A prominent market pundit urges investors to stop doubting XRP, presenting several reasons he believes an XRP explosive run is imminent.

These remarks came from Armando Pantoja, an IBM blockchain award recipient and member of the Benzinga crypto advisory board, amid the persistent consolidation that has prevailed in the broader crypto market.Ā XRP, which rallied 284% in November, is now facing an exhaustion of the bullish trend.

Notably, while most experts believe XRP could resume the upsurge soon, this range-bound phase has triggered uncertainty among investors, leading to profit-taking trades. CryptoQuant dataĀ showsĀ that XRP Exchange Reserve on Binance has spiked from 2.79 billion tokens on Dec. 16 to the current figure of 2.93 billion.Ā 

ā€œStop Doubting XRPā€

This increase in Binance exchange reserve indicates a campaign among market participants to deposit their assets to Binance, the worldā€™s largest exchange, for sales. Amid this prevailing sentiment, Pantoja has urged investors to stop doubting XRP.

For context, this pessimism surrounding XRP emerged as it underperformed during the 2021 bull run and in the early stages of the ongoing bull market. Even market veterans such as Raoul Pal insisted that XRP investors could miss out on this bull run, urging them to seek gains elsewhere.

Now, following its impressive performance on the back of the Donald Trump election victory, the pessimism has resurfaced. For context, some analysts have predicted loftier targets for XRP, such asĀ the $27 markĀ and aĀ more audacious $33 price. However, many have dismissed these targets as fantasies.

Possible Surge Catalysts

While some believe XRP might have exhausted its uptrend, Pantoja called attention to the altcoinā€™s explosive run inĀ the 2017/2018 cycleĀ as one reason behind his optimism. It bears mentioning that XRP traded for as low as $0.003 in January 2017, as it dumped while other assets surged during the start of the bull runĀ then.

Interestingly, once it broke out, XRP outperformed the rest of the market, rallying from the $0.003 low to the $3.31 all-time high in January 2018. This marked a 110,233% increase within a year. Pantoja pointed out that, with this rally, XRP transformed $1,000 to $1.1 million.

This historic run demonstrated XRPā€™s potential andĀ now serves as the foundation for confidence among analysts. Further, he highlighted other catalysts that could trigger a similar explosive run, including the possible conclusion of the SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit, asĀ a newĀ leadership is set to take charge in January 2025.

In addition to this, Pantoja also highlighted the incomingĀ Donald Trump administrationĀ as another possible trigger of the next XRP upsurge.Ā For context, Trump has promised to establish a more crypto-friendly administration,Ā withĀ his inauguration in January 2025 expected to kickstart another market rally.

At press time, XRP currently changes hands for $2.16, up 10.71% in December despite the ongoing turbulence. XRP is one of few leading assets witnessing gains in December.Ā 
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