{"id":8317,"date":"2025-01-17T19:31:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2025-01-17T19:31:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:31:59","slug":"can-ripple-xrp-reach-100-this-cycle-btc-proponent-calls-it-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=8317","title":{"rendered":"Can Ripple (XRP) Reach $100 This Cycle? BTC Proponent Calls It Impossible"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>XRP jumped 43% in a week, nearing its all-time high, with analysts eyeing $4\u2013$8 targets amid rising adoption and US political shifts.<\/li>\n<li>One skeptic dismissed $100+ predictions as unrealistic due to market cap limits, calling XRP a \u201cdistraction\u201d compared to Bitcoin (BTC).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP_CB-84.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-379197\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP_CB-84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1201\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP_CB-84.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP_CB-84-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP_CB-84-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP_CB-84-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP_CB-84-50x30.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018XRP is a Distraction\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ripple\u2019s XRP has been flying high in the past week. Its price jumped from $2.30 (on January 10) to almost $3.40 on January 16. Thus, the asset <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ripple-missed-new-ath-by-just-1-can-xrp-break-through-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">stood<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> just 1% away from its all-time high registered at the start of 2018. Currently, XRP is worth approximately $3.31 (per CoinGecko\u2019s data), representing a staggering 43% increase on a seven-day scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_379194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-379194\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP-Price-10.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-379194\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP-Price-10.png\" alt=\"XRP Price\" width=\"575\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP-Price-10.png 1042w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP-Price-10-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP-Price-10-1024x712.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP-Price-10-768x534.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/XRP-Price-10-50x35.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-379194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">XRP Price, Source: CoinGecko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Key drivers behind the significant rally include increased whale activity, excitement over political shifts in the USA, rising network adoption, and others. For more insights, further details are available <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ripple-price-hits-7-year-high-at-3-amid-growing-xrp-network-adoption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The massive resurgence has <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">given analysts the opportunity<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to speculate that the coin\u2019s price may pump to unseen and even ridiculous levels. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The popular X user EDO FARINA<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, for instance,<\/span> <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/edward_farina\/status\/1879882864906666149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1879882864906666149%7Ctwgr%5E89dda37a2e396dc172ce8e6531f3c4322fc69bc9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftimestabloid.com%2Ftop-crypto-influencer-will-not-sell-any-xrp-for-less-than-100-heres-why%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">said<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> he would not sell his XRP holdings before the valuation reaches $100.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On the other hand, the Bitcoin proponent Rajat Soni <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rajatsonifnance\/status\/1880080434241106406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">claimed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that such optimistic predictions come only from people with \u201cundiagnosed mental disability.\u201d The finance expert explained that XRP\u2019s potential price explosion to $100 would require its market capitalization to skyrocket to $10 trillion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Soni\u2019s calculations <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are based<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> on the total supply of XRP, which is almost 100 billion tokens. Multiplying the $100 price to the circulating supply of 57.5 billion coins will mean that the asset\u2019s capitalization needs to soar above $5.5 trillion, which is still quite unrealistic (to say the least). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To put things into perspective, the entire market cap of the crypto industry is less than $4 trillion (as <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">of press time<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">).<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In addition, Soni said even bigger optimists suggest that XRP\u2019s valuation could reach the astonishing $1,000 per coin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cXRP is a distraction. Stick to Bitcoin,\u201d he concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some Realistic Forecasts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While $100 per coin might indeed seem like an outrageous target, many analysts have recently set somewhat optimal predictions (considering XRP\u2019s bull run).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One example is the X user CRYPTOWZRD, who <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cryptoWZRD_\/status\/1879986038376132680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">believes<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the asset could <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be poised<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for a short-term rise to a new all-time high of $4 and then an increase to $8.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dark Defender also <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">weighed in<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DefendDark\/status\/1879858652531802199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">envisioning<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a rally toward $3.6239 and $4.5503. \u201cXRP has some work to do, but we will get there soon<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u201d the analyst added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/can-ripple-xrp-reach-100-this-cycle-btc-proponent-calls-it-impossible\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Can Ripple (XRP) Reach $100 This Cycle? BTC Proponent Calls It Impossible<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR XRP jumped 43% in a week, nearing its all-time high, with analysts eyeing $4\u2013$8 targets amid rising adoption and US political shifts. One skeptic dismissed $100+ predictions as unrealistic due to market cap limits, calling XRP a \u201cdistraction\u201d compared to Bitcoin (BTC). \u2018XRP is a Distraction\u2019 Ripple\u2019s XRP has been flying high in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-8317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8317\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}