XRP hasn’t seen much excitement this week. The price is hovering around $2.50, moving sideways while Bitcoin, Ethereum and other top-10 assets also cool off from recent rallies. Boring price action usually means sentiment starts shifting, and today, that shift is coming from inside the crypto industry.
A member of the Solana Foundation, known as vibhu, shared a detailed critique about XRP’s real-world performance. And unlike the usual tribal fights online, his message was rooted in data, not hate.
The Analyst’s Argument: XRP Adoption Isn’t Matching the Valuation
The analyst says he wants Ripple and XRP to succeed. But he believes the community often ignores the current numbers in favor of future hopes.
According to him, XRP’s network usage hasn’t materially expanded, despite years of bullish expectations:
He highlighted that active daily accounts still sit around just 25,000 – the same level as three years ago. Meanwhile, Solana averages over 2.5 million daily active accounts. On payment activity, XRP handles roughly 1.5 million transactions per day, while Solana processes about 100 million. And in value transferred, XRP moves around $50–60 billion per month, while Solana’s stablecoin volume alone hit almost $2 trillion in October.
I want Ripple and XRP to succeed at an insane degree such that the entire industry moves forward.
— vibhu (@vibhu) November 1, 2025
But the fact is that the community does not argue with facts, even though the data is readily available. And as a longtime engineer and truth seeker, that bothers me.
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In his words, XRP’s traction so far has been “extremely mediocre” considering how long it has been in the market and the size of its community.
He also pushed back on the usual rebuttal that Solana activity is fake or bot-driven. He said this narrative “can’t be supported with data,” especially since both networks have similarly low fees that could attract bots equally.
It’s Not a Death Sentence – But Patience Has a Cost
He clarified he isn’t rooting against XRP. He even noted that Ripple could still scale massively, especially as regulation improves and institutional banking integrations expand. The community could still be proven right in the long run.
But his final line was aimed directly at long-term holders:
If XRP is truly an investment, how long is it worth waiting for the payoff?
That question stings because it’s honest, and few people inside the XRP community publicly ask it.
XRP has already survived lawsuits, delistings, regulatory uncertainty, and a shifting competition landscape. The fundamentals may still evolve in its favor. But for now, the price is parked near $2.50 because the market seems to be waiting for real adoption to catch up with the narrative.
If vibhu is right, that moment hasn’t arrived yet.