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Key Takeaways
How has XRP performed compared to Bitcoin?
The yearly XRP return was 387% compared to Bitcoin’s 78%. Over the past month, it has fallen 8.44% compared to the 2.98% drop for Bitcoin.
When might XRP begin to outgrow Bitcoin’s returns?
Despite being a large-cap asset, there’s a high chance XRP will outperform Bitcoin towards the end of 2025.
Ripple [XRP] reserves on Coinbase were down by 90% over the past three months. During this time, XRP has rallied to a new all-time high at $3.65 and sunk to the $2.8-$3 region, where it was consolidating.
AMBCrypto reported a few days ago that on-chain metrics indicated strong seller activity and an overheating derivatives market.
A whale transfer of 16.48 million XRP to Coinbase also fueled speculation of a price drop.
Such a drop happened over the past 24 hours. XRP fell 9.34%, as measured at its zenith, on the 22nd of September, accompanying the market-wide correction during low liquidity conditions late in the weekend.
CoinGlass data showed that $77.97 million worth of liquidations were seen for XRP, with $77.06 million of those positions being long.
While the XRP drop in recent hours was much bigger than Bitcoin’s [BTC] more modest 2.98% to the swing low for the day’s trading at press time.
However, over the coming months, can XRP outpace the rate of Bitcoin’s bullish growth?
XRP can outmatch Bitcoin gains
Source: TOTAL3 on TradingView
Since December 2024, the altcoin market cap (excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum [ETH]) has struggled to climb above $1.13 trillion. Over the past 10 days, a bullish breakout appeared to be looming.
This too has come undone, and the altcoin market cap has fallen to $1.08 trillion. This was another fumbled breakout attempt that has hurt the short-term market sentiment.
A falling altcoin market cap reflects fading confidence across the market, including Ripple’s token.
Source: BTC.D on TradingView
The Bitcoin Dominance has also begun to climb higher. This combination of BTC.D and TOTAL3 trends needs to reverse for XRP to begin to outperform Bitcoin.
However, it should be noted that not just Ripple but other major alts might also be giving better returns than BTC.
Over the past year, XRP has rallied 387%, compared to Bitcoin’s 78%. Over the past month, this figure was -8.44% opposed to Bitcoin’s 3.5% loss, highlighting the lack of momentum for the altcoin recently.