Crypto analyst CasiTrades has predicted that the XRP price could still crash to $1.4 in the final wave of this downtrend. This comes despite bullish catalysts such as the Fed rate cut, which could lift the altcoin to new highs.
In an X post, CasiTrades stated that exchanges are aligning toward their .618 retracements, with Binance showing a crash to between $1.35 and $1.46 for the XRP price. She noted that this next wave down would complete the macro Wave 2 correction, setting the stage for the next Wave 3 impulse that could send XRP toward $6.50 or $10.
This came as the analyst remarked that the XRP price was at a major decision point, with the price continuing to test the Wave 4 highs. She noted that this resistance is making another wave down a possibility. To invalidate the move down, CasiTrades stated that XRP needs to break and hold above $2.82 on Binance.
However, so far, the XRP price hasn’t done so, with CasiTrades noting that the price is still ranging between support and resistance. She explained that this leans toward this being a Wave 4, with the altcoin one final move lower before the next macro impulse. The analyst ruled out a V-shaped recovery, noting that price typically breaks through resistance immediately and decisively, which is not happening with the current price action.
She further remarked that the hesitation suggests that selling pressure isn’t fully exhausted for the XRP price. However, CasiTrades assured that the deeper support levels aren’t a reason to panic, as they are high conviction accumulation zones. Meanwhile, the analyst highlighted a discrepancy in the price action on different exchanges.
She noted that the XRP price on Binance wicked to $0.77 during the $19 billion liquidation event, while on Coinbase, XRP never reached its .618 retracement level. CasiTrades then reiterated that until $2.82 breaks, the price action favors one final wave down before the next major move up.
Crypto analyst Egrag Crypto has assured that the bull run isn’t over for the XRP price, despite predictions that the top may be in. He stated that as long as XRP holds above $2.20 and $1.97 as monthly closes, then there is no structural break. He also believes that the altcoin and other risk assets are about to “roar.”
Egrag Crypto noted that quantitative tightening is still active and that Fed rate cuts are just beginning. In line with this, he declared that the last leg up is still waiting to play out. He claimed that cycles don’t end when 50% of traders are cautious, but do when everyone is “drunk on euphoria.”
At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $2.6, down in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.
Stablecoin transaction volume is soaring; meanwhile, tradfi companies are leaning in hard, and Japan’s first yen-denominated token has roared.
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Citigroup Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc. are partnering to enhance digital-asset payment solutions for the bank’s corporate clients, marking another major step by a traditional financial institution toward embracing blockchain technology.
The collaboration reflects Wall Street’s growing interest in digital assets after years of regulatory caution and market volatility.
The initiative aims to make it easier for Citi’s institutional clients to move funds between cryptocurrencies and traditional fiat currencies — a long-standing challenge in the digital economy.
The move comes as banks and payment providers increasingly explore blockchain to enable faster, cheaper, and more efficient transactions across global financial networks.
The initial phase of the Citi-Coinbase partnership will focus on simplifying the process of converting crypto to fiat and vice versa, particularly for cross-border transactions.
Debopama Sen, head of payments for Citi Services, said the bank’s clients are increasingly seeking innovations that go beyond traditional transaction models.
Citi’s clients want “programmability and conditional payments and other cost and speed and efficiency aspects,” Sen said, emphasizing the growing demand for payment systems that can operate continuously and offer greater flexibility than conventional financial rails.
Sen added that Citi is also “exploring solutions to really enable on-chain stablecoin payments for our clients” in the coming months, noting that stablecoins could play a key role in the evolution of corporate payment infrastructure.
“Stablecoins will be another enabler in the digital payment ecosystem,” she said.
“It’ll help grow the space, it’ll help grow functionality for our clients.”
Stablecoins — cryptocurrencies typically pegged to fiat currencies such as the US dollar — have become one of the most promising use cases for blockchain technology.
They combine the efficiency of digital payments with the relative stability of traditional money, making them increasingly attractive for corporate transactions and settlements.
Citi’s “Future of Finance” team, led by Ronit Ghose, has projected that the global stablecoin market could surpass $1 trillion within five years, up from about $300 billion today.
This growth outlook underscores how blockchain-based assets are rapidly evolving from speculative investments to tools for practical financial operations.
The collaboration with Coinbase follows Citi’s earlier introduction of a blockchain platform that enables institutional clients to move tokenized deposits around the clock within the bank’s internal network.
This system offers clients real-time settlement capabilities, reducing the delays and costs associated with traditional payment systems such as ACH and wire transfers.
Coinbase, one of the world’s leading digital-asset exchanges, brings extensive infrastructure and experience to the partnership.
The company works with more than 250 banks and financial institutions globally, according to Brian Foster, Coinbase’s global head of crypto-as-a-service.
“Coinbase has spent years developing very specialized infrastructure,” Foster told Bloomberg News, adding that traditional financial institutions are increasingly seeking partnerships across various crypto-related services — from spot and derivatives trading to custody, staking, and payments.
Foster said that growing interest in stablecoins, crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and tokenized assets is prompting more financial institutions to engage with blockchain-based systems.
As Citigroup and Coinbase explore new ways to bridge traditional banking and digital assets, their collaboration signals how mainstream finance is steadily integrating blockchain into its infrastructure — moving beyond experimentation toward real-world adoption.
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Crypto Market Structure Bill Gains Bipartisan Momentum as Coinbase’s Armstrong Says “We’re 90% There”
Even as Washington remains hobbled by a partial government shutdown, momentum for U.S. crypto market structure legislation is quietly reaching new heights.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the industry is “90%” of the way there, describing unprecedented bipartisan cooperation among senators working to finalize the long-awaited regulatory framework for digital assets.
Armstrong, who spent this week meeting with both Senate Democrats and Republicans, said the last few sticking points of the CLARITY Act — including rules for decentralized finance (DeFi) and stablecoin rewards — are close to being resolved.
“Both sides are working hard to figure out the final 10%, and we’re getting close,” he said in a social media post. “We’re bullish on getting a bill passed by year-end, and hopeful it’s out of Committee by Thanksgiving.”
The Coinbase chief’s optimism comes amid a surge of engagement between lawmakers and crypto executives, marking one of the most serious bipartisan pushes to bring clarity to digital asset regulation since Congress first began debating the issue years ago.
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The legislation at the center of these discussions — the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) — passed the House of Representatives in July with a strong bipartisan majority of 294–137.
The bill now sits before the Senate Banking Committee, chaired by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), with hopes it could advance to the Senate floor before the end of the year.
In a CNBC interview on Wednesday, Armstrong described “very productive” meetings with senators from both parties, calling the level of collaboration a positive sign for the U.S. crypto industry.
According to multiple people familiar with the meetings, senior lawmakers including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) attended or participated in discussions with Armstrong and other crypto leaders such as Kraken co-CEO David Ripley, Uniswap Labs founder Hayden Adams, and Chainlink Labs’ Sergey Nazarov.
The CLARITY Act seeks to end years of regulatory ambiguity by clearly distinguishing which digital assets qualify as securities under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and which fall under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Under the bill’s framework, sufficiently decentralized networks would fall under CFTC oversight, while tokens with more centralized control or that function as investment contracts would remain under SEC jurisdiction.
The legislation also introduces clearer rules for decentralized finance, secondary trading markets, and custody services — areas where the lack of uniform federal guidance has long frustrated both innovators and investors.
Still, the final 10% of negotiations may prove the toughest. One of the key unresolved questions is how to regulate decentralized finance platforms.
Armstrong has urged lawmakers to focus oversight on decentralized intermediaries — such as interfaces or aggregators — rather than attempting to regulate open-source protocols themselves.
Another area of tension involves stablecoin rewards, which Armstrong says the banking lobby is working to eliminate. Coinbase and other industry advocates argue that consumers should be able to earn yield on regulated stablecoin holdings, similar to how traditional savings accounts pay interest.
These debates underscore the competing visions within Congress: Democrats remain focused on preventing illicit finance and ensuring consumer protection, while Republicans emphasize innovation and competitiveness.
Despite the bipartisan goodwill, the timing remains precarious. The ongoing government shutdown has slowed committee work and pushed back the formal markup of the bill. Some lawmakers, including Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), have expressed skepticism that the committee is ready to move forward, citing unanswered questions about regulatory authority and industry influence.
Still, supporters say the momentum is undeniable. Sen. Lummis, who has long championed digital asset legislation, recently told attendees at the SALT Wyoming Blockchain Symposium that she expects the market structure bill to reach the president’s desk “before the end of the year — hopefully before Thanksgiving.”
This post Crypto Market Structure Bill Gains Bipartisan Momentum as Coinbase’s Armstrong Says “We’re 90% There” first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.
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