XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is testing a key breakout zone as two technical patterns converge at the same trigger point, setting up a potential move to $1.70 if price breaks above $1.47.

The 4H Cup And Handle

The 4H chart shows a perfect cup and handle formed from March 21 to present. 

The cup scoops from $1.42 down to the $1.28 lows in early April and curves back up. The handle is consolidating right at the $1.45 neckline.

The measured move from this cup projects directly to $1.70. Current price at $1.4519 is sitting on the neckline trigger. A 4H close above $1.46 with volume activates this pattern.

The Daily Ascending Triangle

The ascending triangle that has been building since February’s lows is…

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Morgan Creek Capital CEO Mark Yusko said the CLARITY Act is “a horrible bill” written by big banks to delay the transition to better money, warning that if it passes, the crypto bear market could extend longer than expected.

The CLARITY Problem

Yusko told the Paul Barron Network that the CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act were written to forestall the inevitable transition to a system where people can be their own bank. 

He pointed to Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) CEO Brian Moynihan saying the bank would “lose trillions of dollars of deposits” if people could earn yield elsewhere.

“They’ve said the quiet part out loud,” Yusko said. “If you don’t pay people for their capital and they…

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The $31 Trillion Math

Gold’s monetary premium sits at approximately $29.7 trillion. Bitcoin’s monetary premium is around $1.5 trillion. Together, they represent roughly $31.1 trillion held by people who want money outside government control.

ETH’s current market cap is approximately $280 billion—less than 1% of that combined premium. 

If Ethereum captured that premium distributed across roughly 121 million ETH in circulation, the implied price would be north of $250,000 per ETH. Today it trades around $2,300.

The Warren Buffett Problem

Warren Buffett identified gold’s fundamental limitation in his 2011 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders: “If you own one ounce of gold for…

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“We are on the cusp of releasing what I call an ‘innovation exemption,'” Atkins said, “which will provide market participants with a cabined framework to begin facilitating the trading of tokenized securities on-chain in a compliant fashion as the Commission works toward long-term rules of the road.”

If that exemption materializes, stocks may no longer need traditional exchanges to trade. The implications stretch far beyond crypto.

What Are Tokenized Securities?

A tokenized security is a traditional financial asset — a stock, bond, or fund share represented as a digital token on a blockchain. The token carries the same legal ownership rights as its conventional counterpart, but it is…

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Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) has seen a 5% jump over the past week, with analysts pointing to a potential breakout in the near term.

Network Activity Spike

In a X post on Apr.22, Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez noted Dogecoin has been consolidating in a tight range, but recent data suggests a potential breakout may be approaching.

A sharp spike in network activity on April 16, with nearly $800 million in transactions, indicates increased on-chain movement and possible repositioning by large market participants.

At the same time, whale accumulation has been significant, with over $330 million in DOGE purchased over the past week. This kind of buying during consolidation is often interpreted as…

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