XRP Needs Just 113% Rally to Topple Ethereum—Is the Flip Really Possible?
Ripple’s XRP is staring down a moonshot scenario: a mere 113% price surge would vault it past Ethereum’s market cap. Crypto traders are buzzing—but let’s gut-check the hype.
Market Cap Math: Why XRP’s Climb Looks Steep
Even after recent gains, XRP’s $40B valuation trails ETH’s $85B by a wide margin. That gap demands a near-double in price while Ethereum stands still—unlikely given ETH’s own upgrade cycle and institutional inflows.
The Regulatory Wildcard
XRP’s legal clarity could be its ace, but SEC overhang still looms. Meanwhile, Ethereum’s ETF approvals show Wall Street’s preference for the established smart contract leader.
Prediction: Don’t bet your degen stack on this flip. In crypto, anything’s possible—until the hedge funds start trading fundamentals like they read them in a textbook.
Since the Ripple-SEC lawsuit began, many people thought it was the end for XRP. Even though its price dropped to $0.10 from its all-time high, most believed it WOULD never recover. But fast forward to now, Ripple’s native token XRP is among the top-performing cryptocurrencies, ranking in the 3rd position with a weekly gain of 25%.
So, what’s behind the price pump? Some experts believe a further surge to coming as XRP aims for $6 Mark now.
XRP Wallet Growth Hits Record High
One of the strongest signs of renewed interest in XRP is happening on-chain. The total number of non-empty XRP wallets is nearing 6.5 million, which is the highest in the network’s 12-year history
Over 638,000 new wallets were added in the first few months of 2025 alone, a more than 11% increase, showing that retail and institutional users are re-engaging with the network.
Another bullish report from a $100 billion asset manager, WisdomTree, which named XRP the only altcoin that fits well alongside Bitcoin in a crypto portfolio.
Trading Activity Surge On Binance
Futures market data from Binance shows that XRP Open Interest, which previously dropped from a $1.5 billion high to $530 million, is now climbing once again.
Cryptoquant onchain analyst FundingVest says that short-sellers are getting more aggressive, but buyers are holding strong. This could mean that sellers are getting “absorbed,” a signal that XRP might be preparing for a breakout.
Even the funding rates have turned neutral, but on-chain data suggests shorts are slowly building while prices stay stable.
Coinglass Liquidation Data: Bulls Holding Strong
According to Coinglass, XRP saw $6.86 million in total liquidations recently. Interestingly, $3.59 million came from long-term holders, and $3.27 million from short traders.
Despite this shakeout, XRP has held its price ground, which is another sign of strength in the current uptrend.
Can XRP Hit $5 or Even $6?
Popular technical analyst MackAttackXRP is seeing a bullish pennant pattern on the weekly chart. If this pattern breaks upward, XRP could aim for a move above $3.40, possibly hitting $3.60 in the NEAR term.
Some bullish projections even place targets as high as $5.00 to $6.00 if momentum continues.
As of now, XRP is trading near $2.57, reflecting a rise of 4% seen in the last 24 hours, and if momentum holds, the next stop could be $3 by the end of this week.
