Is Ripple (XRP) becoming a better option than Binance Coin (BNB)?
The recent crypto market rebound has led to a restructuring of positions for the most capped altcoins. These higher-cap coins have shown strength, with most of them breaking out of the consolidations that took place throughout February.
Notably, XRP gained around 2.60% over the past 24 hours, bringing the weekly change to over 7%. What impact did this have on the positions of the different market capitalizations of cryptocurrencies?
XRP reverses BNB by market cap
According to data from CoinGecko, the market capitalization of XRP reached approximately $92.37 billion, compared to $91.58 billion for BNB.
This reversal places XRP fourth among the most capped cryptocurrencies behind Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Tether’s USDT. BNB has held the fourth position since October 7, 2025.
But this lead might not last, because the gap between them was less than a billion in capital. This race remained very close.
Such a reversal occurred after a massive influx of capital, indicating that participants preferred XRP over BNB.
What’s next after the price breakout?
Looking at the charts, XRP has been trading in a range for over a month, but has broken out of this consolidation.
The Bollinger Bands (BB) were opening, indicating increasing volatility to the upside. The Directional Movement Index (DMI), whose Average Directional Index (ADX) was rising, supported the uptrend.
However, XRP rejected this sideways consolidation breakout. Only holding above the range would ensure that the altcoin could reach levels near $1.90, which was the low that produced this year’s low of $1.12.
Such a breakout suggests levels of $1.85 or higher, as analyst Ali Martinez maintains. In his analysis, the altcoin broke out of a triangle pattern, aligning with an earlier prediction of a 30% move.
Reaching $1.85 remains uncertain as ETF inflow data contrasts with this outlook.
XRP ETFs record outflows for sixth day
XRP ETFs recorded the sixth consecutive day of outflows, with the previous day being driven by 21Shares’ TOXR.
According to SoSoValue, traders withdrew approximately $5.98 million from TOXR, while other XRP ETFs saw no inflows. The net TOXR influx was red, while the others were all green.
The trend indicates that there is competition from other ETFs like Ethereum and Bitcoin, which have returned to green over the past five days. Nevertheless, product prices increased by more than 9%, with cumulative net inflows remaining around $1.2 billion.
These capital outflows indicate weak near-term demand for ETFs as capital turnover remains limited. Therefore, this could pose a hindrance in the future, thereby affecting the price of the native token, XRP.
Final Summary
- XRP reverses BNB by market cap, but competition remains tight.
- XRP is breaking out, but ETF outflows could hamper further price appreciation.
