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Bitcoin continues to struggle price-wise just a day before the next FOMC meeting, as the asset slipped below $80,000 late last night and has remained there.
QNT continues its impressive run that began on Monday, while BTW and RAIN have plummeted by double digits from the larger-cap alts. BCH, XMR, HYPE, and ZEC have posted some gains. XRP is at $1.30 after major Ripple news.
<h2 id="xrp-aims-at-1-30">XRP Aims at $1.30</h2>
Ethereum has slipped further toward $2,300 after another minor decline. SOL has dipped below $100, while TRX is under $0.33. Ripple announced it <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/ripple-clears-final-occ-hurdle-for-national-trust-bank/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">received</a> the final green light for its national bank trust, which could help explain the native token’s defiance. XRP is up by almost 2% daily and now sits at the key $1.30 resistance.
ZEC is up by over 3% and stands close to $1,250. XMR has neared $600 after another 2% pump. HYPE has gained a similar percentage and trades at $78. QNT has risen by over 7% again and has seemingly reclaimed the $200 level.
On the other hand, BTW and RAIN have plummeted by over 12%. As a result, the former struggles at $1.40, while the latter is down to $0.072.
The total crypto market cap has declined by 0.4% in the past 24 hours again, and it’s down to $2.670 trillion on CMC.
<figure style="width: 100%" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-27-103800.png" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-27-103800.png" alt="Cryptocurrency Market Overview October 27. Source: QuantifyCrypto" width="1878" height="825"></a>
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 Cryptocurrency Market Overview October 27. Source: QuantifyCrypto
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<h2 id="btc-loses-80k">BTC Loses $80K</h2>
It was less than a week ago when the primary cryptocurrency was rejected at $85,000, and the subsequent pullback has been quite violent. The asset dumped to $83,000 almost immediately, but the bears were just getting started. In the following days, the asset tumbled below $81,000 before another major leg down over the weekend pushed it to a 5-week low of $79,100.
The rebound attempts were halted at $81,000, and BTC dipped below $80,000 on a couple more occasions on Sunday. It <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/qnt-resumes-recent-bull-rally-with-16-surge-btc-fights-for-80k-market-watch/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">couldn’t really reclaim</a> that level on Monday either and has remained at around $79,500 for the past day or so with a few brief deviations.
Its market capitalization has tanked to $1.6 trillion on CMC, while its dominance over the alts has dipped below 60%. More volatility is <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/a-perfect-storm-for-bitcoin-fed-pce-gdp-and-big-tech-earnings-ahead/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">expected</a> tomorrow after the conclusion of the second-to-last FOMC meeting of the year.
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 BTCUSD October 27. Source: TradingView
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The post <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/xrp-eyes-key-resistance-despite-market-weakness-as-btc-loses-80k-market-watch/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">XRP Eyes Key Resistance Despite Market Weakness as BTC Loses $80K: Market Watch</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoPotato</a>.

XRP Eyes Key Resistance Despite Market Weakness as BTC Loses $80K: Market Watch

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