David Schwartz, Ripple's former CTO, stated that XRP could eventually overtake Bitcoin in market capitalization, but only if XRP's growth outpaces Bitcoin's rather than Bitcoin's value declining. He highlighted XRP Ledger's speed and functionality as key drivers for XRP's potential expansion. Currently, Bitcoin's market cap is about 17.7 times larger than XRP's, meaning XRP would need to reach around $25 per token to match Bitcoin's valuation today. Institutional interest in XRP ETFs is rising, supported by clearer U.S. regulatory status after Ripple's SEC litigation ended, which may fuel XRP's growth. Schwartz's view is a possibility, not an immediate prediction, given the significant market cap gap.
The XRP Ledger is set to implement a bug-fix patch on October 23 that addresses issues in Ripple's proposed uncollateralized lending system, which remains inactive due to insufficient validator votes. The patch, requiring 29 validator approvals, also...
In a snapshot of perpetual futures on October 18, Dogecoin (DOGE) showed the highest positive funding rate among five major cryptocurrencies, at 0.0085% per eight hours (9.3% annualized). This means traders holding long positions in DOGE pay those wi...
Despite XRP's price decline since mid-2025, institutional adoption and developer activity on the XRP Ledger remain strong. Key drivers include real-world asset tokenization, a $2 billion stablecoin market cap, and upcoming lending features that could...
XRP's price increased to $1.29, up 2.14% in the past hour and 0.26% over 24 hours, according to Binance spot data. During the same hour, $240,000 worth of short positions were liquidated, while no long positions were closed. XRP's market capitalizati...
Crypto analyst Ali Charts highlights critical support levels for Bitcoin at $81,000, Ethereum at $2,350, and XRP at $1.25. Holding these levels could trigger rebounds toward higher targets: Bitcoin to $84,000-$86,500, Ethereum to $2,700-$3,000, and X...
