XRP Price Prediction: As Top Ripple Executives Meet Donald Trump, Partners With Chainlink And SLAP Jumps 27% Ahead Of Airdrop
The XRP price dropped 5% in the last 24 hours to trade at $2.29 as of 00:58 a.m. EST on trading volume that surged 78% to $7.5 billion. This comes as top Ripple executives met with President-elect Donald Trump. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse shared a picture of the firm’s senior executives with Trump, saying, “Great dinner with Donald Trump and Stuart Alderoty. Strong start to 2025!” Great dinner last night with @realDonaldTrump & @s_alderoty. Strong start to 2025! pic.twitter.com/UjM6lahUG4 — Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) January 8, 2025 The dinner comes on the eve of a crucial SEC vs. Ripple case deadline. The SEC is expected to file its appeal-related opening brief by January 15 if it plans to challenge the Programmatic sales of the XRP ruling. In July 2023, Judge Analisa Torres ruled that programmatic sales of XRP did not satisfy the third prong of the Howey Test. Meanwhile, Ripple and Chainlink have announced a strategic alliance to inc...