On March 11, it was reported that since the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Iran, XRP (Ripple) has performed unexpectedly better than traditional safe-haven assets and the U.S. stock market. Despite the turbulence in the Middle East causing sharp fluctuations in global financial markets, XRP has shown strong resilience, becoming a focus for investors.
The conflict began on February 28, when Israel and the U.S. jointly attacked Iranian facilities, followed by Iran’s retaliation. Global markets quickly plunged into panic, with the total cryptocurrency market cap dropping to $2.16 trillion, and XRP’s price hitting a low of $1.27. However, within the same day, XRP rebounded, and the market quickly stabilized. On March 4, XRP rose to a high of $1.47 before pulling back, but it rebounded again this week to $1.40, representing an overall increase of approximately 2.22% since the escalation of the conflict.
In contrast, gold and silver performed noticeably worse. Gold prices only increased from $5,182 per ounce to $5,204, a gain of 0.42%; silver prices rose just 0.16%, from $88.13 to $88.27. The S&P 500 index, affected by risk-averse sentiment, declined by 1.1% to 6,781 points. Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury yields also declined, indicating that traditional safe-haven assets were unable to effectively hedge against the risks posed by this geopolitical conflict.
Analysts suggest that XRP’s resilience is largely due to the overall recovery of the cryptocurrency market, especially the market sentiment boosted by Bitcoin. Although XRP’s 2.22% gain is slightly lower than the 4.8% increase of the entire crypto market, its performance still holds an advantage over gold, silver, and the S&P 500, highlighting the potential value of digital assets during high-risk periods.
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