🚀 Crypto Showdown: Sonic vs Bitcoin vs Ripple – Who Wins the 2025 Bull Run? (July 17 Price Analysis)

Markets roar as altcoins challenge Bitcoin's throne – but will the 'hedge against inflation' narrative hold water this time?

Sonic: The Dark Horse Accelerates

The meme coin with attitude isn't just surviving – it's eating gas fees for breakfast. Watch for breakout potential as Layer 2 integrations go live.

Bitcoin: The OG Flexes

Store of value? More like store of institutional FOMO. With ETF inflows hitting new records, $100K looks inevitable... until the next 'crypto winter' tweet from Elon.

Ripple: The Phoenix Rises Again

After years of SEC purgatory, XRP's cross-border payment engine finally revs up. Banks still hate it – which is probably the best endorsement it could get.

The Bottom Line:

Volatility ahead as traders juggle Fed rate rumors and Tether's latest 'fully audited' reserves report. Remember kids: in crypto, 'long-term hold' is just what bagholders call their coping mechanism.

As our members know, we’ve been long in Bitcoin. The crypto has made a solid rally toward new all-time highs, gaining more than 20% since our entry on the June 22nd.  In this technical article, we are going to present short term Elliott Wave forecast of BTCUSD.  The crypto shows impulsive bullish structure in the cycle from the 105,141 low, calling for a further strength. In the following text, we will explain the analysis in more detail and present the potential target levels.

Ripple's (XRP) uptrend paces toward new all-time highs, but is trading at around $3.24 on Thursday, following a remarkable recovery from a support level tested at $2.80 on Tuesday. XRP’s short-term technical structure backs the rally, which closed in on the record high but stalled at $3.29.