XRP Reaches Key Resistance as Market Capitalization Approaches $200 Billion

Recently, XRP XRP reached a key resistance level as its market capitalization approached $200 billion. This resistance has played a historical role, having been observed multiple times in 2017 and 2018

Recently, XRP XRP has reached a key resistance level as its market capitalization approached $200 billion. This resistance has played a historical role, being observed multiple times in 2017 and 2018. Each time, it led to a minimum 160% surge in XRP/ETH after breaking this zone.

XRP’s price trends recently

The XRP/ETH pair has surged to 0.00128 ETH for the past few days, marking its highest level since April 2020. This represents a staggering 925% rebound from its all-time low of 0.00013 ETH in June 2024 and an impressive 620% gain since November 2024, following Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election.

This trend is an extension of XRP’s recovery momentum, which began after the SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit concluded in 2023. XRP’s price surged throughout 2024 and early 2025, recently reaching a high of approximately $2.29, pushing XRP’s market capitalization to around $133 billion.

Surprisingly, this move from XRP is quite similar to the trends before XRP overtook ETH in 2017, and reached its all-time high (ATH). As one analyst suggested about XRP’s price trend, if history repeats, even a moderate 80% rally could be enough for XRP to overtake ETH in market capitalization, especially as Ether faces increased downside risks in 2025.

$XRP is attempting to break the largest resistance in history against $ETH

Price historically has ONLY ever went parabolic if broken, which at minimum has printed a 160% move after breaking this zone

Even half of that and $XRP flips $ETH

Alerts set for a confirmed break… https://t.co/XIxjaLKNBG pic.twitter.com/ionYN68GCr

— Dom (@traderview2) March 5, 2025

Ethereum continues to underperform

Ethereum, with a market cap of around $300-$400 billion in early 2025, has stood in second place for periods with its advanced technology of upgrades and strong support community.

However, recent events have significantly and adversely impacted Ethereum’s performance, creating challenges for its position as a leading blockchain platform. One of the most notable moves was the Dencun upgrade, implemented in March 2024. At first, the Dencun upgrade aimed to enhance Ethereum’s scalability by reducing transaction fees by an impressive 99.95%. The upgrade also benefited layer-2 solutions like Arbitrum and Optimism, which led to a huge move from Ethereum layer-1 to layer-2. This has diminished ETH’s appeal to investors due to the failure of the deflation theory and less attractiveness compared to layer 2.

Additionally, Ethereum faces fierce competition from other blockchains, like Solana or Ripple. Solana (SOL) has emerged as a strong rival of Ethereum and its layer-2 solutions. Their biggest advantages are cheaper transactions, and higher speed, appealing to dApps from meme coin to NFT and individual users.

As the market faces a downturn, the altcoin market has fallen 23.52% since the start of the year 2025. ETH has dropped even more, plunging 42.94% in the same period. Since December, ETH has also lost significant value compared to Bitcoin and XRP during this volatile time.

Learn more: Ethereum Price Prediction

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A wave of exciting news for XRP

After the SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit concluded in 2023 with a ruling that XRP is not a security, investor confidence in XRP surged. This decision allowed exchanges to relist XRP and encouraged greater participation from financial institutions, driving its price upward.

Recently, XRP supporters have received a wave of positive news, including approval from Dubai policymakers and official operations in the UAE, governments adopting XRP for international payments, and the first XRP ETF approval in Brazil.

With its fast transactions, low fees, and strong cross-border payment capabilities, XRP has become an attractive choice for financial institutions, boosting demand and value for the asset. This also establishes an unprecedented sentiment regarding XRP’s outperformance of ETH.