Messari's Sam Ruskin highlighted post-election momentum, the potential filing of an XRP ETF, and the shift towards “boom coins” as key factors that could enable XRP to overtake ETH.

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Ruskin attributes XRP's recent gains to macroeconomic factors and sector-specific catalysts. These include opening Donald Trump, speculation about US Spot XRP ETF Filing, and proposed capital gains tax policies that could benefit US cryptocurrency projects like XRP.

Additionally, Ruskin points out the market trend in favor of established cryptocurrencies such as XRP and HBAR (HBAR), astral (XLM), and Cardano (Ada) - They are called “boom coins”.

Ethereum challenges

While Ethereum faces challenges such as increasing competition from layer 2 scaling solutions and competing blockchains such as Solana (Sol), XRP has a more unified community and a clear narrative surrounding its role in the future of finance.

“The market cap of ETH ETFs makes up 3% of total Ethereum, while the market cap of BTC ETFs makes up roughly 10% of total Bitcoin,” Ruskin wrote. “The retail sell-off has not emerged for Ethereum as it did for Bitcoin, and as a result the spirit has suffered.” Moral on the chain.”

Ethereum on-chain metrics also reveal worrying trends. Ruskin highlighted low retail interest in ETH, an overabundance of second language solutions, and a fragmented community as factors hindering its growth.

By contrast, XRP price momentum and growing investor confidence point to short-term gains, with Ruskin predicting another 35-50% price increase in the months following Trump's inauguration.