Steph is Crypto’s X post this morning captured the milestone with a single exclamation: “XRP ENTERS GLOBAL TOP 100 COMPANIES, OVERTAKING CITIGROUP & HDFC BANK. IT’S HAPPENING!” The post, accompanied by a market-cap snapshot image, highlights a breakthrough moment for one of the world’s most prominent digital assets.
Market-Cap Milestone
Measured by price multiplied by circulating supply, XRP’s market capitalization has surged into the $180 billion range, according to real-time aggregators such as CompaniesMarketCap and CoinMarketCap.
These live rankings now place XRP ahead of global financial heavyweights like Citigroup, with a market cap of roughly $181.9 billion, and HDFC Bank, with a market cap of nearly $181.1 billion. By climbing into the global top-100 assets list, XRP joins an exclusive club previously dominated by multinational corporations, commodities, and exchange-traded funds.
💥BREAKING: #XRP ENTERS GLOBAL TOP 100 COMPANIES, OVERTAKING CITIGROUP & HDFC BANK.
IT'S HAPPENING! pic.twitter.com/1Xe7ZQThJT
— STEPH IS CRYPTO (@Steph_iscrypto) September 12, 2025
Drivers Behind the Surge
Several converging forces explain this dramatic ascent. Ripple, the company closely associated with XRP, has seen strong institutional traction, including its recently announced custody partnership with BBVA in Spain, a major European bank. Analysts note that this partnership is a tangible step toward mainstream banking adoption of digital assets.
Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, launched in December 2024, further broadened the ecosystem’s utility and revenue streams, strengthening investor confidence and fueling demand for XRP. Market-wide crypto inflows and heightened retail accumulation added momentum, pushing the token to new valuation highs.
Understanding the Ranking
While the symbolism is striking—a cryptocurrency surpassing household financial institutions in global market value—it is important to view the comparison in context. A public company’s market cap reflects expectations about profits, regulation, and shareholder equity, whereas a token’s valuation represents the market price of its circulating supply at a single moment.
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These measures are not perfectly comparable. Still, XRP’s entry into the top-100 underscores the continuing normalization of digital assets within mainstream finance.
Outlook and Market Implications
If institutional adoption continues—driven by banking integrations, stablecoin initiatives, and expanding cross-border payment use cases—XRP could maintain or even improve its standing in the global rankings. However, crypto markets remain volatile; the same rapid inflows that propelled XRP upward could reverse if sentiment changes or regulatory headwinds intensify.
For now, the headline stands unchallenged: XRP has secured a position among the world’s top 100 most valuable assets, overtaking venerable banking giants in the process. STEPH IS CRYPTO’s early alert on X proved accurate, and the data from live market trackers confirms it. XRP’s rise marks another pivotal step in the ongoing convergence of traditional finance and blockchain technology.
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