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The rivalry between the $XRP and Chainlink ($LINK) crypto communities shows no signs of subsiding anytime soon.
It has centered around $LINK flipping $XRP, both in terms of crypto market ranking and adoption scale. The discussion intensified following a viral post suggesting that $LINK’s progress toward overtaking $XRP has reached the 10% milestone.
X user “Chainlink Revolution” triggered the conversation. In his tweet, he urged traders to “save their $XRP gains” and rotate into $LINK before the “flippening” occurs, sharing a dashboard screenshot to emphasize the momentum.
“Focus on Flipping Cardano Rather Than $XRP”
However, pro-$XRP attorney Bill Morgan poured cold water on the growing enthusiasm. He noted that sophisticated institutional players, such as Tidal Trust II, are already applying for $XRP ETFs — including leveraged strategies that invest directly in other $XRP-based exchange-traded products.
Morgan argued that instead of targeting $XRP, Chainlink should set its sights on Cardano ($ADA), which currently sits only about $14 billion ahead of $LINK in market capitalization.
Notably, $ADA has a market cap of $31.11 billion at press time, while $LINK trails behind at $17.32 billion.
Meanwhile, $XRP holds a much larger valuation of $172.5 billion. In other words, $XRP’s market cap remains 10 times larger than Chainlink’s, making the path to an $XRP flippening significantly more challenging.
$XRP vs Chainlink
The discussion about $LINK flipping $XRP comes as Chainlink enjoys renewed optimism, highlighted by dominance in Google Trends.
$LINK recently overtook $XRP in global search interest, achieving a perfect score of 100 versus $XRP’s score of only 11, as of July 2025.
In terms of DeFi strength, $LINK’s total value secured (TVS) crossed $93 billion days back. When compared to $XRP’s $85 million, the difference is clear.
Still, $XRP has maintained stronger long-term price performance. Over the last year, $XRP has surged 386%, compared to $LINK’s 145% despite the recent resurgence.
The SWIFT Factor and Institutional Adoption
Chainlink advocates argue that $LINK has become what many once expected $XRP to be — a bridge for global finance. Through its ongoing partnership with SWIFT, Chainlink has demonstrated cross-chain interoperability, tested tokenized asset transfers with banks such as BNY, and run pilots with UBS Asset Management.
These milestones strengthen $LINK’s institutional adoption case. $XRP has also seen institutional traction via treasury asset inclusion and Ripple partnerships. However, Chainlink proponents believe their project has been far more successful in this regard.
Meanwhile, $XRP supporters believe ETF investments and continued integration into financial markets may further extend $XRP’s dominance in terms of valuation.