Bitcoin traded near $80,000 Thursday afternoon ET as Brent crude rose above $104 a barrel and the 10-year Treasury yield reached 5.35%.
XRP is still eyeing a structural recovery toward its mid-term target of $1.80, but not before it retests the 200-day exponential moving average (EMA) and key supports between $1.26 and $1.38 in the near term.
Ripple's chief technical visionary David Schwartz is returning to the big stage. At the anniversary conference Ripple Swell 2026, which kicks off in New York on October 27, the XRP Ledger co-creator will make his first appearance in his new capacity as CTO Emeritus.
XRP falls toward $1.42 as crypto markets sell off, but a long-term technical analyst still sees a potential path toward $27.
XRP was down 6.68% over 24 hours, while long liquidations reached $2.61 million in the latest hour tracked.
Gert van Lagen's projection depends on a breakout above $2.10, stronger performance against Bitcoin and a hypothetical $450,000 Bitcoin price.
The confluent resistance at $2.10 becomes the most-crucial level to watch for this symmetrical triangle to activate.
The upgrade has 30 of 35 validator votes and could activate Thursday evening if support remains above the required threshold.
XRP was down 4.59% over 24 hours, while long liquidations greatly exceeded short liquidations across major exchanges.
South Korea just added another major name to Ripple's growing institutional roster.
XRP's 50-day and 200-day exponential moving averages stood near $1.39 and $1.38, while reserve figures showed different trends across measurement windows.
DAG Wealth lists 50,000 XRP as a managed-account minimum, while Firelight and Doppler use different withdrawal, custody and protocol-risk structures.