Key Points

• Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, had been on a monster run, at one point topping $126,000 per token.

• XRP escaped a longstanding lawsuit and finally could go on the offensive.

• Both tokens have immense potential, but for different reasons.

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It has been a remarkably eventful year for the crypto sector. Crypto prices rocketed higher after Donald Trump’s presidential election victory in November 2024, largely due to the prospect of an incoming pro-crypto administration. Yet while the Trump administration has issued many favorable executive orders and Congress has also passed substantial cryptocurrency legislation, the rally has fizzled out due…