Produced by Brad Garlinghouse, CEO RippleA statement that has sparked a lot of controversy lately. By hosting it on a podcast CryptoIn America With journalist Elinor Terret, Garlinghouse alluded to coin holders XRP They could get “something special” related to Ripple’s possible initial public offering (IPO).
Brad just casually mentioned that he was doing "something special" for XRP holders if Ripple goes public
my brother said it himself. hold accordingly. ripple:native pic.twitter.com/E1vSUBRODM– Xaif Crypto (@Xaif_Crypto) May 7, 2026
However, Garlinghouse has been outspoken about the timing of Ripple’s IPO, calling it “not a priority” at the moment. He attributed this to the poor performance of crypto-related public listings, citing the postponed IPO plans of BitGo, Gemini and Kraken as evidence that the overall market environment is currently not favorable.
Garlinghouse joked with the audience that remaining a private company gives it the freedom to express itself without pressure from lawyers. But when Teret asked him if he was pregnant XRP They will notably benefit from any future IPO. Garlinghouse did not evade the answer, but instead highlighted the possibility of additional benefits beyond ecosystem growth, saying: “We think this will be good for society. »
Ripple Surprise and XRP Currency Price
In terms of price, it broke XRP Recently, the support level was at $1.40 after failing to break the resistance at $1.45, which is the same area that the price has been unable to overcome since February. The current pressure pattern comes after a breakout of a multi-month downtrend supported by high volume, with support holding around the $1.35 range.
Resistance levels build up first at $1.40 and then at $1.45 as the struggle zone that price looks to break through. As Standard Chartered’s 2026 model sets a target of $2.80, traders are watching the whales’ movements; Data Shows Whale Wallets Added 1.2 Billion XRP in the first quarter of 2026, the highest quarterly total since 2023.
Institutional interest appears to be growing, but the CLARITY Act deadline is the deciding factor. Garlinghouse described the next two weeks as a critical period during his speech at the Consensus conference in Miami.
Bitcoin Hyper targets early growth while XRP tests resistance
The outlook for the currency looks optimistic XRP Powerful, but at an entry price of $1.39, the profit multiple may be limited due to the already huge market cap. Thus, traders looking for 10x returns are turning to early-stage infrastructure projects, and this is where the Bitcoin Hyper project stands out.
The narrative around the Bitcoin ecosystem is accelerating and Bitcoin Hyper is at the heart of this evolution. The project is the first layer 2 of Bitcoin with the integration of the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM). The protocol is expected to deliver faster performance than Solana itself, while leveraging the security layer of the Bitcoin network.
The pre-sale of the project is about to be carried out $33 million The price of the token is currently $0.0136 Only, with staking rewards provided 35% APY As a “special advantage” for first investors. Features include a decentralized bridge for transferring Bitcoin, sub-second final transaction speed, and low-cost execution of smart contracts, features that the Bitcoin base layer simply cannot provide.
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