Why Does XRP Fall Faster Than Every Other Major Coin?

XRP price has collapsed roughly 67% from its all-time high, the deepest wound among major cryptocurrencies (the top 5 excluding stablecoins). Additionally, its market setup is turning more dangerous by the week.

This is not ordinary market weakness. A rare pileup of leveraged longs and a quiet retreat by the largest whales are combining to make XRP the most fragile major coin in the market.

XRP Price Has Fallen Harder Than Any Major Coin

A cross-asset drawdown tracker, which measures how far each coin sits below its record high, puts XRP dead last. The token is down about 67% from its peak, against roughly 48% for Bitcoin, 60% for Ethereum, and 56% for BNB.

The damage worsens over three months. XRP's 90-day return sits near negative 21%, the worst of the four majors, and the token is 355 days from its peak with no recovery in sight.

That is the signature of a high-beta-alt regime. When risk appetite drops, XRP does not hold the line like a safe-haven asset. It amplifies the fall, dropping more than the market. As of now, it is trailing its peer average by over 12 percentage points.

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