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The Ultimate Cryptocurrency to Buy With $1,000

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Legal challenges and market perception If you've heard of Ripple at all, it's probably because of the legal challenge it's facing. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched a lawsuit against Ripple Labs and some of its top executives in December 2020. XRP's market capitalization stands at $27.7

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The Single-Most Important Catalyst Taking Bitcoin and the Crypto Market Higher

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Yesterday's highly awaited decision from a federal appeals court appears to have paved the way for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund ( ETF ) to finally be launched. This news sent Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) rocketing higher yesterday, with the world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization briefly breaching the $28,000 level.

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Should You Buy Ripple (XRP) Right Now With $100 and Hold Through 2024 and Beyond?

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For the past few years, Ripple has been dealing with back-and-forth with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which first sued Ripple in December 2020, claiming XRP should be regulated as a security. It also means that XRP can only be traded on regulated exchanges.

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Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin All Popped on the Ripple Ruling

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What happened The crypto market was on fire on Thursday afternoon after a judge ruled that Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) is not a security (in most cases). So what The judge's ruling concluded that Ripple was a security when it was sold to institutional investors, who they said were speculating on an asset that they would then sell.

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It May Be a Wild Ride, but This Cryptocurrency Could Generate Serious Wealth. Here's Why

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But then came a long, bitter, and confusing court battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that started in December 2020, and it's been downhill ever since. The SEC was looking for more than $2 billion in fines and penalties, so XRP investors have been spinning this as a victory for Ripple.

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Will Ripple (XRP) Reach $1?

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Stuck in a legal challenge from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since December 2020, this token disconnected from broader price trends in the crypto market for a while, but is back to mirroring the price changes of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) rather closely in the long term.

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Meet the Widely Owned Cryptocurrency Cathie Wood Believes Can Skyrocket 5,855% by 2030

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While speaking at the Bitcoin Investor Day Conference held in New York on March 22, Cathie Wood updated her and her firms' previous lofty forecast for Bitcoin following the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) decision to approve 11 spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). economy totaled about $27.4