ADA vs XRP
Cardano and XRP compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, ADA against XRP. Measurements only: this page does not rank ADA above XRP or the other way round.
A data comparison of Cardano against XRP. The rule that paired ADA with XRP is both trending today; the numbers come from the same daily collection as the rest of the site.
Counting the table, 8 measures favour ADA and 6 favour XRP. Read the ADA and XRP rows separately: being ahead on turnover and being ahead on momentum mean different things.
Hype risk side by side
ADA against XRP, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 26, 2026
| Measure | ADA | XRP | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $9.64B | $98.04B | XRP |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #17 | #5 | XRP |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $0.2570 | $1.56 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $718.5M | $6.45B | XRP |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.075 | 0.066 | ADA |
| 24-hour change | +3.0% | +0.4% | ADA |
| 7-day change | +14.1% | +12.2% | ADA |
| 30-day change | +22.8% | +11.7% | ADA |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +78.1% | +49.7% | ADA |
| Trending position Today's global order | #16 | #4 | XRP |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 4 | 2 | ADA |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 10 | 10 | level |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 90% | 70% | ADA |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 68 | 64 | ADA |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -70.3% | -48.4% | XRP |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 8/100 | 4/100 | XRP |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
By market capitalisation the gap is 10.2x: XRP at $98.04B, ADA at $9.64B.
Rank 17 for ADA, rank 5 for XRP — the distance between them is 12 positions.
Price per token: ADA $0.2570, XRP $1.56. ADA and XRP do not share a supply schedule, so the market-cap row is the comparable one.
Daily turnover favours XRP: $6.45B traded versus $718.5M for ADA.
Relative to size, Cardano is the busier market — 0.07 of market value traded daily versus 0.07.
Over 24 hours ADA moved +3.0% and XRP +0.4%, a spread of 2.6 points.
+14.1% for ADA over seven days, +12.2% for XRP — ADA ahead on this window by 1.9 points.
Over thirty days ADA moved +22.8% and XRP +11.7%, a spread of 11.1 points.
Over roughly a quarter, Cardano returned +78.1% while the other side of the pair returned +49.7%.
The pair appears together on the trending map, ADA at 16 (10 consecutive days) and XRP at 4 (10).
Geographic spread: 4 countries for ADA and 2 for XRP.
Cardano scores higher on the technical checklist — 90 points against 70.
The RSI readings are 68 and 64 respectively, putting ADA higher up the momentum scale.
Measured against their own 52-week peaks, Cardano sits -70.3% below and XRP -48.4% below.
ADA and XRP both trade above their own 200-day moving average, the simplest long-term filter in the model.
Risk scoring separates them by 4 points, with ADA on the riskier side at 8 and XRP at 4.
ADA and XRP share 1 CoinGecko category: Layer 1 chains.
Today's volume is 1.25 times normal for Cardano and 1.82 times normal for XRP.
The signal for ADA is built on 407 daily closes and the one for XRP on 407.
Last 90 daily closes
Each chart is scaled to its own range
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Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of ADA and XRP is trending today?
Both are on the trending list: ADA at position 16 and XRP at position 4. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in ADA and XRP, not price direction.
Is ADA bigger than XRP?
XRP is larger, at $98.04B of market value against $9.64B — 10.2x the size.
What does the daily signal say about ADA and XRP?
The checklist reads Strong buy for ADA (90% of checks passed) and Buy for XRP (70%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on ADA and XRP, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Cardano scores 8/100 against 4 for XRP. The score behind both the ADA and XRP figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy ADA or XRP?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about ADA and XRP — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about ADA, XRP or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.