After a slow start to the year, this cryptocurrency has seen a spectacular summer rally.

XRP ( XRP 1.63% ) remains the top-performing major cryptocurrency of 2025. Year to date, XRP is up a resounding 42%. By way of comparison, crypto bellwether Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is only up 22%. So it's easy to see why many investors are focused on XRP.

But don't sleep on Ethereum ( ETH 6.30% ) , the world's second-largest cryptocurrency. For the year, it is only up a modest 8%. However, over the past 30 days, Ethereum is up a head-spinning 40%. It now has the sort of momentum that XRP had earlier in the year. So should investors shift their focus from XRP to Ethereum in the second half of 2025?

The arrival of Ethereum Treasury Companies

The one catalyst that set off Ethereum

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