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– The nearly five-year legal battle with the SEC is over, and XRP has reached its all-time high (ATH) of $3.65 for the first time in seven years. Since then, the asset has corrected slightly, losing 47% , and is now quoted at around $1.92.

The launch of five spot XRP ETFs in the U.S. has triggered a significant inflow of institutional capital, although this has not yet affected the current volatility of XRP, perhaps because the market has already taken this factor into account.

However, if new ETF approvals follow and regulators manage to implement comprehensive crypto reform before the end of winter, XRP could reach the $10 mark by the end of the year or early 2026.

Midnight ($NIGHT): Charles Hoskinson’s Cardano-based initiative has generated a lot of interest. Will it be able to take hold?

Midnight ($NIGHT) is a sidechain project Hoskinson created on Cardano to integrate data protection and regulatory compliance into the blockchain. As a privacy-focused sidechain on the Cardano network, Midnight enables developers and users to work with decentralized applications (dApps) while keeping sensitive information private by default.

Unlike traditional public blockchains where transaction information is completely open, Midnight utilizes zero-knowledge proofs to selectively provide information. This allows participants to prove compliance or legitimacy without revealing personal information.

The $NIGHT token acts as the governing asset in this system, giving holders a voice in deciding protocol updates and policies. It also secures the network and incentivizes user activity. Sui Network: Can it beat XRP and Solana?

The Sui Network is another fast-growing altcoin that claims to be the next-generation Ethereum killer thanks to its unique technical advantages.

From a technical point of view, the slope of Sui’s support and resistance lines over the past two weeks forms a bullish falling wedge pattern. This often heralds a strong upside breakout.

Accordingly, if the holiday season turns out to be an upward trend, Sui has a chance to rise to $5 from its current value of around $151.

However, Sui will need to overcome key resistance barriers around the $2 and $4 levels to reach this target.

One project gaining momentum in the run-up to 2026 is Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER), a second-level protocol for Bitcoin that functions as a meme coin. Behind the apparent simplicity of HYPER are serious improvements: faster transactions, minimal fees, and support for complex smart contracts.

Bitcoin Hyper, built on the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), integrates decentralized management and Canonical Bridge to seamlessly transfer bitcoins between different blockchain ecosystems.

Its current pre-sale has already raised about $30 million in funding, and a prominent Borch Crypto analyst has expressed the opinion that the token could show returns of up to 100 times once it is listed on exchanges.

A recent security audit conducted by Coinsult found no critical vulnerabilities in smart contracts, which adds confidence to potential investors. The HYPER token is used for transaction fees, voting and staking, and pre-sale participants can earn up to 39% APY for staking.

With the full launch of the platform slated for 2026, both longtime bitcoin holders and new market participants are getting a timely look at a project that has the potential to significantly expand the functionality of the bitcoin ecosystem.