Bitcoin's Limited Appeal to Retail Investors

Following Bitcoin's surge past $111,000. Farina compared potential returns from Bitcoin to those from XRP. He emphasized that buying Bitcoin at current levels and expecting it to reach $500,000

Edoardo Farina, CEO of Alpha Lions Academy and a leading XRP advocate, recently shared an intriguing post on X. Following Bitcoin’s surge past $111,000, Farina decided to compare the potential returns from the king crypto to those from the token from Ripple.

As he pointed out, buying Bitcoin at current levels and expecting it to reach $500,000 would yield only a 355% gain. However, buying XRP at $2.40 and seeing it rise to $100 would result in a 4,066% gain. “Make the right choices,” Farina concluded, suggesting that while Bitcoin may seem like a good option, a critical look at both assets shows that XRP will give much better returns.

Let’s do some math:

Buy BTC at $110K, it goes to $500K → ~355% gain

Buy XRP at $2.40, it goes to $100 → 4,066% gain

Make the right choices !🔗 Full Video:https://t.co/FbajT1A9hq pic.twitter.com/BCVO5BanR3

— EDO FARINA 🅧 XRP (@edward_farina) May 23, 2025

In a linked YouTube video, Farina further elaborated that Bitcoin no longer offers meaningful upside for most investors despite its new all-time high. According to him, most crypto holders do not own a full Bitcoin and are unlikely to see life-changing returns from the asset at current prices.

"Most investors don't even have $10,000 in their bank accounts," stated Farina, highlighting the limited growth potential of buying BTC now in contrast to alternative digital assets. This limited growth is clear when comparing both assets, as a recent analysis showed that XRP has grown 490% since 2022, while Bitcoin's increase is only 10%.

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According to Farina, Bitcoin's surge is driven by propaganda and low liquidity, not real demand. He claims manipulation via Tether (USDT) skews prices, and public celebration over Bitcoin reaching six figures is misplaced, as most investors won't benefit.

Instead, Farina highlights XRP, XLM, HBAR, and Algorand as better risk-reward plays, citing their real-world utility and lower market caps. He notes XRP's rise from $0.50 to $2.40 as a strong example.

"It's a no-brainer to buy XRP at these prices," he asserts, contrasting its growth with Bitcoin's 30% gain during the same timeframe, despite significantly higher volatility and far lower upside.

Questioning Bitcoin's long-term viability with high fees, poor scalability, and criticism from institutions like the IMF and ECB, Farina ultimately prefers utility-based assets like XRP and Stellar (XLM) for risk-reward potential.

He recalls selling his car to invest in Bitcoin at $16,000, later cashing out at $64,000 for a 4x return. He says those gains were modest compared to his returns from XRP bought at lower prices.

For new investors, Farina sees limited upside and advises focusing on undervalued projects with real-world use, not hype-driven legacy assets, as Bitcoin's big gains have been in the past.