Ethereum Is Up 31% in Thirty Days and XRP 33%. Which Is the Better Buy Before the Fed Meets?

Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) trades around $2,485 as of September 8, 2026, up 31% in 30 days from August 9 to September 8. Meanwhile, XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) trades near $1.40, up roughly 37% over the same 30 days. So which one has more…

Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) trades around $2,485 as of September 8, 2026, up 31% in 30 days from August 9 to September 8. Meanwhile, XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) trades near $1.40, up roughly 37% over the same 30 days. So which one has more room to run before the Fed decides rates on September 16, and which is more likely to give back its gains?

XRP Leads on the Month and Ethereum on the Year

Over the last thirty-day window from August 9 to September 8, and the year-to-date window from December 31, 2025 to September 8, Ethereum and XRP have performed differently. The table below identifies the leader in each window, showing which coin would have been the better buy around those times.

When we compare both cryptos’ performance against other major tokens over the same thirty-day window, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is up about 24%, and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) is up roughly 40%. Over the past 30 days, Solana has been the top performer, with XRP and Ethereum both outperforming Bitcoin but trailing Solana.