XRP Is Up 40% in a Week and It Cost Leveraged Traders Half a Billion Dollars
XRP has gained roughly 40% over the past week, its strongest run since the post-election rally of November 2024. Getting there involved a violent detour that cost leveraged traders around hal
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XRP has gained roughly 40% over the past week, its strongest run since the post-election rally of November 2024. Getting there involved a violent detour that cost leveraged traders around half a billion dollars.
The token bottomed at $0.9862 in the week to 20 August, the same zone it occupied just before November 2024’s rally carried it toward an all-time high near $3.65. It has since traded as high as roughly $1.69 and was changing hands around $1.44 on Wednesday, down about 4% on the day.
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