Wilde’s Take on Crypto: XRP, Binance, and BTC in July

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TL;DR

  • Analysts are positively giddy about XRP, predicting it could soar to $30, though such flights of fancy are often as fleeting as a London fog.
  • Binance, ever the trendsetter, has added NEWT and SAHARA to its VIP Loan program, while pruning some less popular trading pairs, much to the dismay of certain tokens.
  • Bitcoin, the grand old duke of cryptocurrencies, hovers near $109K, with some predicting a majestic rise to $120K, while others, like Arthur Hayes, foresee a temporary dip to $90K, a mere blip in the grand scheme of things.

XRP Forecasts

Despite its daily decline of around 2.5%, the XRP price is up 6% on a weekly scale, and the air is thick with bullish predictions. Just a few days ago, the X user World of Charts argued that an XRP breakout and retest has already been confirmed, anticipating a pump above $3 sometime in July. For their part, Maxi thinks the token could mirror its impressive performance from the end of 2017 and experience a 1,200% rise in a matter of days. A jump of that type would push the price to a new historic peak of around $30, which, as of the moment, seems as likely as a teetotaler at a Bacchanal.

Other popular analysts who made more realistic forecasts include Ali Martinez and Crypto Beast. The former claimed XRP could be forming an inverse head and shoulders pattern, “potentially setting the stage for a 15% breakout to $2.65.” Crypto Beast expects the price to triple during the ongoing bull run, a forecast that, while more grounded, still carries the scent of the speculative.

What’s New Around Binance?

The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has once again stirred the pot. It has added Newton Protocol (NEWT) and Sahara AI (SAHARA) as new loanable assets on its VIP Loan program. Despite the support, the tokens have witnessed substantial price corrections, a reminder that even the most well-connected can fall from grace.

Additionally, Binance has scrapped the following spot trading pairs: ACT/EUR, FIO/BTC, TNSR/FDUSD, and TST/FDUS. Such actions usually have a negative effect on the involved coins due to reduced liquidity, less visibility, and a reputational blow. FIO took the biggest hit, plunging by 8% after the announcement, a fall from grace that would make even the most stoic of tokens weep.

Earlier today (July 4), Binance came up with another disclosure. It informed its users that they can stake their SOL, HODL BNSOL, sBNSOL, or bzSOL holdings and earn up to 6.5% APR, with boosted LAYER, ACE, and DYM airdrops distributed automatically. “But that’s not all, something new is launching soon,” the exchange teased, leaving the crypto community in a state of anticipatory suspense.

How’s BTC Doing?

Last but not least, we delve into the leading cryptocurrency and explore some interesting price forecasts. Bitcoin (BTC) made history in May, reaching a new all-time high of almost $112,000. In the weeks that followed, it saw a slight pullback but still closed Q2 at around $107,500—the highest quarterly finish in its history.

The crypto community remains quite bullish that the asset, currently trading just south of $109,000, could be on the verge of a rally toward a fresh peak. X user CRYPTOWZRD thinks a breakout above $110,500 could push the price to $120,000. On the other hand, Arthur Hayes (co-founder of BitMEX) predicted a short-term pullback to $90,000 due to a potential liquidity drain from the US Treasury issuing new debt following Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” However, he remains a bull for the long term, viewing the possible pullback as just a temporary event, a mere hiccup in the grand march of progress. 🌟

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2025-07-04 13:10