David Schwartz Says XRP Could Flip Bitcoin as $25 Math Looms
Ripple CTO emeritus David Schwartz says XRP could eventually overtake Bitcoin by market capitalization, but he believes such a “flippening” would come from XRP expanding rapidly rather than Bitcoin collapsing. Asked during an X Spaces discussion whether he genuinely believed XRP could flip Bitcoin, Schwartz answered yes, while adding an important qualification. “It wouldnt happen from Bitcoin shrinking,” he said, according to coverage of the discussion. “It would happen from XRP growing faster than Bitcoin.” Schwartz argued that the broader digital-asset market could expand substantially, allowing both cryptocurrencies to appreciate while XRP captures a larger share because of the XRP Ledgers speed and functionality. That makes his statement less of a Bitcoin-collapse prediction and more of a bet on relative XRP adoption. XRP Would Need Roughly $25 at Todays Bitcoin Valuation The current gap remains enormous. CoinCodex puts Bitcoins market capitalization at approximately $1.58 trillion, while XRP stands near $88.9 billion. That makes Bitcoin roughly 17.7 times larger by market value. With about 62.74 billion XRP circulating, matching Bitcoins current market cap would imply an XRP price near $25.10, assuming Bitcoin itself did not rise. That is not a price forecast. If Bitcoin appreciates, XRPs required flippening price would move higher as well. XRP currently trades around $1.42–$1.44, meaning the









