XRP Bears to Target Sub-$0.3650 on SEC Activity and Fed Fear

Tuesday saw an increase in XRP of 3.13%. Reversing a Monday decline of 1.14%, XRP finished the day at $0.38228. Since January 13, XRP has twice gone below $0.37.

XRP saw a negative start to the day, dropping to a low point of $0.36491 early on. After avoiding the First Major Support Level (S1) around $0.3624, XRP surged to a high of $0.38373 in the last hour. To close the day at $0.38228 XRP successfully overcame the First Major Resistance Level (R1) at $0.3787.

US Legislators Question Gensler's Strategies

There were no new developments in the SEC v. Ripple lawsuit on Tuesday that may have changed market sentiment. Following SEC actions against Kraken, staking services, Paxos, and Binance USD, US politicians offered relief (BUSD).

Gary Gensler and the SEC were the subject of increased scrutiny on Tuesday in the aftermath of the FTX bankruptcy.

A hearing titled Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets was conducted on Tuesday by the Senate Banking Committee. Gary Gensler and the SEC's shortcomings were brought to light by concerns about their regulation through enforcement and lack of SEC advice to crypto companies.

Legislators noted Gensler's appearances on morning talk programs and called for him to testify as soon as possible.

Investors saw the emphasis on Gensler and the SEC's enforcement-based regulation as advantageous, supporting a bullish day. The timing of Gensler's strategies is crucial for the SEC since Judge Torres, who is presiding over the case, is now in charge of the SEC v. Ripple.

The cryptocurrency markets will be hoping that Ripple succeeds so that US politicians are forced to take action against the SEC Chair. More crucially, the CFTC may take control if the records relating to the William Hinman speech are made public.