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After an almost 600% increase after the 2024 election, XRP (Cryptography: XRP) We have settled into a relatively narrow trading area around the $2 mark. But it could be about to change, and XRP is on another major breakout crisis.
Currently, June 2025 is becoming the month when three important catalysts combine to send XRP high. If so, this may be your last chance to buy XRP for less than the cost of a cup of coffee.
Spot ETF approved
The first major catalyst is the potential approval of the new spot XRP ETF. All eyes will be on June 17th. This is the date SEC signs off with the Spot XRP ETF application from Franklin Templeton (NYSE: Ben). Initially they hoped that the SEC could do this in early May, but the decision was pushed back to June.
Of course, approval for Spot ETF is huge for XRP. It could finally lead to mainstream adoption of XRP. This was once one of the biggest names in the crypto world. XRP Bulls want to point to the Bitcoin example (Cryptography: BTC)Spot Bitcoin ETF was approved in January 2024. As soon as these ETFs began trading, Bitcoin spiked its prices.
Of course, there is no guarantee that the new spot ETF will also send out the price of XRP rising. After all, Ethereum’s new SpotETF launch (Encryption: ETH) Last July had little impact on prices. There are also concerns about how much demand for Spot XRP ETFs is, especially amidst the global economic turmoil and tariff uncertainty.
That being said, as the pipeline (including one from Franklin Templeton) currently has at least seven different spot XRP ETF applications, the traditional wisdom is that at least one of them will be approved by the end of 2025.
The Federal Reserve System for Rescue?
Another big catalyst is the next meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) from June 17-18. If the US economy shows signs of stalling as a result of a trade war, interest rate cuts could be on the agenda. Historically, interest rate cuts have been good for crypto, especially Altcoins such as XRP.
The basic idea here is that rate reductions make risky assets with higher yields relatively attractive. As a result, interest rate reductions usually lead to cheaper and faster infusions of money into the crypto sector. This will lead to crypto investors rising higher on the risk curve. Rather than focusing solely on Bitcoin, you may be encouraged to search for low-cost Altcoins such as XRP, which have the potential for significant future growth.
XRP Industry Events
The third potential catalyst is XRPlapex. That strange letter combination may mean nothing to the average investor, but it means everything to members of the XRP developer community. The Apex event is the largest annual summit for the XRP community, and this year’s event will feature the top executives of Ripple, the company behind XRP tokens.
So here is my thoughts. Most developer meetings in major tech companies lead to new product launches, new partnership launches, and the latest roadmap for the company to head next. We expect the same to happen at this year’s Apex event, which will be held in Singapore from June 10th to 12th.
The agenda of the vertex is still fixed at the moment. However, according to Ripple, there are sessions specialising in artificial intelligence (AI), cross-chain interoperability (i.e. the ability of digital assets to cross the blockchain), distributed finance (DEFI), and actual global asset (RWA) tokenization. A flashy new announcement from Ripple in any of these areas could send the price of XRP rising.
How much is XRP?
Certainly, all three of these catalysts are very speculative and there is no guarantee that any of them will result in a big bounce of XRP. But it’s certainly intriguing that all three of these catalysts are coming together at one point in June.
We already know that XRP can become parabolic. It surged from $0.50 on Election Day to $3.39 in just over two months. Of course, it relies heavily on the overall macroeconomic environment, but XRP’s long-term outlook is beginning to become much more bullish. I’m spinning in the calendar in June 2025 and hope for the best.
Dominic Basulto has Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP positions. Motley Fool has Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP positions and is recommended. Motley Fools have a disclosure policy.
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