Ripple's FOMO Fuels Consolidation Ahead of Potential Breakout

The cryptocurrency market is showing signs of an altcoin cycle, with Bitcoin's dominance trending higher over the past three weeks. However, Ethereum's dominance has taken the lead, pushing the ETH/BTC ratio up more than 10% in the same period.

Ripple is no exception to this trend, as FOMO (fear of missing out) around XRP and ETH has climbed to a five-week high. Ripple's sentiment is particularly bullish, with 3.02 positive comments for every 1 negative one compared to Ethereum's 2.31-to-1 ratio.

The XRP/BTC ratio has recently broken below the key 0.00002 support level, which sparked a strong breakout during Q3 2025 cycle. This consolidation phase has lasted nearly 10 weeks, setting the stage for a potential strong move in either direction. With FOMO building and sentiment turning bullish again, it's possible that XRP could reclaim strength against Bitcoin.

However, as a Layer 1 network, Ripple's strength ultimately depends on real network activity and capital flows, not just market sentiment. On-chain momentum is building, with XRPL's DeFi activity rebounding and TVL up more than 3% over the last 24 hours. This has been backed by a 6%+ jump in stablecoin supply, pushing nearly $1 billion back into the network.