XRP Surges Past Bitcoin in August Market Recovery
XRP outperformed Bitcoin during the August 2026 crypto market recovery, according to historical price data from CoinMarketCap. The data shows that XRP rose by approximately 30% during the month, while Bitcoin increased by about 25.1%. This means XRP beat Bitcoin by roughly 5 percentage points in terms of monthly gain.
The difference between the two assets was even more pronounced during the strongest part of the August recovery, which occurred between August 19 and August 23. During this period, XRP rose by about 37.8%, compared with approximately 12.3% for Bitcoin.