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XRP and Cardano need to prove they're useful beyond just fans, Mike Novogratz says
XRP and Cardano need to prove they're useful beyond just fans, Mike Novogratz says
Can Ripple and Cardano hold it together as the market matures to fundamental-focused projects, Galaxy's Novogratz asked Friday.
By Omkar Godbole, AI Boost|Edited by Sam Reynolds
Dec 29, 2025, 6:54 a.m.
Can Ripple and Cardano hold it together, Novograt asks. (CoinDesk)
What to know:
- Novogratz noted that while XRP and ADA have strong fan bases, their adoption remains weak.
- He emphasized that tokens not considered 'money' like bitcoin will be valued based on revenue, usage, and measurable value, similar to traditional businesses.
Ripple-linked payments token XRP and smart-contract platform ADA$0.3766 must demonstrate genuine utility beyond loyal communities as the cryptocurrency market matures from hype-driven narratives to fundamentals-focused assets, Galaxy Digital Founder and CEO Mike Novogratz said in a recent interview.
"Can Ripple hold it together? Can Cardano hold it together?” Novogratz said during a conversation with Galaxy's Head of Research Alex Thorn on Friday.
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He highlighted that while XRP and Cardano's native token, ADA, boast resilient fan bases, their on-chain activity remains relatively weak.
"Charles Hoskinson, bless his soul, he's kept the Cardano community with a blockchain that people don’t really use a lot," Novogratz said. "He’s had a strong community just like XRP. Can you keep it together when there are more and more options?"
Novogratz argued the broader market is evolving: Tokens that aren't "money" like Bitcoin will be valued like traditional businesses based on revenue, usage, and measurable value.
Fintech company Ripple uses the XRP token as a bridge asset for fast, low-cost cross-border payments through its RippleNet network, with partnerships across banks and fintechs. Yet, critics have long pointed out that its organic activity remains low and doesn't justify XRP's multi-billion dollar market valuation.
XRP currently holds a market capitalization of approximately $115 billion, ranking it fifth among cryptocurrencies, according to CoinMarketCap data. Cardano's ADA sits at around $13-14 billion, placing it around the 12th spot.
On-chain metrics underscore Novogratz's concerns about adoption. At press time, the number of active XRP addresses was 16,703, according to data source CryptoQuant.
Cardano's active addresses tallied over 19,000. Both numbers are significantly lower than other projects such as Solana, which typically sees millions in active addresses driven by DeFi, memes, and apps. Solana's SOL token has a market cap of $72 billion, the seventh-largest in the world.
Novogratz contrasted community-driven tokens with emerging examples like Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetuals exchange that generates real revenue and burns most profits to buy back its token, creating equity-like economics.
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