Such fees are remarkably high for a low-cost blockchain, when transactions typically take fractions of a cent to settle.

XRP’s price rise is accompanied by record perpetual futures open interest and surge in trading volumes.

Growing speculation of a potential spot XRP ETF is one of the factors driving the surge, one crypto analyst said.

Bitcoin has been consolidating in a range 10%-15% below record highs as investors largely tempered expectations of further interest rate cuts.

A notable 65% of the survey respondents are bullish long-term, with 63% mulling more allocation to digital assets in the next three to six months.

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 12, 2024.

Much of the current rally has been fueled by bullish sentiment around the meme’s endorsement by technology entrepreneur Elon Musk in the Trump administration.

Such cumulative losses are the highest since early April, when BTC briefly crossed its previous peak at over $73,000.

Weekend pumps are considered bullish because they indicate broad interest and participation from smaller investors rather than just institutional players.

The broad market gauge CoinDesk 20 Index was higher by 8.2% versus bitcoin’s 6% advance following Donald Trump’s victory.