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Crypto analyst Amonyx recently drew attention to a CNBC video in which XRP was 
described as the hottest crypto trader of the year, ahead of Bitcoin and 
Ethereum. This comes as the XRP ETFs continue to see inflows even as other 
crypto funds see outflows. Why The Altcoin Is The Top Trade Over Bitcoin and 
Ethereum In an X post, Amonyx shared the CNBC video in which XRP was described 
as the top trade ahead of Bitcoin and Ethereum. The analyst then questioned 
whether the market was seeing something or about to. CNBC’s Mackenzie Sigalos 
noted that the token was already gaining a lot of attention towards the end of 
last year, with investors piling into the XRP ETFs while the spot Bitcoin and 
Ethereum ETFs saw outflows. Related Reading: What Happens To The XRP Price If 
It Follows The Amazon Trend And Begins Parabola She further stated that these 
investors likely saw XRP as a less crowded trade than Bitcoin and Ethereum as 
crypto prices declined in the fourth quarter of last year. Sigalos added that 
this trade had paid off, considering that the altcoin recorded a 20% gain at 
the start of the year. Meanwhile, she also touched on XRP’s use case and why 
it might be gaining so much attention. The CNBC news host noted that XRP and 
Solana are the two most popular altcoins right now and that XRP has gained 
prominence for its utility in cross-border payments. Sigalos also suggested 
that XRP, alongside Solana, may have an edge over Bitcoin and Ethereum in 
terms of having more room to rally to the upside. Regarding blockchain 
adoption, she noted that users and investors may be turning to cheaper, faster 
networks like Solana over Bitcoin and Ethereum, especially for payments and 
tokenization. The XRP Ledger is also gaining traction for tokenization, 
recently surpassing Solana in terms of tokenized value on the network, 
according to RWA.xyz. XRP ETFs Continue To See Inflows SoSoValue data shows 
that the XRP ETFs continue to see daily net inflows even as the crypto market 
wavers. These funds are currently on a five-day streak of consecutive net 
inflows and have notably only seen six days of outflows since the start of the 
year. They currently boast net assets of $1.02 billion, which represents 1.20% 
of XRP’s market cap. Related Reading: Analyst Says XRP’s $15 Target Has Still 
Not Changed – Here’s Why However, the XRP funds recorded lower inflows than 
the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana funds last week. A CoinShares report 
revealed that the XRP funds saw weekly flows of $1.9 million last week. On the 
other hand, the BTC, ETH, and SOL funds recorded weekly flows of $881.5 
million, $116.9 million, and $53.8 million. At the time of writing, the XRP 
price is trading at around $1.36, up in the last 24 hours, according to data 
from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com

Why XRP Is Being Hailed As The Top Trade Over Bitcoin And Ethereum

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