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Story: XRP Stuck at $1.43 While Bitcoin Rockets Past $77K, Raising Structural Concerns

By Sakamoto Nashi

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Price Action Shows Persistent Weakness. XRP's been trapped inside a descending channel since late 2025. Major resistance levels?

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Bitcoin Pair Tells Darker Story. Things look worse when you check the XRP/BTC pair. XRP trades at roughly 1,840 sats right now.

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XRP sits at $1.43. Bitcoin just hit $77,000.

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The gap between the two keeps growing, and it's raising pretty uncomfortable questions about whether XRP's lag is just a bad patch or something deeper.

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XRP's been trapped inside a descending channel since late 2025. Major resistance levels? Still way out of reach. The 100-day moving average hovers around $1.

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The $1.80 level is kind of the make-or-break zone. Getting there would require a 20% jump from current prices.

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The supply zone at $1.80 remains the critical barrier. Reaching it would need a significant price increase from where things stand now.

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XRP keeps sliding against Bitcoin. The 100-day moving average for XRP/BTC sits around 2,000 sats, and the 200-day is near 2,200 sats. Both have gone unchallenged since early 2026.

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Support comes next at 1,800 sats. That level got tested during the February capitulation. Below that, the trendline points to a potential turning point around 1,600 sats.

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Read also: Strategy Stock Rockets 25% as Bitcoin Breaks Past $78,000 Mark

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The disparity is stark. Bitcoin successfully broke its descending channel and is advancing toward $80,000. XRP can't even challenge its moving averages, which continue to decline.

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The RSI around 40 doesn't inspire confidence. It's not reaching oversold levels that might trigger a rebound. It's not showing the strength needed for a bullish shift either.

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XRP's decline against Bitcoin has been persistent and pretty brutal. The token's inability to break above significant moving averages stands in sharp contrast to Bitcoin's…

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The ongoing decline in both the 100-day and 200-day moving averages for XRP/BTC presents a formidable challenge.

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For XRP to regain footing against both the dollar and Bitcoin, it needs strategic movement—and fast.

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