XRP vs Chainlink: Why Market Cap Comparison Alone Can Mislead Traders

• XRP holds $178B market cap, but escrow releases keep supply pressure on every price rally.
• Chainlink secures $90B+ in DeFi TVS, with CCIP and Swift pilots proving utility beyond speculation.
• Market cap comparison alone can mislead traders. Real signals are XRP escrow flow and LINK oracle adoption metrics.

XRP currently holds a market capitalization above $178 billion, trading near $2.97, while Chainlink sits closer to $15 billion, with LINK priced around $22. Both XRP and Chainlink (LINK) are giants in the crypto space, occupying very different roles in the crypto ecosystem. 

On paper, that gap makes XRP appear dominant. But raw market cap is just price multiplied by circulating supply. It doesn’t reveal what each network actually powers or how value flows through their ecosystems.

For starters, on their respective networks, XRP is used in payments, liquidity …

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