Jake Claver, a renowned XRP promoter and CEO of Digital Ascension Group, is once again leaning into a familiar
$100 XRP Just Delayed, Says Claver
In a message on January 1, Claver says responded: “Timelines are always being extended,” adding, “I should know this now from everything we’ve built over the past three years, working with partners and regulators. I’m sure Ripple and many others have felt and continue to feel the same after 13.5 years. The Domino Theory still stands, real world events will happen and XRP will become the backbone of the markets in the future.”
In a series of posts from December 27 through January 1, Claver argued that “real world events will play out and XRP will become the backbone of the markets in the future.” A Jan. 1 post focused on Ripple’s non-disclosure agreements, which Claver described as a signal that major counterparties are already preparing to build with XRP.
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“Ripple’s signing of more than 1,700 non-disclosure agreements is likely not arbitrary,” he wrote. “These most likely involve conversations with major players – governments, global banks, payment networks, major universities and Fortune 500 companies – all laying the groundwork for XRP use. The pieces for mass adoption have been falling into place behind the scenes for some time.”
Previous posts made the same point with more conviction. On December 28, Claver claimed: “Major institutions are piling up XRP behind the scenes while keeping the public in the dark. The current price is just a shadow of what is to come. As XRP transforms into the bedrock of international finance, today’s hesitation will become tomorrow’s regret. In my opinion, nothing in the crypto space offers this level of certainty and potential for massive returns.”
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On December 31, he described
If reported on Bitcoinist Yesterday, the rector’s criticism was not so much about making bold predictions, but about the way they are implemented. Rector argued that there was “no plausible scenario” for a movement of approximately 5,000% in the time window implied by the $100 appeal, and that the messages relied on suggestions of privileged insight rather than probabilistic frameworks.
Rector’s allegations also extend to claims about XRP-focused funds linked to Claver’s job. “Jake and his plan, his company has become so big that they have brought in so much XRP from our community,” Rector said. “There is a huge discrepancy between what he says publicly and what investors tell me privately.”
At the time of writing, XRP was trading at $1.89.
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