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There is a close link between the movement of Bitcoin and Ripple. Both of them are strong coins with a dedicated community of users. At present, they are facing some negative sentiments, but this will wash off soon.
Current Statistics (On August 22 at UTC 08:38):
| Parameters | Ripple (XRP) | Bitcoin (BTC) |
| Price (USD) | 0.2632 | 9929.91 |
| ROI | 4,401.02% | 7,270.70% |
| Market Rank | 3rd | 1st |
| Market Cap | 11,339,553,299 USD | 178,409,831,940 USD |
| 24-Hour Volume | 1,033,612,299 USD | 18,408,249,735 USD |
| Circulating Supply | 42,890,708,341 XRP | 17,890,087 BTC |
| Price in BTC | 0.00002654 | NA |
BTC Vs. XRP Price Analysis:
Both Bitcoin and Ripple started on a declining note. In the first hours of the day, Bitcoin price has declined by 6.15% and fell to the level of 10,125.86 USD. Similarly, Ripple declined by 4.15% and landed at $0.2628. After that, the declining trend has slowed a bit, and coins kept fluctuating up and down in the range of around 2%. However, during the early minutes of the second half, on the other day, came yet another dip where BTC price declined by 2.21% and Ethereum by 0.96%.
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After the second intraday breakdown, the digital coins have shown some strengthening for the next couple of hours. In that period, BTC hiked by 1.75% and XRP by 1.5%. The next plunge that came in around midnight dragged Bitcoin price by 2.91% and took it below $10k mark again. Similarly, XRP declined by 2.02% and landed at the level of 0.26 USD. Lately, the cryptos have been hovering at those levels and showed some bounce back, which helped then to move toward their current position.
BTC vs XRP Prediction & Conclusion:
Making any prediction in this swinging market is a rigorous task. However, for now, Ripple faces immediate resistance at $0.274454 and support at $0.259335.
For Bitcoin, the immediate resistance is at 10,636.95 USD and support level at $9,800.93. You can read more details about Bitcoin price predictions on CryptoNewsZ’s forecast page..
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The Ripple team has done a recent assessment of the blockchain and assured that they will work toward the narrowing of the skill gap. Further, they added that in order to address the issue, the team would seek the help of experts including academia, governments, and private organizations.
