XRP and Solana saw swings in 2025 that were double the turbulence of Bitcoin’s price movements.

In 2025, trading XRP at $1.8616 and Solana at $124.25 proved twice as volatile as Bitcoin at $87,872.22, underscoring the persistent turbulence in altcoins despite hopes for broader market stability.

Realized volatility over the past year hit 87% for Solana and 80% for XRP, compared with Bitcoin’s milder 43%, according to CoinDesk Indices. Other major tokens recorded notable swings as well: Ether at $2,978.08 saw 77% volatility, while BNB at $856.58 registered 55%.

Altcoins have long been more volatile than Bitcoin, but the gap is particularly significant for investment products tied to XRP and Solana. Exchange-traded funds and other vehicles tracking these tokens must attract deeper liquidity to match the steadiness of BTC-related products.

Among the top four cryptocurrencies by market cap—excluding stablecoins—only BNB lacks CME futures or U.S.-listed spot ETFs as institutional proxies. Since their debut in November, XRP ETFs have drawn more than $1 billion from investors, while Solana ETFs, still nascent, have gathered $763.91 million, according to SoSoValue.

If investor demand continues, it could help reduce price swings in these tokens, similar to the effect seen with Bitcoin. Bitcoin spot ETFs, which launched in January 2024, have amassed $56.96 billion in net inflows, fueling advanced products like covered calls and driving a steady decline in BTC volatility.

Ether ETFs, which began trading in July 2024, have attracted $12.4 billion in net inflows, showing a similar pattern of growing institutional participation and price stability.