XRP vs XLM: The Market Capitalization Gap Does Not Close With Institutional Narrative

The comparison between XRP and XLM is often framed as a contest for one market. My reading differs. The two networks compete in specific areas, but the XRP XLM market capitalization gap reflects a difference in economic function, investor base and liquidity structure. Stellar can continue to gain relevance in real-world asset tokenization and institutional use cases. Closing the gap with Ripple requires more than announcements, partnerships and growth in tokenized value. The requirement is token utility demand proven on XLM, institutional inflows sustained over time and operational execution of the DTCC integration cycle. XRP market capitalization sits in an approximate range of USD 80 billion to 82 billion , while XLM market capitalization sits between USD 5 billion and 8.5 billion .

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