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$XRP Outperformed Bitcoin During August 2026 Crypto Market Recovery, CoinMarketCap Data Shows.
$XRP recorded a substantially larger percentage gain than Bitcoin during the major crypto market recovery in the second half of August 2026, according to historical price data from CoinMarketCap.
$XRP Outperformed Bitcoin Across August 2026
The outperformance was not limited to the August recovery window. Across the full month, $XRP rose from $1.0605 on July 31 to $1.3790 on August 31, producing a gain of approximately 30.0%.
Bitcoin increased from $62,813.75 to $78,548.63 over the same period, representing a gain of approximately 25.1%.
That means $XRP outperformed Bitcoin by roughly 5 percentage points during August, based on CoinMarketCap’s month-end snapshots.
$XRP Outperforms Bitcoin in August 2026
The difference was considerably larger during the strongest part of the August recovery. Between August 19 and August 23, $XRP rose about 37.8%, compared with approximately 12.3% for Bitcoin. $XRP subsequently pulled back from its August highs but still finished the month with a larger percentage gain than Bitcoin.
On August 19, CoinMarketCap recorded $XRP at $1.1044, up 10.29% in 24 hours, while Bitcoin stood at $69,266.19, up 7.09%. $XRP’s seven-day return was 9.96%, compared with Bitcoin’s 9.25%.
$XRP Gains Accelerated as Bitcoin Recovered
The performance gap widened on August 20. $XRP reached $1.2684, posting a 14.85% 24-hour increase and a 25.82% seven-day gain. Bitcoin rose to $73,032.76, representing gains of 5.44% over 24 hours and 15.19% over seven days.
By August 21, $XRP had climbed further to $1.4538. Its seven-day gain reached 45.67%, while Bitcoin traded at $78,335.18 with a seven-day increase of 24.39%. $XRP’s seven-day percentage gain was therefore approximately 21.3 percentage points greater than Bitcoin’s.
The difference expanded again by August 23. CoinMarketCap recorded $XRP at $1.5222, up 53.45% over seven days, compared with Bitcoin at $77,755.26, up 23.78% over the same period. $XRP outperformed Bitcoin by approximately 29.7 percentage points on that seven-day measurement.
$XRP Rose About 38% From August 19 to August 23
Using CoinMarketCap’s daily snapshots, $XRP increased from $1.1044 on August 19 to $1.5222 on August 23, a gain of approximately 37.8%. Bitcoin moved from $69,266.19 to $77,755.26, an increase of approximately 12.3%.
The data therefore shows that during this August 19–23 recovery window, $XRP’s percentage price increase was about 3.1 times Bitcoin’s.
By August 31, CoinMarketCap recorded $XRP at $1.3790 and Bitcoin at $78,548.63, showing that $XRP had pulled back from its August 23 level while Bitcoin remained near the upper end of its recovery range.
