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.
Validator Backs The BelieversThat 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 the people routinely mocked for their bold price predictions will likely come out ahead.
XRP price predictions aside. I may not like this observation. But i do think the delusional people will win at the end.
Somehow, being a dreamer is just too powerful.
The post drew broad support from 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.
$1,000 XRP Would Require A Market Cap Larger Than The US EconomyThe 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.
Critics, though, have been quick to flag the math. A $1,000 price tag for XRP would push the asset’s total market capitalization to somewhere between $50 trillion and $100 trillion — a figure that dwarfs the entire US stock market. XRP bulls typically counter that market cap is not a reliable ceiling for crypto assets.
The Dreamer Argument Has Historical LegsWhat makes the current debate harder to dismiss outright is how often crypto skeptics have been proven wrong. Schwartz’s own 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 an open question — one the market alone will eventually settle.
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