DECEMBER 1ST COULD DECIDE THE DIRECTION OF BITCOIN AND ALTS FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
➞ On December 1st, Jerome Powell will deliver a major speech about the economy, inflation, labour markets and future monetary policy.
This speech comes just a few days before the FOMC meeting, where markets are already pricing almost an 87% chance of a December rate cut.
Whatever Powell says on December 1st will immediately shape expectations for that meeting.
➞ At the same time, the Federal Reserve is officially ending QT after running it for more than three years. The last time QT ended in 2019, Alt/BTC outperformed for months.
Even the 2020 crash didn’t fully erase that strength. Once QE came back, altcoins entered a long uptrend. The structure forming today is very similar.
Because QT is ending on the same day Powell speaks, markets are also watching for any hint about when the Fed could restart QE.
➞ Other major economies Japan, China, Canada are already easing or preparing to ease.
If Powell even slightly aligns with that direction, global liquidity expectations will jump, and crypto usually reacts the fastest.
The last Powell speech was hawkish and immediately weakened Bitcoin’s momentum.
But if this time he focuses more on the weakening labour market and less on inflation, the probability of a December rate cut becomes almost certain. That single shift can support the relief rally already happening in BTC and altcoins.
The market is basically balancing between two clear outcomes →
• If Powell signals room for more cuts, crypto strengthens.
• If he says the Fed can’t cut much further, the rally can retrace.
It all comes down to how the Fed frames the next phase of policy.
If inflation is seen as stable through tariffs and other tools, and unemployment continues moving toward the danger zone, the market will expect more rate cuts through 2026.
But it Powell focuses on rising inflation, the crypto market will start the next leg down. $BTC #BTCRebound90kNext?
XRP to $6? Popular Trader Reveals Ultra-Bullish Price Outlook $XRP is holding strong at the level where its entire correction ended, and this is exactly why well-known trader "Dark Defender" reopened the $6 discussion. The last drop stopped at the 161.80% Fibonacci zone, the price bounced right back from it and XRP has not gone there since.
From this reaction, the analyst built a direct price path that leads to the $5.85-$6 region for the XRP price.
The setup is simple. The A-B-C correction is all done. The final C-leg bottomed out right in the deep retracement pocket, where strong reversals often show up. After touching it, XRP had a clear bounce. On the same day, the RSI went up from its lowest reading of the year, confirming that the declining phase lost force.
The whole projection depends on one line that is above the current price. This diagonal resistance has been stopping every rally since summer. XRP tried a few times and did not quite make it. The trader links the whole $6 scenario to this line.
If XRP finally breaks through and closes above it with purpose, the next steps are simply a matter of execution.
Key XRP levels to watch First area: $2.22. Second area: around $3. Final stretch: The numbers are between $5.85 and $6, and they are taken from the higher Fibonacci extensions that match the scale of the previous waves.
The long channel that has guided the price of XRP throughout the year supports the same idea. The upper boundary of that channel is pretty close to the trader's high target. When the price stays on both sides of the channel for a while, the upper band becomes a good target.
It all narrows down to one breakout. If XRP clears the diagonal that rejected it all summer, the chart opens the next section cleanly. If it fails again, the market stays in the same range until the next attempt.
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The Stellar $XLM vs $XRP debate misses what actually happened.
$XRP: Partnerships with banks for liquidity sourcing Stellar $XLM: Banks building on the infrastructure directly
U.S. Bank isn't partnering with Stellar. They're issuing stablecoins on Stellar. Wirex isn't using Stellar for settlement. They're settling Visa transactions in USDC on Stellar. Franklin Templeton didn't integrate with Stellar. They tokenized $400M+ on Stellar.
The difference:
$XRP facilitates transactions between banks using traditional systems. Stellar replaces the traditional systems with programmable rails.
Both solve cross-border payments. One is a bridge. One is new infrastructure.
Processing time: Both 3-5 seconds Transaction costs: Both fractions of a cent Network structure: $XRP centralized, Stellar decentralized Use case focus: $XRP institutional liquidity, Stellar financial inclusion + institutional
The market debated which would win banks. Banks chose both for different purposes.
Understanding the difference matters more than picking sides.