While XRP faces legal challenges, Tron continues its steady growth and strategic partnerships, and Cutoshi emerges as a unique blend of meme culture and DeFi. Let’s look into the story around these tokens and how that might impact their prices in the upcoming bull run.
SEC Appeal Adds Pressure, But Ripple Stands Firm
Ripple’s endless legal battle with the SEC has taken another turn, as Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse vowed the company would fight the regulator’s appeal “as long as it needs.”
This comes after news that Ripple, which has spent over $200 million in legal fees so far, faces yet another round of litigation as the SEC attempts to challenge a 2023 ruling.
Garlinghouse hinted that he believed deeper things were in play with the SEC’s doggedness and said that corruption gets outed in the end.
Meanwhile, Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty announced Ripple’s cross-appeal filing, clarifying that XRP’s legal status as a non-security is “the law of the land.” Alderoty emphasized that the SEC “can’t submit new evidence,” and that the court will only review existing records.
Despite the legal issues, Ripple’s team remains optimistic about the future. Alderoty reminded the industry to see the SEC’s appeal as a tactic to “create distraction” but also said that “it’s just background noise now. The hard part of the fight is behind us. Ripple’s business is growing and getting stronger every day even as this appeal process plays out for Ripple and the industry”
In a recent report by Crypto Weekly, it was revealed that Ripple has been donating to both sides of the US Presidential race, presumably trying to place XRP in good standing, regardless of who wins.
XRP is down 14% on the yearly and 85% from its all time high of $3.40. If Ripple keep fighting and the bull run peaks, XRP may be able to grow to those heights again.
TRON Eyes A Bullish Breakout Amid New Partnership With Chainlink
Tron always seems to have a finger in the pie, whether it’s their relatively unsuccessful foray into returns via sTUSD and RWA (Real World Assets), or their copy of Solana Pump.fun’s meme coin deployer, Sun.Pump.
Although some things work better than others, there’s no denying that many people use Tron day to day due to its super low fees and fast transaction fees. This is evident by stats from Defilama showing Tron’s 4.34% share in the total TVL of all chains, worth over $7.4 billion.
And Tron continues to develop and make strategic partnerships, having announced today that they will partner with Chainlink for their oracles. TRON DAO will drop WINkLink and switch to Chainlink Data Feeds as its primary oracle solution, bringing a major data upgrade to its blockchain ecosystem. This move strengthens TRON’s DeFi proposition, especially for JustLend and JustStable, its largest DeFi applications with a combined $6.5 billion in total value locked.
From a technical analysis perspective, Coinpedia news predicts that Tron is close to a bullish breakout on the weekly time frame. If Tron can regularly close above the all-time highs of 2021, they believe that a run to 30c is likely, but if Tron fails then a big sell-off is forecasted.
Cutoshi’s Upcoming Launch Could Align Perfectly With Market Peaks
Cutoshi, new and in presale, is trying to mix meme culture with practical DeFi tools, creating a community-oriented ecosystem centered on the ideals of decentralization and financial freedom.
Inspired by the Chinese Lucky Cat, and the ideals of Satoshi Nakamoto, Cutoshi is creating a multi-chain DEX as part of its ecosystem. This will enable users to trade assets across different blockchains with ease and privacy.
Then there are the Cutoshi Quests. The idea is to encourage community involvement by rewarding users with “Cutopoints” for completing tasks. A global leaderboard will unite members and spur them on to spread the word of Cutoshi and win. Points can be exchanged for rewards and CUTO tokens, adding a gamified layer to the platform and incentivizing long-term participation.
Cutoshi is also designing an NFT collection, rewarding early adopters with assets that provide both symbolic value and DeFi functionality, reinforcing community pride and offering in-platform benefits.
To enhance users’ understanding of DeFi, Cutoshi has established a Learning Academy. This educational initiative aims to empower users, guiding them through decentralized finance and expanding the ecosystem’s accessibility. The academy, coupled with Cutoshi’s merchandise shop, with Lucky Cat-themed items, should also serve to strengthen the brand’s identity which is important for a meme coin.
The question is, will Cutoshi peak during the bull run?
Although no one can be sure, it’s looking likely that 2025 will see the peak of the bull run.
By this point, Cutoshi’s presale will probably have ended and so the token will be going live on to the open market. Given the hype so far ($700k in a few weeks and a CMC listing) if the coin delivers on its promises, then Cutoshi’s positioning as a meme coin with utility could send it very high when the market is mooning.
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