XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) trades around $1.50 after surviving a 37% flash crash that pulled the token toward $1.44 on August 22 from $1.62. The coin trades roughly 61% below its January 2018 all-time high of $3.84. Meanwhile, Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) trades around $2,460 and remains about 50% below its August 2025 all-time high of $4,953. 

To reclaim their respective ATHs, XRP needs a 156% rally, while Ethereum needs a smaller but equally difficult 101% gain. But with Ethereum’s ATH just nine months old and XRP’s ATH now more than eight years old, which crypto will reclaim its all-time high first? 

How XRP and Ethereum Have Traded in 2026

After a bearish Q4 2025 that saw XRP fall by 35.4% to $1.84 and…