XRP’s 9% surge leads crypto as bitcoin climbs to 6-week high near $95,000
Bitcoin (BTC) rose to its highest level since mid-November, gaining more than 3% to $94,400 during Monday’s trading session, the largest percentage advance in more than a month.
The rally, which brought the asset closer to $95,000 — seen by some analysts as a key level to gain further momentum — was led, though, by XRP (XRP). After breaking key resistance overnight, XRP added to its move during the U.S. trading day, rising 9% to just shy of $2.32, also the strongest since mid-November.
Crypto-related stocks — many of which saw unrelenting selling late in 2025 — were sharply higher across the board.
Coinbase (COIN), which received an upgrade to buy from Goldman Sachs earlier in the day, was up nearly 9% while…
