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Back in 2016 and 2017, when XRP was worth less than a penny, Ripple’s then-CTO David Schwartz laid out a rough roadmap of what the token could fetch if things went right. That history is now being used by XRP supporters to defend price targets that critics call absurd.
An XRP Ledger validator who goes by the name Vet posted on social media this week that people routinely mocked for bold price predictions will likely come out ahead.
“Being a dreamer is just too powerful,” Vet wrote, adding that those labeled delusional would win in the end.
The post drew broad support within the XRP community. One commenter, known online as X Finance Bull, said strong conviction carries people further regardless of the numbers. Another user argued there is only a thin line between being delusional and being early, with patience and timing ultimately determining who is right.
The targets being floated are not modest. Reports indicate that XRP holders have been projecting prices anywhere from $100 to $1,000 and beyond, even as the token sits around $1.30 after nearly nine months of declining prices.
XRPUSD currently trading at $1.34.
Two commentators in a recent podcast argued that $1,000 per XRP is achievable within four to five years. Their reasoning pointed to Bitcoin’s track record of exceeding expectations, and the role that narrative and mass adoption play in crypto pricing.
Critics, however, have focused on the math. They say a $1,000 price tag for XRP would push the asset’s total market capitalization to somewhere between $50 trillion and $100 trillion—far larger than the entire US stock market. XRP bulls typically counter that market capitalization is not a reliable ceiling for crypto assets.
Supporters also point to how often crypto skeptics have been proven wrong. Schwartz’s 2016 Reddit comments were recently surfaced by community members to show how dramatically market expectations can shift. What seemed mathematically impossible has, in several cases, happened anyway.
Whether $1,000 XRP belongs in the same category remains unresolved, with supporters and critics continuing to debate the likelihood and timing of such outcomes.
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