XRP’s “Final Base”? Larry David Would Call It a Curb Your Enthusiasm Moment

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So, XRP’s weekly chart is getting more attention than a guy eating a pastrami sandwich in a vegan café. Price is stuck in this range that’s about as sensitive as my ex-wife’s feelings. And what’s the big idea? Some XRP cheerleader thinks this isn’t the end, but the beginning of something huge. Like, really? Because last time I checked, consolidation is just the market’s way of saying, “I’m thinking.”

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This guy @Austin_XRPL, who’s probably spent more time staring at charts than I’ve spent arguing with my neighbor about parking, posted something on X (yeah, Twitter, whatever). He’s saying XRP’s price history is like a bad sitcom-same plot, different season. Apparently, every big rally was preceded by consolidation so long, it makes waiting for the next season of Seinfeld look quick.

He’s pointing to ranges like $0.15-$0.30, where XRP hung out longer than I’ve been stuck in traffic on the 405. Then $0.30-$0.50, another two-year snoozefest. And let’s not forget $0.50-$0.75, which took 18 months-basically, the market’s way of saying, “I’m not ready, I’m not ready!” Even the $1.80-$3.40 range, where everyone thought it was distribution, was just XRP saying, “Let’s hang out for a year, why not?”

So, Austin’s whole schtick is that expansions only happen after the market’s had enough coffee and bagels. If XRP’s building a “final base” now, it’s like the market’s finally saying, “Okay, fine, let’s do this.” But let’s be real, who knows? It’s crypto-it’s like trying to predict if my dry cleaner will actually get my shirts back on time.

$1.30-$1.80: The Range That’s More Inefficient Than My Ex-Wife’s Closet

Austin’s got his eyes on the $1.30 to $1.80 range, which he says is the crypto equivalent of a skipped chapter in a book. Price zoomed through it like I zoom through a salad-no real commitment. He calls it an “inefficient range,” which is just a fancy way of saying, “We messed up, let’s fix it.”

Now, XRP’s hanging out in this range like it’s a bad first date, trying to make it work. Austin’s calling it “structural repair,” or as I like to call it, “gap-filling.” Basically, the market’s saying, “Let’s make this range less embarrassing.” If it keeps this up, he thinks it’s building a base. Because, you know, what’s better than one base? A final base. Like, really final. No take-backs.

If this works, it’s like XRP’s finally getting its act together. All the lower zones will have their consolidation stories, and the resistance above will be as thin as my patience at a DMV. And then, boom, expansion. Not because of hype, but because the market’s like, “Okay, we’re done procrastinating.”

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2026-02-18 19:54