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

Ethereum trades around $2,485 as of September 8, 2026, up 31% in 30 days but down 15.22% since January 1, while XRP trades near $1.40, up 36.77% in 30 days and down 22.74% since January 1.

XRP has performed better over periods of less than a month, while Ethereum has lost less over periods of more than a year. So, the better choice depends on how long you plan to hold.

The Senate votes on the CLARITY Act on September 15 and the Fed decides rates on September 16, with Polymarket pricing the bill at 17% and a September hike at 53% to 63%.

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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.

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The Senate's Vote and the Fed's Decision are Close

XRP's near-term price looks more exposed than Ethereum's to what happens with the pending crypto market structure bill, the CLARITY Act. The bill would split crypto oversight between the SEC and CFTC and give tokens such as XRP a clearer legal classification. Ethereum, by comparison, has less regulatory uncertainty hanging over it. The SEC never sued over ETH, so Ethereum already has much of the clarity that the bill is intended to establish for other tokens.