Near-term trends remain hinged on the SEC’s appeal strategy. If the agency pauses or withdraws its appeal in the Ripple case, XRP could break above its all-time high of $3.5505. Conversely, XRP could drop below $2.5 if the SEC pursues its appeal, challenging the Programmatic Sales ruling.

The White House has announced the appointment of Mark Uyeda as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) acting chair much to the surprise of some stakeholders. In early December last year, the then President-elect Donald Trump reportedly picked pro-crypto Paul Atkins as the new chair for the SEC to replace Gary Gensler,