Is XRP comparable to USDT? This isn't an insult; it's questioning the underlying business logic.

Just caught this interesting XRP analysis from a TA analyst, and it's pretty compelling if you're thinking about the next bull market cycle. Apparently, XRP has been consolidating in an ascending triangle pattern since 2017 on the monthly chart—we're talking about a 9-year setup here. The pattern works like this: the upper resistance line stays flat (parallel to the time axis) while the lower support line keeps rising. Price bounces between them. XRP actually retested that upper resistance back in August 2025 but got rejected, and since then it's been gradually sliding back down the channel. Classic script repeating itself over and over. Here's where it gets interesting for potential buyers. If history rhymes, XRP could revisit the support zone between $0.75 and $0.80 before the triangle finally breaks. The analyst calls this the "ultimate" buy-the-dip opportunity. The closer price gets to the apex, the more likely a breakout becomes—and when a 9-year consolidation finally breaks, these moves tend to be historic. Ascending triangles are typically bullish patterns, so if we do see a breakout, it's more likely to go up than down. The analyst's take? When XRP finally escapes this pattern, the next bull market will be massive. Right now XRP is trading around $1.43, up about 4.77% over the past week. Still worth watching whether this support level holds or if we're about to see that massive move everyone's been waiting for. The setup is definitely there if you believe in technical patterns.

Crypto market news: yesterday (as of U.S. Eastern Time on April 20), the XRP spot ETF single-day total net inflow was $2,997,000. The XRP spot ETF with the highest net inflow yesterday was Grayscale XRP Trust ETF(GXRP), with a single-day net inflow of $2,219,800, and the total net inflow has now reached $121 million. The second was Franklin XRP ETF(XRPZ), with a single-day net inflow of $777,100, and the total net inflow has now reached $345 million. As of press time, the total net asset value of XRP spot ETFs was $1.076 billion, XRP net asset ratio was 1.22%, and the total cumulative net inflow had reached $1.278 billion.