The XRP (XRP) price came under heavy selling pressure on Friday, dumping 11% to $0.54 amid a crash in altcoin markets due to rising concerns about a potential US/Israel versus Iran war.

Israel is braced from a counterattack from Iran after they recently took out IRGC military leaders in Syria. Reports emerged on Friday that the US is moving warships to ready itself to defend Israel.

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Tensions have been high in the Middle East since the October 7th Hamas attack against Israel, and Israel’s devastating counterattack into Gaza.

XRP fell as much as 16% at its lows to around $0.51, which marked new two-month lows.

The latest XRP price collapse means it has now reversed 27% lower versus its 2024 highs.

The XRP price has dropped back over 25% from its recent highs / Source: TradingView

And XRP price predictions could be about to get a lot more bearish.

XRP Price Prediction – Recovery to $1 Incoming?

With XRP now sharply below its major moving averages, focus is turning to a test of a long-term uptrend.

Indeed, the XRP price has followed an uptrend going all the way back to its early 2023 lows.

Should this uptrend break, a short-term retest of support in the $0.43-46 area. Even a break under $0.40 could be on the cards.

XRP price predictions would get very bearish if it broke below this long-term uptrend / Source: TradingView

Of course, assuming the broader market is in a bullish phase, such a dip would probably be bought into.

But whether a recovery to $1 is incoming remains difficult to predict.

Ripple Labs maintains winning momentum in its lawsuit versus the SEC. A judge ruled last year that Ripple Labs’ sales of XRP didn’t necessarily constitute a security transaction.

And Ripple Labs predicts that its winning momentum will encourage banks to begin using its XRP-powered global payments solution.

That could substantially boost XRP’s adoption. That being said, concerns remain about XRP’s lack of decentralization.

Moreover, many are concerned that XRP lacks a major use case, when compared to other major cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana.

The former is increasingly viewed as digital gold, while the latter two are fast-growing smart-contract blockchains and the homes of fast-growing decentralized finance and application ecosystems.

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