Bitcoin Outshines XRP for New Investors with $1.6T Cap, $109B ETF AUM

A new investor comparison favors Bitcoin over XRP, highlighting BTC's $1.6 trillion market cap (at $79,547) and $109 billion ETF assets under management against XRP's $85 billion cap and higher risks. This caps a week starting with May 4 warnings of mining centralization—two pools controlling over 60% hashrate—followed by May 6 milestones like BTCecosystem's 2.7 million users across 125 countries and a $2.3 trillion quantum vulnerability alert. Bitcoin's May 7 rebound in a $2.775T market (58.5% dominance) spotlighted cloud mining platforms offering passive income amid decentralization pushes.