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XRP Notches Best Week Since 2024 Election Pump on Bitcoin Short Squeeze

The token's steepest daily and weekly gains in months rode Bitcoin's record liquidation wave—though ETF flows and futures data hint the move is running on borrowed momentum.

XRP Notches Best Week Since 2024 Election Pump on Bitcoin Short Squeeze

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