XRP vs 
Hedera
Both court institutions, through different doors. XRP pursues banks and payment corridors with Ripple as its corporate engine; Hedera runs on a governing council of multinationals and sells its hashgraph consensus for enterprise workloads — supply chains, tokenisation, CBDC pilots. Two bets on "big organisations will use public ledgers", differing on which organisations and for what.
12 months, both starting at 100 (AUD)
XRP → 53 · HBAR → 45| Measure | XRP | HBAR |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | A$117.5B | A$5.0B |
| Rank | #5 | #32 |
| Price | A$1.86 | A$0.1133 |
| 90-day change (AUD) | +19.2% | +9.9% |
| 12-month change (AUD) | −50.2% | −57.1% |
| From all-time high | −66.8% | −85.4% |
| Supply model | Capped: 100.00B max | Capped: 50.00B max |
| AU exchanges we verify it on | 5 | 5 |
About XRP
XRP is the native asset of the XRP Ledger, a blockchain designed for fast, low-cost payments and settlement, created by the founders of Ripple in 2012. Transactions settle in seconds without mining, and the asset is aimed largely at cross-border payment use.
About Hedera
Hedera is an enterprise-oriented network using a "hashgraph" consensus design rather than a conventional blockchain, governed by a council of large corporations. HBAR pays for transactions and secures the network.
FAQ
Which is bigger, XRP or Hedera?
By market value today: XRP (A$117.5B vs A$5.0B). Size measures money invested, not quality — but it does measure liquidity, which affects how easily you can buy and sell.
Which performed better this year?
Over the past 12 months in AUD terms: XRP −50.2%, HBAR −57.1% — the chart above shows the whole path, which matters more than the endpoints. Past performance is no indicator of future results, in either direction.
Can I buy both in Australia?
Yes — both are listed on AUSTRAC-registered exchanges we verify. XRP appears on 5 of our reviewed platforms and HBAR on 5. Compare costs first on the fee calculator, and remember every crypto-to-crypto swap between them is a CGT event.
Should I hold XRP or HBAR?
That's a personal decision we don't make for you — this page exists to make the structural differences clear so the choice is yours. What we'd say to anyone: understand what job each coin is designed for, size positions like the risk is real, and check the honest failure statistics before going further down the market-cap list.
Data from our market records (powered by CoinGecko), refreshed with the daily rebuild. General information only, not financial advice — we compare structure and history, we don't pick winners.