XRP (XRP 0.59%) is on the rise this week, up 25.3% from last Thursday at 1 p.m. ET as of 12:43 p.m. ET on Friday. The rise comes as the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.27%) gained 0.5% and Bitcoin reached an all-time high.
Aside from Bitcoin's record-setting high, which always moves the rest of the market, Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse appeared before Congress this week, boosting hopes that XRP will see further adoption.
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Crypto goes to Washington
A select few of leaders from the crypto community testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday. Garlinghouse, whose Ripple Labs created XRP, outlined how he thought Congress should regulate the industry, saying that a lack of rules has "prohibited meaningful progress."
The CEO continued, "At Ripple, we certainly saw firsthand how the lack of clear rules of the road can be weaponized to target good actors," referring to the legal battles his company has fought with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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His appearance in front of the Senate, just before the House of Representatives kicked off what some members are calling "Crypto Week," was seen favorably by investors.
XRP has a lot to prove
Increased regulation would likely benefit XRP compared to other crypto projects, as it has always attempted to paint itself as a more "legitimized" institutional crypto. However, I continue to think that XRP is overvalued and faces major hurdles to widespread adoption in traditional banking. I would stay away from XRP.
