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XRP still not leading market, moves with traditional assets in crises

Academic research has again confirmed that cryptocurrencies, including XRP, rise and fall with traditional financial markets during crises. The study found crypto remains within the influence of the traditional financial system, with the tendency strengthening as global uncertainty increases. Using daily data from January 2018 to March 2026 across 70 financial time series, it concluded stocks, sovereign bond yields and credit default swaps lead market direction, while crypto largely reacts to external shocks.