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Is Ripple [XRP] becoming a better option than Binance Coin [BNB]? The crypto market’s recent rebound has resulted in a restructuring of positions for the top-capped altcoins. These top cap coins showed strength, with most of them breaking out of the consolidations that went on throughout the month of February. In particular, XRP gained about 2.60% in the past 24 hours, taking the weekly change to more than 7%. How did this impact the positions of different crypto market caps? XRP flips BNB by market cap As per data from CoinGecko, the market cap of XRP rose to about $92.37 billion, flipping that of BNB, which was at $91.58 billion. This flip put XRP as the fourth most capped crypto behind Bitcoin [BTC], Ethereum [ETH], and Tether’s USDT. BNB has been holding the fourth position since the 7th of October, 2025. However, this lead may not last, as the gap separating them was less than a billion in capital. This race remained very tight. Source: CoinMarketCap Such a flip happened after massive capital inflows, indicating participants preferred XRP to BNB. What’s next after the price breakout? Looking at the charts, XRP has been trading inside a range for more than a month but broke above this consolidation. The Bollinger Bands (BB) were opening up, indicating increasing volatility in the upside direction. The Directional Movement Index (DMI), whose Average Directional Index (ADX) was rising, supported the bullish trend. However, XRP was rejecting this sideways consolidation breakout. Only holding above the range would ascertain that the altcoin may hit levels near $1.90, which was the lower high that produced this year’s low of $1.12. Source: XRP/USDT on TradingView Such a breakout puts $1.85 or higher levels in sight, as backed by analyst Ali Martinez. In his analysis, the altcoin broke above a triangle…

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