XRP briefly surpassed Ethereum in market cap back in early 2018, a fact now gaining renewed attention as the altcoin landscape shifts in 2026. Ethereum faces governance issues and developer departures, leading to investor outflows totaling $215 million from Ether ETFs last week. Meanwhile, XRP benefits from growing adoption in real-world asset tokenization, with $22 million net inflows into US XRP funds. Additionally, a new contender, Hyperliquid, is gaining Wall Street interest, with Goldman Sachs reallocating investments from ETH and XRP into Hyperliquid strategies. This evolving dynamic suggests a potential reshuffling of altcoin leadership in the near future.
Bitcoin traded slightly higher near $77,200, maintaining its position above the important 50-day moving average, supported by a drop in oil prices and gains in Asian stock markets. Other major cryptocurrencies like XRP, Solana, and Ethereum also saw ...
Ripple plans to unlock 1 billion XRP tokens from escrow on June 1, 2026, a routine monthly event designed to manage XRP supply predictably. Although the headline figure is large, Ripple typically re-locks 600 to 800 million XRP shortly after each unl...
Crypto analyst @ChartNerd predicts the XRP/BTC ratio could fall more than 57%, retesting a strong support level at 0.0000073 seen in 2024. This decline is driven by XRP's ongoing underperformance against Bitcoin, recent bearish signals like dropping ...
Investors withdrew over $1 billion from bitcoin ETFs and $215 million from ether ETFs last week, signaling reduced interest in major crypto assets. Instead, funds flowed into alternative tokens, with new HYPE spot products gaining about $72 million a...
Solana's price has fallen about 15% from its recent peak near $100, slipping back toward the mid-$80 range amid fears of a deeper correction below the critical $80 support. Technical charts show a double-top pattern, with key support at $78; a breakd...
