XRP $XRP has outperformed today's cryptocurrency market, rising roughly 15% over the past 24 hours, contrasting with Bitcoin and Ethereum's losses of 1.4% and 3.8%, respectively.

The digital asset briefly crossed the $0.80 mark, which was driven by a combination of regulatory changes and strategic initiatives from Ripple. Two events that coincided with XRP's rise were speculation around the potential resignation of US SEC Chairman Gary Gensler and Ripple's readiness to launch its highly anticipated stablecoin RLUSD.$PNUT $PROS