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When we talk about size, about market capitalization, the situation looks uphill for $XRP . With about 100 billion dollars, being the fourth largest crypto, it pales in comparison to the one and a half trillion dollars held by $BTC . An abysmal difference!
Let's do some simple math: for XRP to even think about catching up to Bitcoin, its value would have to multiply by 15, fifteen times!, and at the same time, Bitcoin would have to remain completely still, without moving a bit. Historically, Bitcoin has always set the pace of the market, up or down, as we are seeing now with the tariff tensions. So, for XRP to make that monumental leap, it would need an extraordinary catalyst, something that propels it at supersonic speed, much faster than Bitcoin itself.
Others mention the recent launch of a stablecoin by Ripple, the company behind XRP, as the spark that would light the fuse for stratospheric growth. These are interesting theories, no doubt, but will they be enough to close that gap of more than a trillion dollars? Allow me to doubt that a little.
But watch out, "surpassing" Bitcoin doesn't necessarily have to mean taking away its first place in market capitalization. We can look at it from another perspective: performance. And here the story changes a bit. Until recently, XRP was on an impressive streak. When it reached a new 52-week high in January, trading at USD 3.39, it had risen an astonishing 600%! For a good part of 2025, XRP was the best-performing cryptocurrency in the market. A true beast!
Let's do some simple math: for XRP to even think about catching up to Bitcoin, its value would have to multiply by 15, fifteen times!, and at the same time, Bitcoin would have to remain completely still, without moving a bit. Historically, Bitcoin has always set the pace of the market, up or down, as we are seeing now with the tariff tensions. So, for XRP to make that monumental leap, it would need an extraordinary catalyst, something that propels it at supersonic speed, much faster than Bitcoin itself.
Others mention the recent launch of a stablecoin by Ripple, the company behind XRP, as the spark that would light the fuse for stratospheric growth. These are interesting theories, no doubt, but will they be enough to close that gap of more than a trillion dollars? Allow me to doubt that a little.
But watch out, "surpassing" Bitcoin doesn't necessarily have to mean taking away its first place in market capitalization. We can look at it from another perspective: performance. And here the story changes a bit. Until recently, XRP was on an impressive streak. When it reached a new 52-week high in January, trading at USD 3.39, it had risen an astonishing 600%! For a good part of 2025, XRP was the best-performing cryptocurrency in the market. A true beast!
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