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XRP climbed ahead of BNB in market capitalization, marking a fresh reshuffle near the top of the crypto market. Latest figures placed XRP at $92.91 billion, just above BNB at $91.66 billion.
The move came after a stronger week for Ripple’s altcoin. XRP price rose 10.10% over seven days, while BNB added 4.77%. The former slipped 1.25% over the last 24 hours, but the broader trend still carried it into fourth place.
Trading activity also stayed firm. XRP’s daily volume topped $3.07 billion, a sign that interest around the asset remained active even as the market cooled slightly during the day. BNB did not fall far behind. It traded around $672.26 and continued to post steady gains, though at a slower pace. The gap between the two remained narrow, leaving room for another shift if prices change quickly.
Elsewhere, Bitcoin kept its lead with a market capitalization of $1.47 trillion. Ethereum held second place after posting a 15.10% gain over the past week. Tether stayed at $1.00, continuing to serve as a major source of market liquidity. The broader market also moved higher. The CoinMarketCap 20 Index rose 7.92% during the week, pointing to renewed strength across major digital assets.
At the same time, Ripple continued to widen its footprint in Brazil, a market that is becoming more important in the company’s global expansion plans.
Ripple is rolling out a broader blockchain infrastructure offering in the country. The platform includes payments, custody, stablecoins, trading, and treasury tools.
The company is aiming that package at banks, fintech companies, and crypto exchanges. The pitch is simple: handle the full digital asset cycle in one place rather than across several providers.
That approach could give institutions a more direct way to manage blockchain-based financial services. It also places Brazil closer to the center of Ripple’s international growth efforts as adoption of its products increases across the local financial sector.
In Washington, the US Securities and Exchange Commission introduced a new interpretation of federal securities laws that addresses a wide range of crypto assets. The guidance divides the market into two main categories. One covers tokenized securities. The other covers what the agency described as non-security crypto assets.
That distinction has been a major issue for the industry, which has long argued that digital assets do not fit neatly into legal frameworks built for traditional finance. Miller Whitehouse-Levine, founder and CEO of the Solana Policy Institute, told DL News the change carried major weight. He said the industry had sought this kind of clarity from the agency for 10 years before turning to Congress.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins announced the move during remarks at the DC Blockchain Summit on Tuesday. He said the commission was now implementing both a token taxonomy and an investment contract interpretation.
The SEC’s action arrived as lawmakers continued work on legislation meant to address the same issue more directly. That bill, known as the Clarity Act, passed the House of Representatives last year. It then stalled in the Senate after disagreements over stablecoin interest payments and other matters.
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Soon after Atkins spoke, Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott told attendees that an updated draft could arrive by the end of the week.
Taken together, the market shift around XRP, Ripple’s push in Brazil, and the SEC’s new guidance showed how quickly the crypto story was moving on several fronts at once.
XRP moved ahead of BNB in market capitalization after a stronger weekly gain and solid trading activity. At the same time, Ripple expanded its blockchain services in Brazil, while the SEC introduced new crypto guidance. The latest moves show that market rankings, adoption, and regulation are all shifting at once.
