Crypto Feud: Litecoin vs. XRP – Ouch!

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Oh, the drama. It turns out the cryptocurrency world isn’t all groundbreaking technology and financial freedom; sometimes it’s just…people being mean to each other on the internet. And this time, Litecoin (LTC) decided to publicly declare Ripple’s XRP “unwanted.” Like, they actually said it. With a gavel emoji. 🙄 A gavel! As if a digital currency needs to be legally declared undesirable. It’s not a fruitcake, people.

Naturally, this sparked a digital dust-up. You had the usual suspects-traders, analysts, people who spend way too much time thinking about digital tokens-all piling on. They pointed out, quite reasonably, that XRP is still a top-three player in market cap. Which is basically crypto for “it has a lot of money attached to it, so maybe leave it alone?” Apparently, logic doesn’t always prevail when you’re dealing with digital bragging rights.

A History of Bad Blood

The whole ordeal started with LTC posting this…insult? Observation? Whatever it was, it was met with a chorus of “grow up” from even their own supporters. One user, bless their sensible soul, wrote, “You win by promoting yourself, not attacking others.” Honestly, it’s advice that should be tattooed on the foreheads of everyone involved. It was a sentiment echoed-but probably with more GIFs-by many. Cringe is a strong word, but…yeah, kinda cringe.

Then along came CrediBULL Crypto, sounding like a beleaguered substitute teacher. He basically said the whole thing was “silly and nonsensical.” Which, to be fair, it was. He added, with a sigh I could practically hear through the screen, “If the prevailing attitude towards $XRP was that it is a ‘scam’ or ‘useless’ or ‘unwanted’ it wouldn’t still be the 3rd largest crypto in existence.” He’s right, of course. People tend to vote with their wallets, and XRP has a lot of wallet-votes. 💰

The numbers, as always, were brutal. XRP boasts a market cap of, get this, $168.4 billion. LTC? A comparatively petite $8.6 billion. One person, going by the highly original name of Phil, summed it up beautifully: “170.54B Mc $XRP vs 8.60B $LTC Mc… We’re done.” And you know what? He kind of had a point. It’s like a chihuahua trying to pick a fight with a Great Dane.

Apparently, this isn’t new. XRP is apparently “the most hated by institutions, most loved by retail.” Which sounds…complicated. Some say it’s about pre-mined supply and excessive centralization. Others say it’s just good old-fashioned jealousy from the Bitcoin and Ethereum fan clubs. I suspect it’s a bit of both. 🤷‍♀️

The Numbers Don’t Lie (But People Still Argue)

LTC, meanwhile, is busy celebrating its own accomplishments-over 300 million transactions, a new hashrate, and integrations with PayPal. Good for them! It’s nice to be productive. But even with all that, XRP is still worth…well, a lot more. As of now, XRP’s trading at $2.83 (down a bit, naturally, because drama), while LTC is chilling at $111.27. LTC is up 70% over the year, but still a long way from its 2021 high. It’s the underdog, perpetually trying to catch up.

Analysts, predictably, are making predictions. One guy thinks XRP could hit $4.50. Another one probably thinks the earth is flat. Who knows. All I know is, I suddenly have a craving for something less volatile, like a savings account. Or maybe just a nap.

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2025-09-04 11:45