XRP Underperforms Bitcoin and Ethereum Market Declines
What happened
As of September 25, 2026, XRP trades down about 16% for the year, despite U.S. spot XRP ETFs attracting $38 million in inflows on September 22 and 23, 2026. The token has fallen 43% over the past year. During this period, XRP underperformed Bitcoin's 3% decline and Ethereum's 9% drop.
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Why it matters
The underperformance suggests persistent selling pressure, as the recent ETF inflows represent only 0.4% of XRP's $4.2 billion daily trading volume. This occurs as Bitcoin and Ethereum compete for institutional capital in the digital asset market.
Bitcoin, Solana, and Ethereum are competing in the digital asset market.
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Bitcoin
digital cash system and associated currency
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Ethereum
public blockchain platform with programmable transaction functionality
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- Bitcoin rose while XRP underperformed, and Solana gained, coinciding with John Thune filing cloture on a bill supported by Trump.
- XRPL competes in tokenization and payments.
- XRPL throughput is currently below capacity, and expected FED rate hikes are projected to negatively impact XRP.
- Korean traders are showing a preference for XRP over Bitcoin.
- Bitcoin's market dominance is crushing XRP's share while SoFi allows users to open crypto accounts.