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Story: XRP Struggles Below $1.48 as $60 Target Hinges on Critical $3.66 Breakout

By Evie Vavasseur

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The $1.48 Wall Nobody's Talking About Enough. Right now, XRP is stuck in a much tighter box. Over the past 48 hours, the token has bounced…

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Bitcoin Hyper Draws Attention as XRP Waits. While XRP sits on its hands, some investors are moving money into earlier-stage plays.

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XRP can't seem to catch a break. Analyst Ali Martinez has flagged $3.66 as the resistance level that basically everything hinges on — clear it, and a decade-long ascending…

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The $60 price target that's been circulating isn't pulled from thin air, but it's not close either.

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For XRP to even begin building toward $3.66, it needs to close above $1.48 first, then grind higher over multiple quarters. Without that, the realistic range stays between $1.

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A 1 billion token escrow unlock didn't help. That release, valued at roughly $1.38 billion, hit the market recently and added supply pressure at a moment when XRP needed stability.

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Regulatory factors are in the mix too, though details there stay murky. Traders are clearly weighing the broader environment alongside the technical setup.

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See also: XRP Trading Volume Soars to $7.28 Billion on Binance Amid 659% Address Surge

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The pitch from Bitcoin Hyper is pretty specific: integrate the Solana Virtual Machine into Bitcoin's ecosystem to enable faster smart contract functionality.

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Whether that works at scale is a different question. Presale numbers are one thing; actual developer adoption is another.

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The split in attention between XRP and projects like Bitcoin Hyper kind of captures where the crypto market is right now.

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See also: XRP Climbs to $1.44 as Senate Faces Crucial CLARITY Act Vote

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XRP's situation isn't hopeless. The ascending triangle is a legitimate pattern, and the $3.66 level has real significance if you're following Martinez's analysis.

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For now, the token's trading range is narrow. Volume is low. The market's in wait-and-see mode. Analysts are watching $1.48 as the near-term trigger, and $1.

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