Former Ripple Director Matt Hamilton compares XRP with ChainLink and believes that they missed points as a protocol. housing Both assets are essentially different.
His remarks came as a debate over why XRP commands such a big lead as to why it has recently resurfaced.
ChainLink is highlighting Swift’s blockchain ambitions
For the sake of context, discussion It’s begun rear Fast Announced yesterday addition Blockchain-based shared ledger In That infrastructure. According to Swift, it has already implemented more than 30 financial institutions to help design the system.
Swift, with over 30 institutions and partners, has developed blockchain ledgers for real-time, 24/7 cross-border payments using tokenized value. pic.twitter.com/fo90daznsh
– September 29, 2025
Interestingly, ChainLink welcomed the news and used the opportunity to point out a collaboration with Swift. Oracle Provider I said This move confirms the real world value of blockchain and Oracle networks Upgrade Financial infrastructure.
“Why is XRP much bigger than chain links?”
In response, former CoinRoot chair Dave Wiseberger challenged the current market gap between XRP and ChainLink.
Can someone from XRP Army (@xrpmicckle) explain how XRP explains more than ten times the value of the link, and how a clear path to revenue for the link to have a real partnership with Swift and share it with token holders?
– Dave W (@daveweisberger1) September 29, 2025
Specifically, they argued that Chainlink and Swift’s partnership and plans to share revenue with token holders would give a strong case for a higher rating. Weisberger wondered why XRP’s market capitalization was on the top ten times. linkDespite these factors.
In the context, XRP ranks as the fourth largest Cryptocurrency assets In the market cap of About $17.335 billion. Meanwhile, ChainLink is in 12th place with $14.6 billion. This indicates that XRP is almost 12 times higher. For links that exceed XRPits price must jump over 1,000% to reach $255.
Former Ripple Director responds
In replying to Weisberger’s question, Hamilton suggested that the comparison was odd. According to Hamilton, XRP is a native asset of the XRP ledger and acts as a full blockchain network. This justifies a greater rating.
It’s in some way pointless to try to compare their values. Links are protocols and XRP ledgers are real networks. XRP is a native asset of its entire network. A link is a token used within the link protocol.
– Matt Hamilton (@hammertoe) September 29, 2025
On the other hand, he explained, in contrast, that ChainLink is just a protocol in which tokens play a limited role. Therefore, it is pointless to directly compare the two ratings.
One XRP supporter I tried it Simplify Hamilton’s points I’m saying Links act like a platform Like LinkedIn, XRP Action Like a currency with its own operating system.
Weissburger Rebuttal Even LinkedIn generates profits, and its shareholders earn their income from those revenues. He said ChainLink is not that easy, but it sets up a way to share revenue with token holders.
Meanwhile, he said XRP derives value from its rarity and burns in small transactions. He says that the strength of the XRP is its low price, and at that price, I’ll climb If it’s too expensive, it’s affordable Weak it.
Wrathofkahnemanfamous figures from the XRP community, I opposed. He said the burn rate for XRP is very small and almost unimportant.
WOK argued that the higher the XRP price, the more efficient it becomes as a settlement asset. He also pointed out that transaction fees remain adjustable and minimal. This will make the network affordable, even if the token value increases.
