Analyst: XRP’s Next Rally Would Threaten Bitcoin Dominance

Crypto market analyst Alex Cobb has suggested that XRP’s next major price surge could significantly shift dynamics within the cryptocurrency sector, potentially posing a challenge to Bitcoin’s long-standing dominance. Cobb’s remarks come at a time when broader market sentiment remains ￰1￱ recent corrections, XRP has managed to hold above crucial technical support zones, maintaining investor confidence amid ￰2￱ comments came after an independent analysis by market observer Charting Guy, who examined XRP’s long-term price structure using Fibonacci retracement ￰3￱ to Charting Guy, XRP is currently hovering around the 0.888 Fibonacci retracement level near $2.44.

The analyst identified a strong support range between $1.61 and $1.70, a zone that played a key role during XRP’s early 2021 price ￰4￱ described XRP’s market structure as fundamentally sound, dismissing claims that the asset was turning bearish. Instead, he suggested that XRP is consolidating before another upward ￰5￱ next leg up on XRP will have Bitcoiners genuinely worried about their #1 spot ￰0￱ — Cobb (@Cobb_XRPL) October 14, 2025 If the token manages to move past the $3.31 resistance zone, the next Fibonacci extension targets could position XRP for significant ￰6￱ on current chart projections, these levels include $8.29, $13.38, and $26.63, indicating potential returns ranging from threefold to elevenfold from current ￰7￱ $2.50, XRP’s price would need a considerable rally to reach those upper targets, but doing so would give the asset an estimated market capitalization of around $1.6 trillion.

XRP’s Growth Could Stir the Bitcoin Market Cobb remarked that such a development would likely raise concerns among Bitcoin investors, as a substantial XRP rally could draw capital and attention away from ￰8￱ comment implied that XRP’s next major move could reignite discussions about which asset leads the crypto market. Currently, Bitcoin retains a commanding lead with a market capitalization exceeding $2.24 trillion. XRP, valued at roughly $149 billion, ranks as the fifth-largest ￰9￱ XRP briefly reclaimed the third position earlier this year, its market value has since declined, leaving a significant gap between it and ￰10￱ are on X, follow us to connect with us :- @TimesTabloid1 — TimesTabloid (@TimesTabloid1) June 15, 2025 The Long Path Toward Market Leadership Before XRP could challenge Bitcoin’s dominance, it must first overtake several major ￰11￱ Coin (BNB) currently leads XRP by roughly $15 billion in market capitalization, while Tether (USDT) sits about $30 billion ￰12￱ these assets is feasible based on past ￰13￱ previously reached a $210 billion market cap, but the larger obstacle lies in overtaking Ethereum.

Ethereum’s current valuation stands near $500 billion, meaning XRP would need to triple in price to around $8 to match ￰14￱ Ethereum continues to rise, this gap would expand ￰15￱ Cobb remains confident in XRP’s long-term potential, other analysts such as Charting Guy have voiced caution, acknowledging Ethereum’s own strong technical structure and positive ￰16￱ theory, for XRP to surpass Bitcoin’s market value, it would need to appreciate by approximately 1,397%, reaching a price near $38, assuming Bitcoin’s value remains ￰17￱ represents a substantial challenge in both the short and medium ￰18￱ the idea of XRP surpassing Bitcoin remains speculative, many in the XRP community continue to view it as a long-term ￰19￱ projections suggest that if market conditions align, XRP could achieve this by 2030.

However, others predict that Bitcoin may rise to $1 million by then, further extending its ￰20￱ now, XRP’s focus remains on sustaining its bullish structure and reclaiming higher resistance ￰21￱ it can eventually compete with Bitcoin’s dominance will depend on how the market evolves in the coming ￰22￱ : This content is meant to inform and should not be considered financial ￰23￱ views expressed in this article may include the author’s personal opinions and do not represent Times Tabloid’s ￰24￱ are urged to do in-depth research before making any investment ￰25￱ action taken by the reader is strictly at their own ￰26￱ Tabloid is not responsible for any financial ￰27￱ us on Twitter , Facebook , Telegram , and Google News