Will XRP Soar to $7? According to market trader Crypto King, “XRP is heating up and institutions are stepping in. We are now entering the phase I have been waiting for: Manipulation done, Accumulation done, Expansion loading. The chart and fundamentals are lining up for something massive.My target this cycle is $7.00.” The market researcher maintains a bullish outlook on XRP, citing growing momentum and rising institutional interest, a key signal of strong capital inflows and market legitimacy According to Crypto King, XRP may be on the verge of entering the Wyckoff expansion phase, where sustained buying pressure, driven by hype, news, and retail demand, could trigger a significant price surge. As a result, he predicts XRP could surge to $7 this bull cycle, nearly double its all-time high of $3.65, setting a new record. XRP could also target $9.63 this cycle, mirroring patterns from its previous bull run. Ripple’s New XRPL Patent Could Reshape Blockchain Competition Prominent crypto researcher SMQKE has disclosed that a newly granted Ripple patent for enhancements to the XRP Ledger could make it harder for rivals to build comparable blockchain software. The U.S. patent, enabling temporary consensus subnetworks and trust-based instant cross-border payments, outlines Ripple’s methods to accelerate settlements and reduce full-network reliance, making XRPL uniquely efficient for institutional use. SMQKE sees the patent as a strategic moat because if enforced, key on-ledger designs and validator setups could be off-limits to competitors, raising barriers to replicating XRPL functionality. Nevertheless, legal and technical limits remain since patents cover specific implementations, not ideas, and XRPL’s open codebase with distributed validators complicates claims that Ripple can block ecosystem growth. Ripple’s engineers and independent validators have repeatedly emphasized the ledger’s decentralized nature. Conclusion For builders and investors, Ripple’s specific patent filings shift the competitive landscape for payments-focused ledgers. Whether they block rivals depends on courts, licensing, and alternative innovations. As SMQKE and others note, this highlights rising tension between proprietary IP and blockchain’s collaborative ethos. Meanwhile, Crypto King sees XRP emerging from its accumulation phase, poised for a bullish breakout toward $7, fueled by institutional buying and strong fundamentals.