-known analyst, said that this close would be historic because it would let Bitcoin break past its last big weekly barrier mark. Traders, on the other hand, are being careful because liquidity is usually lower on weekends, which can lead to false breakout signals. When traditional markets return on Monday, that will be the real test. More volume and institutional participation will show whether the gains made this weekend can be kept up under typical trading conditions.

XRP Price Prediction: Can it Touch $20,000?

After game creator Chad Steingraber’s controversial notion that the token may reach $20,000 per coin came back to light, XRP has become the focus of a lot of speculation. This would be a mind-blowing 10,000 times more than what it is now, when it is trading at about $2. Steingraber’s “Chad Steingraber Theory” lays out a three-part framework: assets built on the XRP Ledger with stablecoins as utility drivers, XRP as a reserve asset to power this utility, and institutions taking XRP out of public supply through private holdings and treasury allocations.

The idea is based on a number of big assumptions, such as the widespread use of stablecoins and central bank digital currencies on the XRP Ledger. This would mean that XRP would be needed for transaction settlements and potentially create billions of dollars in demand every year. Steingraber also thinks that big banks would use XRP like a reserve asset, like gold, and keep hundreds of millions of dollars worth of it in private ledgers to back their own digital currencies. After taking into account locks, burns, and lost keys, there are only about 20 billion XRP tokens left in public circulation. If institutions bought up a lot of them, it might cause a huge supply shock. However, there are still a lot of problems to solve, including as the continuing SEC lawsuit, competition from existing networks like Ethereum and Solana, and the need to show that XRP performs better than other networks to get institutions to use it.

Top Altcoins to Watch Today

• Hyperliquid (HYPE) is showing resilience after bouncing back above the 20-day EMA at $37.14, with bulls targeting the $39.12 resistance level. A successful break could propel HYPE toward $42.50, though significant resistance is expected in the $42.50 to $45.80 zone.
• Bitcoin Cash BCH/USD continues facing selling pressure at the psychological $500 level but maintains bullish momentum with upsloping moving averages and positive RSI readings. A breakthrough above $500 could trigger a rally toward $550 and potentially $625.
• Chainlink LINK/USD has been consolidating around the 20-day EMA at $13.27, with bulls maintaining pressure for an upward break. The key level to watch is the 50-day SMA at $14.43, as a move above this could signal a potential trend reversal toward $18.
• Sei (SEI) demonstrated strength by breaking out of the 50-day SMA and reclaiming the $0.29 resistance level. With both moving averages sloping upward and RSI in positive territory, SEI could target $0.35 and subsequently $0.43 if momentum continues.

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