XRP traded around $1.61 after a 9.81% gain in 24 hours, nearing CryptoSlate’s $1.63 median forecast for Dec. 23 from a $1.53 reference close, having hit an intraday low of $1.44. The model shows an 80th-percentile bullish scenario at $2.38 but also a 20th-percentile bearish scenario at $1.18 and an extreme-tail stress marker at $0.42. XRP’s Market Signal scored bullish at 73 out of 100, measuring current conditions rather than the December outcome. The Federal Reserve raised rates to 3.75%-4.00% while the US 10-year real yield reached 2.76%, creating a challenging environment for risk assets that could test the rebound’s durability. Ripple Payments adoption by Korean regional bank Jeonbuk Bank and XRP Ledger activity do not translate into measurable direct XRP demand, leaving the link between adoption headlines and token value uncertain.
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