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Despite what the news may imply, Bitcoin (BTC) is up on the year, having posted an over 70% gain. XRP, Ethereum, and other altcoins, on the other hand, have suffered, plunging under the weight of a volatile Bitcoin.

Some cryptocurrencies have been hurt more than others. The most hurt altcoin in the top 10 has to be XRP, which was recently noted by analysts to have collapsed by 95% since the euphoria of the 2018 peak.

Just look at the chart above, which shows that the cryptocurrency really hasnt had the best past 24 months.

While 95% is already a painful loss for a cryptocurrency, let alone an asset in general, some say that it may get worse from here. Heres more on why.

According to prominent cryptocurrency trader and commentator Jacob Canfield, it may still be a ways to go before it makes sense to even try investing in the cryptocurrency for the long haul. He even went as far as to say that one of his achievements over the past few years is telling his friends and family to not buy XRP in 2018 and 2019 due to the technical outlook on the charts.

Canfield added that to even think of considering recommending a long, he would wait until the cryptocurrency trades at $0.10 to $0.15 50% to 25% lower than current prices.

Thats not to mention that XRP-related sentiment recently took a hit.

Speaking to Forbes, Joe DiPasquale, CEO of cryptocurrency hedge fund manager BitBull Capital, remarked that the aforementioned altcoin is likely to suffer more, despite XRP already trading at its lowest price in over two years. The prominent Bitcoin investor remarked that:

XRP has been historically very sensitive to adoption-related news pertaining to banking and money services partners, since they represent the biggest clientele for Ripples services We expect the cryptocurrency to slide further due to this news.

Not all is lost forRipple, though.

According to areport from Fortune, the company has justcompleted a massive funding roundthat values the company at $10 billion, making Ripple one of the largest blockchain companies on the market at the moment. The investment that valued it at $10 billion, $200 million sourced from global investment firm Tetragon, Japanese pro-XRP finance-centric conglomerate SBI, and Route 66 Ventures.

Apparently, the funds, while not needed to fund operations, will give the company Balance sheet flexibility as it looks to hire upwards of 150 new employees in 2020 and introduce new overseas offices to facilitate said employee additions.

This Series C raise should help Ripple increase the adoption of solutions using XRP, potentially increasing demand for the cryptocurrency and, therefore, price with time.

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