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XRP’s long-term price action was recently examined by crypto analyst EGRAG CRYPTO, who shared a technical framework that shows the cryptocurrency on a macro move to $200. In his post, the analyst outlined a channel-based structure that tracks XRP’s behavior across multiple cycles and highlights how its price has always followed the same diagonal paths over time. Based on where the altcoin currently sits within that structure, the analysis outlines a range of possible outcomes, including triple-digit price levels under specific scenarios.

Logic Behind Monthly Channel Structure

XRP has been subjected to multiple analyses projecting prices far above the $100 level. Notably, the technical analysis in question is built around multiple diagonal channels that act as long-term support and resistance. These diagonal channels encompass XRP’s price action on the monthly candlestick timeframe chart and go as far back as 2014. 

According to the analyst, this framework behaves similarly to a logarithmic regression channel, meaning price expansion and contraction follow geometric symmetry rather than linear movement. XRP has respected these channels for over a decade, moving from lower bounds during accumulation phases to upper bounds during rallies and expansions.

The reference point is in late 2017 / early 2018, when XRP’s price rally tagged the upper boundary of this channel before extending well beyond it. That move, measured at roughly a 677% overshoot from the channel ceiling, is used as the template for projecting future extensions.

XRP’s Price Targets And The $200 Scenario

According to the analyst, current cycle levels on the monthly candlesticks align perfectly with the 2017 geometry. The most debated part of the analysis is the projection toward $200, which EGRAG CRYPTO categorizes as a black swan tail scenario. 

This outcome relies on XRP replicating the full macro extension seen in 2017, where the price didn’t just reach the upper channel but dramatically exceeded it. When that same percentage extension is applied to the current structure, the projection lands near the $200 mark.

XRP Price Chart. Source: @egragcrypto on X

However, the extreme $200 price target is not the base case. The analysis positions the $200 level as an extreme endpoint within a much broader and more detailed technical roadmap with intermediate price targets where XRP might face resistance.

Using the channel geometry, the analysis breaks XRP’s potential path into layered scenarios. The first zone is around $4.5, corresponding to a clean interaction with the upper channel boundary. EGRAG CRYPTO describes this level as a high-conviction structural area with the highest probability outcome of 80% to 90%.

The next channel projection is a move to $10. This level depends on continued expansion within the same geometric framework and XRP has only a 60% to 75% chance of reaching this level. Further up, the analyst projected $27 as the cycle peak scenario, which is situated around the peak of the channel structure. The probability of reaching this price target is between 50% and 55%.

Amid the waning cryptocurrency market, the Ethereum blockchain continues to display notable resilience, proving its position as a leader in the blockchain sector. The blockchain is experiencing significant growth, especially the ETH’s Validator network, which underscores its robust reliability and stability.

A Pillar of Stability For The Ethereum Network

Ethereum is not just becoming a settlement layer for on-chain finance; it is also becoming a secured blockchain for its numerous validators. Even with a volatile crypto condition, hindering price and network growth, the ETH validator network appears not to be affected by the bearish phase.

The Ethereum validator network is demonstrating remarkable strength, highlighting the robustness of the blockchain’s proof-of-stake architecture. In an X post, Charles Allen, a market expert and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nasdaq, has shed light on why the ETH’s validator network is demonstrating robust strength. 

Charles Allen’s perspective on the subject is primarily based on the significant demand for becoming a validator. Over the past few weeks, the expert highlighted that there has been a rise in demand to become a validator and stake ETH.

Furthermore, staking withdrawals have seen a substantial drop along with the rise in validator demand, indicating a notable shift in the landscape. With a 1 month period, staking withdrawals have fallen to about a one-day wait. Interestingly, concerns about congestion or forced exits are lessened by the shorter exit queue, which suggests a better balance between validators joining and departing the network.

While withdrawal wait times have dropped to roughly a single day, the deposit queue has grown to more than 54 days. Such a growth reflects a strong validator interest and signals a surge of new capital waiting to enter the leading network. As more ETH becomes available for staking, the rising deposit backlog highlights the tightening of the liquid supply and the increased dedication to network security.

In simple terms, the expert stated that multiple companies and individuals wish to stake ETH rather than sell it. Allen added that this is considered a robust signal for network security and validator participation.

Bitmine Is Not Slowing Down On ETH Staking

Companies and individuals’ interest in staking Ethereum rather than selling it is largely evidenced by Bitmine Immersion Technologies’ massive staking activity lately. Broke Doomer on X reported that the largest ETH treasury holding company recently committed another $341 million worth of ETH to staking.

The chart shared by the crypto expert shows that the company conducted the transfer in a series of transactions within a single day. Following this latest move, Bitmine’s overall staking holdings are now positioned at more than 2.33 million ETH valued at a staggering $7 billion.

With this massive number of ETH, more than half of the company’s ETH holdings are currently locked and earning interest. Doomer classifies this adoption as a sign of conviction building among large entities or firms over the next few years. “You don’t do that if you’re bearish. You do that when you’re building conviction for the next few years,” the expert stated.

The Justice Department’s move last year to shut a specialized crypto enforcement team is drawing fresh fire after six US senators pressed the deputy attorney general for answers about his personal stakes in digital assets.

The lawmakers say the timing and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s holdings raise real questions about conflicts that need clear records and a full explanation.

Senators Demand Answers

Reports say the letter, dated January 28, 2026, was sent by Senator Mazie Hirono and joined by Senators Elizabeth Warren, Richard Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Chris Coons, and Richard Blumenthal.

They asked Blanche to provide documents and explain why the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) was disbanded in April 2025 and whether his own finances played any role in that decision. The lawmakers pointed to federal conflict rules and asked for the timeline and approvals behind the memo.

The memo at the center of the row told prosecutors to stop using enforcement actions as a kind of regulation. It said the department is “not a digital assets regulator” and ordered the NCET closed, shifting focus to crimes like trafficking, terrorism, and fraud that use crypto as a tool. That memo came from Blanche in April 2025 and marked a sharp change in how US prosecutors would treat many crypto cases.

Who Owned What And When

Reports note Blanche had sizable crypto holdings when the policy was issued. Public ethics filings and reporting put his assets in a wide range — between $158,000 and $470,000 — mostly in major coins such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, with some other crypto-related investments as well.

 

 

He agreed to divest, and some sales or transfers happened weeks to months after the memo. Critics say that sequence looks bad and could run afoul of conflict rules; supporters say the matters were cleared by ethics officials.

People On Both Sides Are Talking

Proponents of the policy change argued it would avoid “regulation by prosecution” and let regulators handle oversight instead of criminal cases.

Industry groups welcomed the move as a way to reduce legal uncertainty for exchanges and developers.

Opponents, including the senators, say scaling back a focused enforcement unit risks leaving gaps that bad actors can exploit, especially as illicit activity in crypto has shown sharp swings in recent years.

What Comes Next

Lawmakers are now pushing for documents and sworn answers. They want to see when Blanche learned of the holdings, how fast divestment happened, and who inside DOJ reviewed and approved the memo.

The senators pointed to federal law that bars an official from participating in a matter when they have a financial interest, and they requested a timeline and supporting records to judge whether that law was respected.

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The long‑anticipated crypto market structure legislation known as the CLARITY Act cleared a significant procedural step on Thursday, after the Senate Agriculture Committee approved its portion of the bill during a scheduled markup earlier in the day.

According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, the committee voted to advance the measure by a narrow 12–11 margin along party lines. No Democratic senators supported the bill, marking a clear partisan divide as the legislation moves forward.

CFTC Authority Over Crypto Advances

The version approved by the Agriculture Committee would expand the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) authority over the crypto sector, granting it oversight of spot trading in digital commodities. However, the bill’s path is far from complete.

The agriculture panel’s proposal must eventually be combined with a separate section addressing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) role, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Senate Banking Committee. Only after the two pieces are merged can the broader legislation move ahead in the Senate.

Thursday’s vote followed months of negotiations between Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman, a Republican from Arkansas, and Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey. 

Those talks failed to produce a bipartisan agreement, prompting Boozman to move forward with a Republican‑only version of the bill. He said the discussions stalled due to what he described as “fundamental policy disagreements.” 

Boozman argued that the CFTC is best positioned to oversee the spot trading of digital commodities. He said the bill offers a clear definition of what constitutes a digital commodity, supports innovation and technological development, establishes consumer protection measures, and provides the agency with the resources needed to carry out its expanded responsibilities.

Senate Panel Rejects Democratic Amendments

During the markup, the committee also rejected several Democratic‑backed amendments, all along party lines. Among them was a proposal from Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado that would have barred federal officials and their immediate family members from issuing or endorsing digital assets. 

Republicans also voted down two amendments introduced by Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois. One sought to strengthen enforcement against fraud involving cryptocurrency ATMs, while the other aimed to prevent certain crypto firms from being eligible for federal bailouts.

With the Agriculture Committee’s approval secured, the CLARITY Act now advances to its next, more complex phase. Lawmakers must reconcile the CFTC‑focused provisions with parallel legislation under the Banking Committee’s oversight, while also determining whether bipartisan support can still be salvaged for a bill that could fundamentally reshape crypto regulation in the United States.

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The XRP Ledger has taken another step toward expanding its financial functionality with the rollout of XRPL version 3.1.0. Shortly after the update went live, the network formally pushed its native on-chain lending feature into the validator voting phase, a feature that could boost the ledger’s capabilities and attract more institutional use.

A Technical Fix With Multiple Implications

The XRP Ledger has had major improvements with the latest release of RippleD (xrplD) v3.1.0. According to notes of the release, the latest release contains the fix of fixBatchInnerSigs and new amendments of SingleAssetVault and LendingProtocol, both of which must be enabled for the Lending Protocol to be fully usable.

Among the elements included in the v3.1.0 release, one stands out for its potential impact on lending protocols. The “fixBatchInnerSigs” amendment corrects a signature validation flaw in the batch transaction mechanism of the Ledger. Since lending operations often involve multiple steps, such as checking collateral, moving funds, and updating balances, there is a need to make sure that these actions run securely. 

The fixBatchInnerSigs amendment seeks to make these batch processes safe and dependable, clearing a technical hurdle that might have deterred larger lending applications until now. The new protocol will include fixed-rate, fixed-term credit at the ledger level, using Single Asset Vaults to isolate risk and replicate TradFi lending protocols.

As noted by the Ledger validator Vet on the social media platform X, the lending protocol will allow for native on-chain lending and borrowing for XRP, RLUSD, and any other issued asset on-chain. This approach would allow users and institutions to access credit using XRP or RLUSD, while reducing the complexity and additional risk layers that often come with third-party contract systems.

That said, the amendment has not yet been activated. It is currently open for validator voting, a process that requires more than 80% of trusted validators to vote in favor and maintain that level of support for two consecutive weeks before activation can occur. As of the time of writing, the approval threshold has not yet been reached, meaning there isn’t a defined timeline for the amendment to go live.

XRPL’s Continued Path Of Network Upgrades

Developers are always rolling in updates and amendments as part of efforts to bolster the XRP ecosystem and its real-world utility. Notably, these recent amendments come on the heels of five other amendments that were announced in December 2025. Node operators running versions earlier than 3.0 have been advised to upgrade to version 3.1.0, as remaining on older software will eventually prevent them from maintaining communication with the network.

Validators are still in the process of voting on the permissionless domains proposal. Current voting trends show validators are already voting for approval. If momentum holds, the amendment is expected to pass on February 4, 2026.

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