Anders suggests that the United States could leverage Ripple’s expertise in cross-border payments and influence over XRP to position itself as a major leader in the finance and crypto sectors.

The popular digital asset researcher made the assertion in a recent X post, emphasizing that the U.S. government could leverage Ripple and XRP as strategic weapons.

Ripple’s XRP Holdings
Furthermore, Anders highlighted Ripple’s massive holding of XRP as another strategic weapon for the United States.

With the current market gains for Bitcoin and other crypto assets, investors are expecting a good bull run in the 2025 cycle. Most analyses suggest that the upcoming bull run would kickstart from Bitcoin dominance. This is why many altcoins are on the rise, such as Rexas Finance (RXS), TRON, Bonk, Uniswap, Dogecoin, and Toncoin. This growth will stem from the decentralised economy to meme coins and will surely build up momentum for the next cycle.

A market analyst has predicted what he believes will be the XRP price top for this cycle, leveraging past Bitcoin halving trends to project the timeline.
Notably, XRP has recently retraced after a remarkable surge that saw it hit a 7-year high of $2.9 on Dec. 3. The asset has experienced an 18.74% drop over the last three days, with the latest drop coming on the back of Bitcoin’s recent correction from the $100,000 level. 

Amid this volatility, analyst Master Kenobi confirmed that XRP’s journey

The cryptocurrency market is buzzing with activity as Bitcoin (BTC) holds steady at around $100k+ after a mild correction. Market sentiment remains cautious following the U.S. government’s transfer of 10,000 BTC worth approximately $962.88 million from a Silk Road-seized wallet. 

While this development stirred some jitters, the spotlight has shifted to altcoins like XRP and Solana (SOL), which are steadily climbing toward significant milestones, positioning themselves as frontrunners in the rac