XRP Price Prediction: Why Ripple and Remittix Outperform Most Major Altcoins

While crypto markets bleed red, two players stand defiant against the downturn.

The Resilience Factor

Ripple's institutional partnerships and Remittix's cross-border payment solutions create real-world utility that speculative altcoins simply can't match. They're not just riding market waves—they're building infrastructure.

Market Dynamics

When traditional finance panics about regulatory uncertainty, these platforms keep processing transactions. Banks talk about blockchain adoption; Ripple actually executes it through established banking channels.

The Cynical Take

Meanwhile, Wall Street still can't decide whether crypto is the future of finance or just a slightly more sophisticated casino—so they're hedging bets both ways, as usual.

While other altcoins chase retail hype, these two keep solving actual financial problems. Maybe that's why they're weathering the storm when others are sinking.

In brief

• Bitcoin has fallen below the symbolic $100,000 threshold, reigniting concerns about the market’s condition.
• According to Matt Hougan (Bitwise), this drop reflects a capitulation of retail investors, not a lasting collapse.
• He believes that retail exhaustion paves the way for a return of institutional players and a potential rebound.
• Arthur Hayes (former BitMEX CEO) offers a macroeconomic perspective: the next bull run could be fueled by a “stealth QE” from the Fed.

The reading of Matt Hougan

In a statement broadcast by CNBC, Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, gave an unambiguous reading of the recent drop of bitcoin below 100,000 dollars.

For him, this level does not mark the beginning of a prolonged collapse, but rather a moment of retail investor capitulation. “The mainstream crypto market is in complete despair”, he stated, pointing to the extreme nervousness of retail investors.

According to Hougan, the market is undergoing an unprecedented “retail flush-out“, where non-professional sellers are disposing of their positions amid psychological exhaustion and successive losses. This purge, according to him, could well constitute a prelude to a phase of stabilization, even a rebound.

Hougan bases his Optimism on several convergent signals he observes in the field. He believes that the long-term fundamentals of the market remain solid, notably thanks to the persistent appetite of institutional investors.

He says: “when I talk with institutions or financial advisors, they remain enthusiastic about allocating capital to an asset class that […] continues to offer very solid returns”. For him, once retail selling pressure is exhausted, the recovery could rely on these more structured actors. Here are the key elements he highlights :

• The gradual extinction of leverage effect among retail investors, a sign of market cleansing ;

• Widespread pessimism in retail circles, often an indicator of a cycle bottom ;

• Intact interest from institutions, ready to strengthen their exposure at price levels deemed attractive ;

• A clear bullish forecast : Hougan mentions the possibility of bitcoin at 125,000 – 130,000 dollars by the end of this year, if market conditions evolve favorably.

This reading, anchored in direct observation of market dynamics, shows that the current volatility might hide an opportunity, provided the retail hemorrhage stabilizes and the institutional succession takes over.

Arthur Hayes and the “stealth QE” : the hidden monetary factor

Arthur Hayes, co-founder and former CEO of BitMEX, approaches the recent bitcoin drop from a completely different, more macroeconomic angle. In an essay published on November 4, he argues that the continuous rise of U.S. debt will force the Federal Reserve to resort to unconventional monetary easing forms.

He speaks of “stealth QE”, meaning a mechanism whereby the Fed WOULD quietly inject liquidity via its Standing Repo Facility, to indirectly support the financing of Treasury bills. For Hayes, this process, though little publicized, would be fundamental: “if the Fed’s balance sheet increases, it means a liquidity injection in dollars, which eventually lifts the price of bitcoin and other cryptos”, he writes.

Hayes’s thesis fits into a structural reading of the market. By injecting liquidity into the financial system, the Fed would create a favourable environment for risky assets, which bitcoin would benefit from primarily. Unlike rise mechanisms based on influx of new investors, this would be an indirect consequence of U.S. monetary policy.

This perspective provides a complementary viewpoint to that of Hougan: where one sees an opportunity related to market psychology, the other detects an upcoming mechanical effect, rooted in budgetary balances and the United States’ financing strategies.

Despite the current bearish pressure, the analyses of Matt Hougan and Arthur Hayes offer contrasting, but converging perspectives. Whether it is retail exhaustion or implicit monetary support, the price of bitcoin could still surprise.

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