{"id":88217,"date":"2026-01-07T09:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/xrp-takes-the-crown-as-hottest-2026-crypto-trade-edges-out-btc-and-eth\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:32:57","slug":"xrp-takes-the-crown-as-hottest-2026-crypto-trade-edges-out-btc-and-eth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/xrp-takes-the-crown-as-hottest-2026-crypto-trade-edges-out-btc-and-eth\/","title":{"rendered":"XRP Takes the Crown As Hottest 2026 Crypto Trade, Edges Out BTC and ETH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XRP token is making ripples in the crypto trade, with Wall Street media CNBC TV hailing the altcoin as the hottest crypto commerce of 2026.\u00a0 According to MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC\u2019s finance and tech correspondent, the Ripple token has been outperforming prime gamers like Bitcoin and Ether, even remaining resilient throughout the broader crypto market crash.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XRP Overtakes BTC and ETH, Says CNBC<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking at the Power Launch section, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2026\/01\/06\/why-xrp-is-the-new-cryptocurrency-darling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CNBC\u2019s Brian Sullivan underscored<\/a> the XRP token\u2019s sturdy begin to the 12 months. He declared Ripple crypto as the hottest digital asset of the 12 months, sparking widespread optimism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, CNBC named Ripple\u2019s native cryptocurrency as the prime performer of the 12 months, outshining Bitcoin and Ethereum. Within a span of seven days, the <a href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/price\/xrp\/\">XRP price<\/a> has proven an enormous surge of 20% whereas BTC and ETH are lagging behind with simply 4% and 9% hikes, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is noteworthy that the growth comes sizzling on the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/xrp-news-ripple-rules-out-ipo-plans-despite-recent-500m-capital-raise\/\">Ripple\u2019s rejection of IPO rumors<\/a>. While the XRP neighborhood has been keenly awaiting Ripple changing into public quickly, the staff confirmed that they are going to stay non-public for now. President Monica Long acknowledged, \u201cWe\u2019re in a really healthy position to continue to fund and invest in our company\u2019s growth without going public.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Sets Ripple Token Apart?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, the CNBC consultant highlighted the distinctive place of XRP as a bridge asset. Unlike Bitcoin, Ethereum, and different belongings, XRP focuses on funds, notably cross-border settlements. This makes the token a singular participant in the bigger crypto market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cXRP is trying to be the exchange layer that moves value between currencies,\u201d acknowledged CNBC\u2019s MacKenzie Sigalos. She added,<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo money is moving into XRP for three big reasons. First, the regulatory overhang has finally cleared as Ripple has fully wrapped up its SEC fight as of August 2nd. It\u2019s a less crowded trade than Bitcoin or Ether. And third, the flows have held up even during the Q4 dip. Investors kept adding to XRP-focused funds while Bitcoin ETF flows fell with the price.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further, Sigalos commented on the rising demand for the Ripple token. She identified that the cryptocurrency has been largely gathered by traders in This fall 2025 when the broader market sank into excessive volatility. Reportedly, <a href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/markets\/xrp-spot-etf-records-nearly-1b-inflows-while-btc-and-eth-bleed-is-a-xrp-price-reversal-ahead\/\">XRP ETF net inflows<\/a> reached an enormous $1 billion, with zero outflows, in the first month of launch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to her, this rising demand for Ripple\u2019s coin is indicative of the neighborhood\u2019s shift in curiosity in direction of altcoins from Bitcoin. The token\u2019s key options, like pace, cost-efficiency, and cross-broader fee function, entice extra customers to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/xrp-takes-the-crown-as-hottest-2026-crypto-trade-edges-out-btc-and-eth\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The XRP token is making ripples in the crypto trade, with Wall Street media CNBC TV hailing the altcoin as the hottest crypto commerce of 2026.\u00a0 According to MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC\u2019s finance and tech correspondent, the Ripple token has been outperforming prime gamers like Bitcoin and Ether, even remaining resilient throughout the broader crypto market [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[31,10346,24,797,288,5920,544,416,676],"class_list":{"0":"post-88217","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-altcoin","9":"tag-crown","10":"tag-crypto","11":"tag-edges","12":"tag-eth","13":"tag-hottest","14":"tag-takes","15":"tag-trade","16":"tag-xrp"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88218,"href":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88217\/revisions\/88218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freakcryptos.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}