2026-01-07 11:28:59

A tweet from 2013 recently went viral. Ripple was excited to announce at the time that the fully diluted market cap of XRP surpassed Bitcoin — although Bitcoin's market cap back then was less than $2 billion.

Fast forward to early 2018, and the story seemed to turn around. XRP's market cap soared to $238 billion, briefly surpassing Bitcoin's $214 billion. For a moment, it was the top dog.

Now, looking at 2026? Bitcoin has skyrocketed to $92,800, with a market cap of $1.85 trillion, firmly holding the top spot. As for XRP, the trading price is $2.28, with a market cap of $138 billion, dropping to fourth place behind Ethereum and Tether.

What’s interesting about this history is how it highlights Ripple’s shift in stance. Once, the company took XRP’s success as its own pride, tightly bound together. But during the recent SEC lawsuit, their attitude did a 180 — suddenly claiming XRP is fully decentralized, independently operated, and not as directly related to our company.

The reality is quite ironic. The market speaks.

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ZenZKPlayer

· 2h ago

Haha, the inconsistency here really shows that "When we're successful, we're a family; when trouble hits, everyone flies off on their own."

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SoliditySlayer

· 01-08 11:44

Haha, this is the crypto world. The wheel of fortune turns, and the once "my son" becomes "a stranger I don't recognize" in court.

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TopEscapeArtist

· 01-07 11:58

Once they hyped XRP to surpass Bitcoin, now they say we have nothing to do with XRP. This move is absolutely brilliant. It's a typical case of dumping at the high and then turning their back, as the technicals have long formed a head and shoulders top.

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SybilSlayer

· 01-07 11:57

Haha, this reversal, Ripple is just a joke --- In 2013, they were bragging, now they are passing the buck, a typical crypto circle monkey show --- So is XRP really Ripple or not? If you want to win, take advantage; if you want to lose, disassociate. Truly remarkable --- Fallen from 238 billion to 138 billion, this is the price of faith --- Laughing to death, as soon as the SEC comes, they change their tune. What about before? Why didn’t they talk about decentralization then? --- Bitcoin remains steady at 1.85 trillion, compared to that, XRP seems very cheap --- Ripple really knows how to play, ruining a good hand --- The market doesn’t lie, XRP dropping from second to fourth shows everything

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ShadowStaker

· 01-07 11:55

ngl ripple's whole "wait actually it's decentralized" defense mid-lawsuit is peak comedy... pretty sure the market already audited that narrative back in 2018 lmao

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bridge_anxiety

· 01-07 11:46

Haha, this slap in the face is loud and clear. Early bragging, now pretending to be innocent.

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NFTRegretter

· 01-07 11:41

Haha, this is hilarious. Ripple's move is really brilliant. When the market cap drops, they start blaming decentralization. --- They used to boast so loudly, now they’re eager to disassociate. What kind of logic is this? --- XRP went from being the chosen one to the fourth place. That slap in the face really hurts. --- SEC sues and they immediately say "We have nothing to do with it." Their reaction speed is really fast, haha. --- Looking back, the peak in 2018 now seems quite ironic. It's been almost eight years. --- Ripple: We are proud of XRP! But just two years later... Ripple: XRP has nothing to do with us, haha. --- The crypto world never lacks these plot twists. Watching them is really satisfying.

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