Can XRP shift Ethereum from second place in the top of cryptocurrencies? ChatGPT called the condition under which this is possible.
The Ripple (XRP) coin has firmly settled on the third line of the cryptocurrency rating. However, fans of the project do not lose the hope that Ripple will sooner or later overtake Ethereum (ETH) and will reach the second place in terms of market capitalization.
What is “flippening”
“Flipppening” (or “flipping” from English Flippening) is a situation in which one cryptocurrency is ahead of the other in size of market capitalization. As a rule, this term is used in relation to a hypothetical situation when Ethereum will ahead of Bitcoin and will come out in the first place.
ChatGPT-5 described the script in which XRP will overtake Ethereum is small. This is how he appreciated the prospects of such “flippening”:
Short-term scenario (2025-2026): probability <5%. With the favorable outcome of the Ripple trial against the SEC and the approval of the spotal ETF in the United States, the cost of the XRP should triple, while Ethereum will stagnate. Such a scenario is considered extremely unlikely.
Medium-term (2027-2029): probability of 15-20%. This scenario involves global regulatory clarity, the integration of XRP into cross -border payments systems and the corridors of digital currencies of central banks (CBDC). In this case, the XRP at a price of $ 12 ($ 700 billion capitalization) will be able to reduce the gap from ETH at $ 20,000 (capitalization $ 2.4 trillion), but not to surpass it, with the exception of the explicit lag of Ethereum.
Long-term (after 2030): probability of 25-30%. Here, Ripple technology becomes the basis of global financial calculations, CBDC infrastructure and tokenized transfers.
The first realistic overturning window ETH can be opened between 2028 and 2030 under favorable conditions: you will need unconditional victories in the courts, a wide implementation in the banking sector, an influx of institutional funds through XRP-ETF and the delay in the growth of Ethereum.
If ETH brakes at the level of $ 5,000, and the XRP rate will exceed $ 12, “flippening” is possible. But if ETH reaches $ 25,000, XRP will have to exceed $ 50, which is a very ambitious level, given its circulating offer. Despite the bull dynamics of both assets, Ethereum retains a significant advantage due to the dominance of decentralized finance (Defi), NFT and growing institutional acceptance in the segment.
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Source: Cryptocurrency

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