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Of course, there’s no guarantee that XRP can generate the same kind of magic in 2026. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. However, it has one very important catalyst in its favor: the possible imminent passage of a new piece of pro-crypto legislation called the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.

If there’s one crypto that could see the biggest gains from this legislation, it’s XRP. That’s because XRP is used to power the Ripple blockchain-based payment system for banks and financial institutions. Right now, the regulatory risk of using a crypto payment system is just too high for some institutions. But once the new legislation passes, it will ly remove this regulatory uncertainty hanging over XRP.

Bitcoin

Another cryptocurrency to watch is Bitcoin (BTC -0.30%). It has been the market bellwether ever since its launch in 2009. As Bitcoin goes, so goes the crypto market. So if you’re expecting a big pro-crypto rally after the midterm elections, one place to lock in those gains is Bitcoin.

Just XRP, Bitcoin rallied hard after the 2024 presidential election. On Election Day, it was trading for just $69,000. By the end of the year, it had broken through the $100,000 price level.

The best part about Bitcoin is that, historically, it has performed best during the final quarter of the year. For good reason, October is known as “Uptober” in crypto circles. Over the past decade, Bitcoin is up an average of 20% in October, and an even more impressive 41% in November.

Hyperliquid

Finally, there’s Hyperliquid (HYPE +4.03%), which has been on an absolute tear this year. It’s up 235% year to date, making it one of the top-performing cryptocurrencies of 2026. On the strength of its recent run, Hyperliquid now ranks among the top 10 cryptocurrencies in the world based on market cap.

Hyperliquid Stock Quote

CRYPTO: HYPE

Hyperliquid

Today’s Change

(4.03%) $3.43

Current Price

$88.56

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$20BMarket cap calculated using publicly traded s outstanding only. Does not include unlisted, private, or dual-class non-traded s. Implied market cap may vary.

Day’s Range

$84.94 – $89.60

52wk Range

$20.52 – $89.60

Volume

1.2B

Until this summer, the problem with Hyperliquid was that it was an offshore decentralized exchange offering a product (perpetual futures) that was strictly off-limits to U.S. retail investors. That changed in May, when the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) gave the regulatory green light for perpetual futures trading.

Then, in August, at a meeting of top crypto executives at the White House, President Donald Trump made the surprising announcement that he was asking the CFTC to ease the way for Hyperliquid to begin operations in the United States.

So, it’s a matter of when — not if — Hyperliquid is going to pull this off. The most ly scenario right now involves Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken.

How to put $1,000 to work

The only question is how to allocate $1,000 to these three cryptocurrencies. Given that Bitcoin currently accounts for 60% of the total market cap of the crypto market, it should probably account for a similar of your $1,000 investment portfolio.

For $600, you can pick up 13 s of the is Bitcoin Trust (IBIT -2.42%), which remains the biggest Bitcoin ETF in terms of assets under management.

There are also spot ETFs available for both XRP and Hyperliquid. So you could split the remaining $400 between ETFs for these two altcoins. For example, you could pick up $200 worth of the Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP -4.86%), and $200 worth of the Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP -1.24%).

Just remember: You should be investing in these cryptocurrencies because you believe in their long-run growth prospects, not because you are trying to time the market. Yes, the midterm elections could help to catalyze big gains in 2026, but the really big gains will ly happen years down the road.