XRP drops to $0.40 as Ripple and altcoins are hit by marketwide correction

• Bitcoin price drop under support at $55,000 ushered a market-wide correction in top altcoins, including XRP.
• Ripple erased all gains from the past fifteen months and hit $0.40 early on Friday.
• XRP extended losses by 7%, down to $0.38 on Friday.

Ripple (XRP) piled losses alongside top altcoins and Bitcoin early on Friday. The German government’s Bitcoin transfers and Mt.Gox payback to creditors have created uncertainty among traders and increased the pressure on Bitcoin and altcoins like XRP.

The latest developments in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) vs. Ripple lawsuit are skewed in favor of the payment remittance firm, with Judge Amy Berman Jackson treating Judge Torres’ 2023 ruling as precedent in the SEC vs. Binance suit.

Daily Digest Market Movers: Ripple hit by steep correction amidst crypto bloodbath

• Ripple erased its gains from the past fifteen months, falling to a fresh 2024 low of $0.38, early on Friday.
• XRP trades at $0.39, at the time of writing, wiping out nearly 7% of its value on Friday.
• The developments in the SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit support Judge Torres’ ruling that XRP is not a security in secondary market sales.
• Judge Torres’ 2023 ruling, which offered a partial victory to Ripple in the longstanding legal battle with the regulator, was strengthened by Judge Amy Berman Jackson using it as precedent in the SEC lawsuit against Binance.
• Ripple traders have been shedding their holdings at a loss since April 2024, per Santiment data.

XRP NPL and Supply on exchanges

Technical analysis: XRP dips to lowest level in fifteen months

Ripple is in a downward trend since March 11. The altcoin dipped to its lowest level in fifteen months, at $0.38, early on Friday. The altcoin erased gains from earlier in 2024 amidst a marketwide correction in cryptocurrencies.

Ripple could find support at the March 21, 2023, low of $0.37 if it extends losses further. XRP is down 7% on Friday.

XRP/USDT daily chart

On the contrary, a daily candlestick close above $0.4611 could invalidate the bearish thesis and push XRP higher toward the next psychologically important resistance at $0.50.

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