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<p>The crypto market draws to the close of the working week with a rare alignment of macro optimism from Ripple’s leadership, technical confirmation on XRP that contradicts the usual "dead-cat bounce" narrative and a SHIB setup that survives a fear-weighted backdrop.</p>
<h2 id="tl-dr">TL;DR</h2>Ripple CEO outlines a $180,000<a href="https://u.today/bitcoin-news" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin</a> path into 2026.<a href="https://u.today/xrp-news" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">XRP</a> above $2.20 is not a bull-trap, according to the Bollinger Bands setup.<a href="https://u.today/shiba-inu-shib-news" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SHIB</a> zero-deletion becomes a golden opportunity before 2025 ends. 
<h2 id="180-000-for-bitcoin-prediction-by-ripple-ceo">$180,000 for Bitcoin prediction by Ripple CEO</h2>
<p>In a recent interview, Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, gave a direct view as to why Bitcoin can push into the $180,000 region by late 2026. His argument centers on one thing: the United States no longer acts as a structural barrier for crypto.</p>
<p>For years this single jurisdiction — with about 22% of global GDP — dragged the market through legal pressure, unclear rules and delayed approval cycles. Now that pressure has lifted.</p>
<p>Crypto ETFs never existed in the U.S. until recent years. Once allowed, they pulled in real flow immediately. XRP ETFs alone absorbed more than $700 million across the last two to three weeks. And despite that, crypto ETFs remain only 1-2% of the total ETF universe.</p>
<p>Garlinghouse calls this early-stage adoption, not peak demand. Institutions that stayed on the sidelines over regulation or risk policies are now entering, slowly but consistently. His crawl-walk-run sequence describes the timeline more than the tone.</p>
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<p>Stablecoins complete the picture. When markets flipped into risk-off mode earlier this year, capital did not exit the sector — it went into stablecoins. That shows functional trust in on-chain settlement.<a href="https://u.today/ripple-cto-shares-hilarious-email-from-jed-mccaleb-impersonator" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ripple’s own</a> stablecoin, RLUSD, passed $1 billion in capitalization in under 12 months thanks to the arrival of the GENIUS Act, which already gives clearer rules for institutional payments.</p>
<p>Interestingly, the Ripple CEO does not expect the CLARITY bill in 2025 but sees it passing in the first half of 2026, adding another regulatory pillar.</p>
<p>His conclusion fits the BTC price chart: after a brutal November drop, Bitcoin now stabilizes around $93,000. No euphoric overlays, but constructive structure. In his view, this is the environment that builds the path to $180,000 — regulation aligned, ETF rails live, institutional demand late but forming.</p>
<h2 id="xrp-at-2-20-bull-trap-or-not-bollinger-bands-set-tone">XRP at $2.20: Bull trap or not? Bollinger Bands set tone</h2>
<p><a href="https://u.today/20-breakout-for-xrp-price-emerges-as-real-opportunity" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">XRP trading above $2.20 triggered predictable skepticism</a> after the late-November drop, but the Bollinger Band structure shown on the second chart does not match a trap. The price is positioned right around $2.16-$2.20, climbing through the middle band at around $2.14 with controlled volatility. The upper band near $2.32 is the first major checkpoint.</p> <img src="https://u.today/sites/default/files/inline-images/xrpbulltrap.png" alt="&quot;&quot;">
<p>Trap conditions usually appear through band distortion, aggressive upper-band slams or failed midband retakes. None of these are appearing. Volatility compressed into November’s end and is expanding in an orderly way. The lower band near $1.95 holds shape. This is a continuation corridor, not a trap.</p>
<p>XRP needs to sustain the move until it reaches $2.28-$2.32, where the next decision zone sits.</p>
<h2 id="shiba-inu-shib-deleting-zero-is-real">Shiba Inu (SHIB) deleting zero is real</h2>
<p><a href="https://u.today/is-shiba-inu-shib-recovery-canceled-232000000000-in-24-hours" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Shiba Inu (SHIB) enters December</a> with a structure that contradicts the exhaustion narrative surrounding it for months. After sliding through late October and November, the asset posted a 12% gain across 11 days, and for the first time in weeks built a base that did not fold instantly.</p>
<p>The daily close near $0.00000899 confirms a breakthrough intraday resistance that acted as a ceiling all month. SHIB now trades between $0.00000863 and $0.00000934 — the band that defines whether the asset transitions from recovery attempt to full-fledged move.</p> <img src="https://u.today/sites/default/files/inline-images/shibusdzero.png" alt="&quot;&quot;">
<p>For SHIB, the long-term line is clear: the 200-day moving average at $0.00001175. Reaching it adds about 30% from today’s level and deletes a zero from the price figure. SHIB does not need explosive volume to get there. It needs its current structure to remain intact and avoid slipping back into the lower $0.0000080 range.</p>
<h2 id="crypto-market-outlook">Crypto market outlook</h2>
<p>The next stage of the market depends on whether this week’s controlled recoveries convert into full trend extensions.</p>
<p>Key checkpoints ahead:</p>Bitcoin must hold the $92,000-$94,000 range to preserve post-drop stabilization.XRP’s progress hinges on breaking the $2.28-$2.32 volatility pocket.SHIB’s zero-delete scenario activates once price establishes traction toward the 200-day line. <a href="https://u.today/morning-crypto-report-ripple-ceo-reveals-when-180000-for-bitcoin-xrp-at-220-not-bull-trap-bollinger" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read original article on U.Today</a>

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