Bitcoin Price Eyes $80K as Whale Activity Remains Low Ahead of March 1 Regulatory Deadline

Ripple's CTO David Schwartz suggests that public adoption numbers for XRP are "rookie numbers" and that millions of users and transactions may not be reflected in headline statistics. The bullish case for XRP is based on its potential for "meaningful secondary market utility" and sustained global usage at scale. Big Tech's re-entry into digital payments and the growth of tokenized stocks and ETFs on blockchain rails could create massive settlement demand for XRP. Some analysts predict a triple-digit XRP price based on a long-term chart structure called a "Nike" formation.