According to the author, Solana (SOL) has a realistic chance of surpassing XRP in market cap by or before the end of 2027. As of Oct. 26, Solana's market cap was $60.4 billion versus $82.5 billion for XRP, so SOL would need to gain about 36% while XRP stays flat. That requires outpacing XRP by an average of 2.2% per month over the 14 months before 2028, supported by tokenized stock inflows, network fees, the Alpenglow upgrade launched Oct. 21, and a recovering app ecosystem. The author rates the odds of the flip as between fair and good and considers Solana still valuable whether or not it passes XRP.
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SOL/USDT
▲ Likely positiveSolana
Relevance: low
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $56.3B |
| Close on 10/28/2026 | 102.44 |
| Change that session | +1.08% |
XRP/USDT
▼ Likely negativeXRP
Relevance: low
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $79.4B |
| Close on 10/28/2026 | 1.32600 |
| Change that session | -0.40% |
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