Is This Fundamental Issue a Reason to Sell XRP, Ethereum, and Solana Right Now?

2026-01-20 07:30:00 ET

If you buy the native coin of major blockchain expecting to then own a slice of the chain's economic activity or governance rights, much like what you get when you buy a stock, you're probably going to be wrong, but you're never going to be alone.

Realizing that gap exists without fully understanding it can feel like a reason to immediately sell a slew of popular cryptocurrencies, including ones that are actually worth buying, like XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) , Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) , and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) . So if you're not buying ownership or specific economic rights, what are you buying anyways? Let's take a closer look.

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