XRP & Ethereum Spark Crypto Market Revival: Bulls Charge Back in 2025

Crypto's heavyweights flex their muscles as XRP and Ethereum spearhead a market rebound—just in time to distract from another Wall Street 'correction.'

Ripple's legal clarity and Ethereum's deflationary burn mechanism are fueling the rally, while traders shrug off macro fears like yesterday's NFT hype.

Smart money's betting this isn't just a dead cat bounce. But then again, they said the same about Terra Luna.

In brief

• Donald Trump revives the trade war by announcing new tariffs up to 41 % on several economic partners.
• This announcement causes a sharp drop in stock markets, with a 3.33 % decline in the S&P 500 in just 24 hours.
• Contrary to expectations, XRP and Ethereum record respective rebounds of 4.5 % and 2.7 % amid risk aversion phase.
• This resistance of altcoins, though fragile, illustrates sectoral resilience against global macroeconomic shocks.

The rise of trade tensions and altcoins’ surge

While the stock market plunges in a risk aversion climate caused by new announcements from Donald Trump on the imminent tariff hikes, XRP and ethereum reversed their trajectory, showing gains of +4.5 % and +2.7 % respectively over 24 hours.

This performance is all the more significant as it takes place in a context where the entire crypto market seemed to be in decline. Indeed, the total capitalization of the crypto market shrank by nearly 1 %.

In his speech, Donald TRUMP stated :

We will tax countries that abuse our economy. This includes China, Canada, Mexico, and even the European Union.

This announcement triggered immediate instability in equity markets : the S&P 500 dropped 3.33 % in one day, illustrating the extent of volatility.

The contrast between the downfall of traditional markets and the rebound of certain altcoins suggests a temporary dissociation of economic dynamics. Some elements help better understand this reversal :

• XRP showed the best performance among the top ten cryptocurrencies by market capitalization ;

• Global stock indices fell, highlighting a partial rotation toward alternative assets ;

• The lack of immediate reaction from the Federal Reserve or regulatory authorities leaves room for speculative anticipations on asset classes least exposed to monetary policies.

This short-lived surge, though remarkable, fits within a still very unstable climate where short-term trades can be quickly called into question.

A rebound led by altcoins despite a still fragile crypto market

While the weekend opened with significant losses, an unexpected inflection occurred as early as Monday with a selective recovery of several cryptos. Leading this rebound are XRP and Ethereum, which “rose respectively by 4.5 % and 2.7 % over the day”. This recovery was driven not by Bitcoin or the traditional sector giants, but by certain altcoins.

This is a sign of a more tactical repositioning by investors. Leading the rebound is the DeFi protocol based on Ethereum, Ethena, which climbed 10.8 % in 24 hours.

Moreover, predictive markets note a specific Optimism rebound around certain assets. According to Myriad Markets, the probability that XRP gets an ETF before Litecoin is now estimated at 64 %. As for Ethereum, forecasts indicate a 54.4 % probability of the crypto setting a new all-time high before the end of the year, while it is currently “27 % below its ATH of $4,878.26”.

These signals suggest that investors now distinguish assets according to their short-term potential, beyond the overall geopolitical climate. While the crypto market remains overall cautious, recent arbitrages in favor of certain assets like Ethena or stellar (+8.1 %) suggest that specific sectoral opportunities are taking precedence.

This recovery, although modest and still fragile, illustrates a structural resilience of the crypto market, capable of bouncing back even in contexts of high macroeconomic uncertainty.

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