In 2016 and 2017, when
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By matching Bitcoin’s market share, he said, the price could rise to around $2. Capturing a share of global payments could justify $20. And if adoption continued to grow, $120 wasn’t out of the question. At the time, even reaching $1 seemed far-fetched. XRP has crossed that threshold several times since.
Validator supports the believers
That history is now being used by XRP proponents to defend price targets that critics call absurd. An XRP Ledger validator called Vet posted on social media this week that the people who are routinely mocked for their bold price predictions will likely come out on top.
“Being a dreamer is just too powerful,” Vet wrote, adding that those labeled misleading would win in the end.
XRP price predictions aside. Maybe I don’t like this observation. But I do think the delusions will win in the end.
Somehow, being a dreamer is just too powerful.
— Veterinarian (@Vet_X0) April 10, 2026
The post received widespread support within the XRP community. One commentator, known online as X Finance Bull, said strong beliefs move people forward, regardless of the numbers.
Another user argued that there is only a fine 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 economy
The objectives put forward are not modest. Reports indicate that XRP holders have projected prices anywhere from $100 to $1,000 and higher, even as the token is around $1.30 after nearly nine months of falling prices.
Two commentators argued in a recent podcast that $1,000 per XRP is achievable within four to five years. Their reasoning pointed out Bitcoins track record of exceeding expectations, and the role that narrative and mass adoption play in cryptocurrency pricing.
However, critics were quick to flag the math. A $1,000 price tag for XRP would push the asset’s total market cap 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.
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The dreamer argument has historical legs
What makes the current debate harder to dismiss outright is how often crypto skeptics have been proven wrong. Schwartz’s own Reddit comments from 2016 have recently been resurfaced by community members to show how dramatically market expectations can change. What seemed mathematically impossible actually happened in several cases.
Whether $1,000 XRP belongs in the same category remains an open question – one that only the market will ultimately settle.
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