XRP validator defends bold targets amid $1,000 market cap debate
XRP validator backs bold price targets, while $1,000 math faces pushback
An XRP Ledger validator told holders to keep “dreaming” on price. The post reignited $100–$1,000 XRP talk and a fight over market-cap math.
Ripple’s ex-CTO David Schwartz sketched upside cases back in 2016–2017 when XRP traded under a cent. He floated ~$2 if it matched Bitcoin’s share, ~$20 on payments traction, and ~$120 with wider adoption. XRP has since topped $1 multiple times.
Validator Vet backed the optimists. “Being a dreamer is just too powerful,” he wrote, adding that those called “delusional” would win. The post is here: Vet’s April 10, 2026 tweet. Community replies echoed conviction and patience.
Targets now run from $100 to $1,000 per XRP. The token trades near $1.30 after roughly nine months of declines.
Two commentators said $1,000 could come in four to five years. They cited Bitcoin’s habit of beating expectations and the force of narratives in crypto.
Critics flagged the sizing. $1,000 per XRP implies roughly $50–$100 trillion in market cap, exceeding the US equity market. Bulls counter that market cap is not a hard ceiling on crypto.
Supporters point to crypto history. Skeptics have been wrong before, and old projections get re-rated. Whether $1,000 sits in that bucket is unsettled. The market will decide.
