Key Takeaways
- • Bitcoin fell 5% in the week ending November 10, closing down 4.7%, and is now down roughly 15.8% year-to-date and about 41% below its October 2025 record high, according to ETF Database.
- • Ether declined 10% over the same week and is down about 31% year-to-date, roughly 58% below its August 2025 record close.
- • XRP dropped 17% in the week and is down about 43% year-to-date, sitting roughly 70% below its October 2025 record high.
- • Bitcoin has reclaimed the lead among the three assets, which have all held the top market-cap position at various points since November 9, 2017.
Summary
Ether, the native asset of the Ethereum blockchain, which launched in July 2015, fell 10% in the week to November 10. ETH is down roughly 31% year-to-date and sits about 58% below its record close from August 2025. Ether holds the second-largest market share among the three assets despite being the newest.
XRP, owned by Ripple and launched in 2012, was the weakest performer, closing the week down 17%. It is down approximately 43% year-to-date and about 70% below its October 2025 record high. The update notes XRP was one of the larger cryptocurrencies for some time before newer tokens entered the market.
ETF Database's index comparing the three assets uses a logarithmic scale to show relative percentage change since November 9, 2017. The publication notes that all three have held the top spot at various points, with Bitcoin currently in the lead. The article also references the January 10, 2024 SEC approval of spot bitcoin ETFs and the July 23, 2024 launch of spot ether ETFs, as background on the regulated investment vehicles now available to investors.
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