important notes
- Dave Weisberger created a video explaining the differences between Bitcoin and other digital assets such as XRP.
- Fred Rispoli pointed out that XRP needs to be used by more companies to get more profits.
- Ripple’s $500 million expansion plan and the Senate’s move to end the U.S. government shutdown could spur XRP prices higher.
Pro-crypto lawyer Fred Rispoli recently responded to a post by Dave Weisberger that attempted to establish the difference between Bitcoin and Bitcoin.
BTC
$105,002
24 hour volatility:
0.9%
Market capitalization:
$2.10 trillion
Vol. 24 hours:
$6.928 billion
Other digital assets including XRP
XRP
$2.46
24 hour volatility:
2.8%
Market capitalization:
$14.806 billion
Vol. 24 hours:
$4.96B
. Rispoli acknowledged that the analysis by Bitcoin supporters is reasonable. At the same time, he indicated that he disagreed with many of the points raised.
XRP needs higher mainstream adoption
In Weisberger’s video, he criticized the massive hype surrounding XRP and compared its 100 billion token supply to Bitcoin, which has a maximum cap of only 21 million. The financial analyst described BTC as a rare “sound money” that has use cases all over the world. In his opinion, XRP is just a utility token that only finds relevance within the Ripple ecosystem.
Therefore, the value of XRP is determined by transaction volume and fees, while the value of Bitcoin is determined by scarcity.
Based on this premise, Weisberger believes that flagship cryptocurrencies will continue to gain traction and valuation. Fred Rispoli hinted at some inconsistencies, but did not debunk the analysts’ claims.
I’m going to quibble about some of the details, but this isn’t an unreasonable analysis at all. The conclusion for me is $XRP To get the kinds of benefits the Army is hoping for, it will have to be used exponentially more than it currently does. Ripple is working on it, and the pieces are tantalizingly close…
— Fred Rispoli (@freddyriz) November 11, 2025
Instead, he emphasized that XRP needs mainstream adoption across the region. He pointed out that the coin needs to be used more frequently to drive the kind of exponential gains the community expects.
He also claims that blockchain payments company Ripple Labs has begun taking action on this issue, and that it is “excitingly poised to make that happen.”
Catalyst for XRP price rise
On the other hand, XRP has recorded an increase in price over the past few days. After struggling to break above $2.30, the coin eventually reached $2.53 before falling back to current levels.
It is trading at $2.44 at the time of writing, representing a 1.39% decline in the past 24 hours. The 24-hour trading volume increased by 29.96% and remained at $6.09 billion.
Analysts have given short-term price predictions for the coin, expecting it to rise in line with bullish market sentiment.
It is worth noting that this prediction depends on many events. This includes an end to the longest U.S. government shutdown in history, a return to momentum for ETFs, and a $500 million investment to expand the ecosystem.
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