Ripple president Monica Long thinks additional crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) approvals will usher in another big year for digital assets in 2025.

Long predicts in a new interview with Bloomberg Crypto that “various crypto spot ETFs” will receive a seal of approval in the US this year.

The Ripple president also says payments-focused altcoin XRP is “likely to be the next in line” in terms of ETF approvals.

Multiple ETF providers filed Form S-1 registration statements for XRP ETFs with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last year, including Bitwise Asset Management, 21Shares, Canary Capital and WisdomTree.

The SEC greenlit the first spot market Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs last January, bringing in billions of dollars worth of inflows to the top digital asset by market cap. The regulator subsequently approved Ethereum (ETH) ETFs for trading in July.

Long predicts the approvals on those newer XRP filings will accelerate due to President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory and the upcoming change of leadership at the SEC.

XRP is trading at $2.36 at time of writing, a marginal increase in the last 24 hours.

The Ripple president also forecasts big things for the stablecoin market.

“The stablecoin market today is you know more than $150 billion for US dollar stablecoins, and it’s projected to grow to $3+ trillion over the next few years, so this is a market that is exploding.”

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Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer for his college paper. This early love for storytelling paved the way for a successful stint as an editor at a data engineering firm, where his first-month essay win funded a months-long supply of doggie and kitty treats – a testament to his dedication to his furry companions (more on that later).

Christian then roamed the world of journalism, working at newspapers in Canada and even South Korea. He finally settled down at a local news giant in his hometown in the Philippines for a decade, becoming a total news junkie. But then, something new caught his eye: cryptocurrency. It was like a treasure hunt mixed with storytelling – right up his alley!

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Here’s the thing about this guy: He works a lot, but he keeps himself fueled by enough coffee to make it through the day – and some seriously delicious (Filipino) food. He says a delectable meal is the secret ingredient to a killer article. And after a long day of crypto crusading, he unwinds with some rum (mixed with milk) while watching slapstick movies.

Looking ahead, Christian sees a bright future with NewsBTC. He says he sees himself privileged to be part of an awesome organization, sharing his expertise and passion with a community he values, and fellow editors – and bosses – he deeply respects.

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A crypto strategist and trader is laying out his predictions for the digital asset market for the first few months of the year, including his Q1 outlook for Ethereum (ETH).

The analyst pseudonymously known as Inmortal tells his 222,400 followers on the social media platform X that he thinks Ethereum is gearing up for rallies this quarter.

The trader believes that ETH is about to follow in the footsteps of its Q1 2024 price action.

“ETH about to have a good Q1.”‘

Looking at the trader’s chart, he seems to predict that ETH will hit a new all-time high of $5,300 by March. At time of writing, ETH is worth $3,646.

He also thinks old altcoins and artificial intelligence (AI)-focused projects will ignite rallies in the next three months.

“In Q1:

1. ETH outperforms.
2. SOL go +$300
3. AI coins mega-pump
4. Memes underperform
5. Dino coins have a good run.”

While the analyst believes memecoins will not see huge rallies in Q1 of this year, he says that Floki (FLOKI) will be an exception.

“High conviction on the memecoin leader.

FLOKI.”

Based on the trader’s chart, he appears to suggest that FLOKI is mirroring Pepe’s (PEPE) late 2023 to early 2024 price action when the Ethereum-based memecoin went parabolic after months of sideways movement. The trader seems to predict that FLOKI will hit a new all-time high of $0.0005 before the end of Q1.

At time of writing, FLOKI is trading at $0.00019.

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