XRP Has Been Catching Up with Ethereum (ETH) Recently

Over the past four months, XRP's market cap has grown faster than Ethereum's by 66%. This has sparked discussions about whether XRP could soon see a major rally against ETH.

Recently, XRP has been catching up with Ethereum (ETH), and some analysts think it might be ready for a big jump. Over the past four months, XRP’s market cap has grown faster than Ethereum’s by 66%. This has sparked discussions about whether XRP could soon see a major rally against ETH.

XRP Closing the Gap on Ethereum

Since November 2024, XRP-Ethereum market cap difference has reduced by around 33%. The fully diluted valuation (FDV) of XRP even overlapped with Ethereum for a very short period but Ethereum still continues to dominate the market cap as well as the FDV front by a whopping $124 billion. This gave rise to a few analysts opining that XRP may be positioning itself to make a notable price movement.

XRP/ETH: A Potential Breakout?

The XRP/ETH pair was monitored by another analyst, Dom. He determined that XRP was at the point of some crucial resistance, so if the level of resistance was broken on 0.0012 in XRP over ETH, that might trigger some really big rallies on price since data from previous occasions shows how it has gained as much as 160% following the breakdown.

Even if XRP only rises half of that, about 80%, it could still outperform Ethereum and possibly increase its market cap. Some traders believe that XRP has already gained strong price support and is setting up for further growth in 2025.

🚨BREAKING: $XRP and $ETH pair targets 160% rally according to bull market cycle history!WE ARE BULLISH 📈🚀 pic.twitter.com/W5ldBr7KwP

— Dom bench (@domo_range) August 18, 2024

Market Activity and XRP’s Price Jump

XRP’s price last week surged 15%, probably in anticipation of good news from the forthcoming crypto summit at the White House. Concurrently with the price rise, XRP’s on-chain activity also exploded, with active addresses increasing by 135,000 per day. This indicates increased interest in XRP, although futures traders themselves are quite passive.

What’s Coming Up for XRP?

This contradicts the current price rise of XRP, and active futures traders are not very vivid in the situation, while the open interest of XRP futures has declined by 63% from January to March. However, the solid increase in active addresses coupled with a rise in price reflect investors’ positivity regarding XRP’s future.

Overall, XRP seems solid against Ethereum, and it might experience an immense rally if it manages to breach major levels of resistance in the coming few months. Care must be practiced as the futures market is presently less enthusiastic about it.