Ripple (XRP) holds above $1.40 support on Wednesday, as bulls return to take control following three consecutive days of declines. The remittance token’s upside appears capped at $1.50 while extended gains would face additional resistance at $1.70. A break above $2.00 would mark a potential regime shift from bearish to bullish.

Bitcoin (BTC) is extending its rally toward $80,000 on Thursday, maintaining its steady gains from last week. Eric Balchunas, a Bloomberg ETF analyst, points to rising demand for Bitcoin amid a broader market debasement. Bitcoin’s Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) indicator above 1 suggests that investors are starting to take profits after the recent recovery. 

Cryptocurrency prices are broadly edging higher on…