XRP unlikely to reclaim No. 3 market cap spot, says media outlet

The likelihood of XRP reclaiming its position as the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is very low, U.Today reported. The media outlet pointed to several factors, noting that XRP's current market cap of approximately $78.7 billion lags significantly behind Ethereum (ETH) at $244.3 billion and Bitcoin (BTC) at $1.32 trillion. From a technical standpoint, the XRP chart has shown consistent weakness since the second half of 2025, failing to reclaim key moving averages and showing only neutral to weak momentum. Structurally, its circulating supply of over 61.4 billion tokens continues to grow due to regular escrow unlocks, requiring massive capital inflows for any significant price increase—capital that is largely flowing to BTC and ETH. With Tether (USDT) firmly holding the third spot as a dominant force in stablecoin liquidity, U.Today described the idea of XRP retaking the position as an unrealistic scenario.