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With the crypto market passing through yet another phase of mixed signals, analysts are narrowing down their watchlists. Apart from the focus on the short-term fluctuations in prices, the focus is shifting to the projects that demonstrate the apparent progress in their development and prospects in the long term.  It is in this way that new leaders are usually formed. Visibility begins to develop before the prices move. In the recent debates, commentators are turning their attention to one of the new protocols that are beginning to emerge as investors re-evaluate some of the long-time market leaders and seek the future. Ripple (XRP)  Ripple (XRP) is one of the most followed market assets. The share is circulating at the mid-range of $1.60 and a market capitalisation of approximately $85 billion. XRP still enjoys good brand loyalty and a high number of world wide holders. Technically, XRP has been unable to overcome major levels of resistance that lie between $1.75 and $2.00. Every action to that area has been subject to selling, decelerating action. Analysts observe that though XRP continues to dominate the conversation on cross-border payments, it is too large to enable the kind of price movement that early investors used to enjoy. Solana (SOL)  Another big name in the analyst watchlists is Solana (SOL). The asset is priced at about $84 and its market capitalization is nearly $50 billion. High-speed transactions and low fees led to an early explosive buildup by Solana, and these features enabled early adopters to receive high returns. It is now mostly out of that phase of early growth. As the ecosystem keeps growing, analysts believe that the gains in the future will be more controlled than the catapult type of gains experienced over the past cycles. Similar to XRP, the maturity of Solana has…

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