Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty remain optimistic about summary judgment in Ripple’s favor as the US SEC’s argument becomes weak. July could prove to be a crucial month for the crypto market, with many major developments expected by investors. The US House Financial Service Committee prepares to bring regulatory clarity and a stablecoin bill. This could also see US SEC and CFTC having separate control of the crypto market. Moreover, Judges in different cases including Binance, Coinbase, Terraform Labs, and others will announce major decisions in July. Ripple continues its global outreach despite the SEC lawsuit. Last week, Ripple Markets APAC Pte Ltd received in-principle approval of the Major Payments Institution license from Singapore’s central bank Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). In addition, institutional investors are again buying XRP as ETFs recorded the first week of inflow after many weeks of outflows. The renewed interest amid Bitcoin ETF filing and TradFi entering crypto industry have led to an increase in sentiment among traders.
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Ripple vs SEC: XRP Price to Jump Again in July? Popular crypto analyst Ali Martinez took to Twitter on June 26 to share interesting data on the relationship between network activity and XRP price. According to Santiment data, XRP price jumped higher following a spike in the number of active XRP addresses in the last three instances this year. Prices soared 25% in January, 50% in March, and 25% in May after daily active addresses increased significantly. “The last three instances XRP price jumped were preceded by a spike in the number of active XRP addresses.” Santiment on-chain data shows a surge in XRP daily active addresses in the last few days. It indicates a high probability of a jump in XRP price. As per historical data and US SEC v. Ripple lawsuit sentiment, a 50% is expected again. XRP price has rallied more than 35% this year. The price is currently trading at $0.48, down 2% in 24hrs. The 24-hour low and high are $0.479 and $0.492, respectively.
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