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2025 is a year of contrasts in the cryptocurrency market. Established players with proven adoption are one side, and meme coins that thrive on viral momentum are the other. Nowhere is this more true than with XRP and AlphaPepe (ALPE). While XRP is testing its highest levels in years and the patience of analysts, AlphaPepe is building early presale momentum that some traders argue could be as big as Shiba Inu and PEPE. XRP: Consolidation Below Resistance, Breakout Above $3.30 At the moment XRP is trading just below $3.00, a level that has been a pivot point all year. On a multi-month chart XRP has been making higher lows since late 2024 and slowly grinding up to the $3.10–$3.30 resistance zone. This area is important for several reasons: it’s the top of last year’s range, a historical rejection zone and the threshold for new bullish momentum. Analysts say a weekly close above $3.30 could trigger the range to expand. Based on measured moves the next area of interest is around $4.20–$4.50, with some technical forecasters going up to $5.00–$5.20. That’s a 70% move from here and would align with Ripple’s growth in cross-border settlement corridors. Ripple’s Adoption Story Remains Intact Unlike many assets that rely on hype, XRP’s fundamental story is tied to real world payments and enterprise adoption. Ripple has been expanding its network in Asia and Europe, several banks and fintech companies are now processing daily settlement volumes using XRP as a bridge asset. That’s real world usage that underpins long term demand even if price action lags behind other high beta altcoins. But the same fundamentals also restrain XRP’s volatility compared to meme coins. XRP’s rise is steady, it doesn’t have the parabolic moves that SHIB or PEPE have. For risk averse investors that’s a feature, but…

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