Ripple (XRP) edges higher after a broader flash sell-off on Thursday, which saw the cryptocurrency market capitalization drop 4% to $3.4 trillion. XRP has recovered to trade at around $2.17 at the time of writing on Friday after dropping 9% on Thursday.
Bitcoin (BTC) price stabilizes above $106,000 on Wednesday, a few inches away from its all-time high (ATH) of $109,588 set on January 20. BTC’s Open Interest (OI) has surged to a new record high of $75.14 billion, mirroring the setup of previous bullish cycles.
Bitcoin (BTC) briefly traded above $107,000 on Tuesday after Standard Chartered's Geoffrey Kendrick reaffirmed the bank's $500,000 price target by 2029, citing growing institutional and government exposure through Strategy's stock holdings.