Amid ongoing speculation about Chainlink (LINK) absorbing XRP liquidity, some prominent figures in the XRP community argue there's little evidence to support the 1 a tweet today, XRP advocate Bill Morgan shared a snapshot of the LINK/XRP chart and pointed out that XRP is actually gaining ground against 2 challenges the growing narrative suggesting a significant rotation from XRP into 3 of the rotation theory claim that Chainlink is now fulfilling the global role that XRP historically promised. Notably, they argue that while XRP has failed to deliver on its ambitions, LINK is advancing rapidly, securing high-level partnerships—including a recent one with the 4 has led many Chainlink proponents to claim that LINK will soon overtake XRP in market ranking.
However, LINK remains far behind 5 sits at position 11, while XRP holds the number 3 spot, with over $150 billion in market cap separating the 6 Chart Shows Chainlink StrugglingThe chart Morgan shared shows that the LINK/XRP ratio has consistently declined since last year, dropping from 36.55 XRP to just 8.18 7 suggests that XRP has significantly outperformed LINK in terms of price performance over the past 8 instance, in February 2024, one LINK token could buy as many as 39.8 9 that time, XRP was trading between $0.49 and $0.51, while LINK was over $19. Even through November 2024, XRP remained in that price range. However, shortly after, XRP turned bullish and began gaining strength against 10 then, the LINK/XRP ratio has dropped by over 70% from its February 11 dollar terms, LINK is currently trading at $23, which represents only a 21% increase from its February 2024 price of $19, when the LINK/XRP ratio peaked.
Meanwhile, XRP is trading at $2.81 today, representing a 462% gain from its February 2024 low of $0.4982. LINK/XRP chart on Bitrue exchange Despite the broader market correction, XRP has retained most of its 12 a yearly basis, LINK is up 116%, while XRP boasts a 404% 13 this stark disparity in price performance, Morgan argues there is little to no evidence of a massive rotation from XRP into LINK. Chainlink’s Recent MomentumOver the past two months, the LINK/XRP pair has been in a battleground, with LINK attempting to recover against 14 dipping to just 4 XRP per LINK in July, the ratio has since improved to around 8.2 XRP as of 15 short-term rebound is what some LINK proponents, such as "@josefabregab," are referring to as a "massive rotation" from XRP to LINK.
However, when viewed on a longer time frame, XRP still maintains a significant lead.0
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