One of the oldest pieces of FUD in crypto is still floating around:
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$XRP canāt hit $100 (or $1,000) because the market cap would be too big!ā
Sounds smart, but itās actually lazy math. Letās break it down:
š¹ Market Cap ā Real Value
Market cap is just price Ć circulating supply.
Itās a snapshot, not a reflection of how value moves.
XRP isnāt designed to sit idle like a stock ā itās designed to be the bridge of liquidity for global payments worth trillions.
Judging XRP only by market cap is like judging a highway by the number of cars parked on it, instead of how many vehicles move through it every day.
š¹ Think Oil, Not Stocks
If we applied āmarket cap logicā to oil, a single barrel should be āimpossibleā to trade at $80+ ā because multiplying it by all reserves underground gives a number that dwarfs the global economy.
But oil isnāt priced by total reserves. Itās priced by demand, flow, and utility.
Same story with XRP.
š¹ Why XRP Is Different
3ā5 sec settlement
Near-zero fees
Currency-agnostic bridge (perfect for CBDCs, banks & fintechs)
Its value is tied to money flows, not some arbitrary market cap ceiling.
š¹ Price Outlook (Not Hype, Just Logic)
Near term: $5ā15 is realistic.
Mid term: $20ā30 with wider adoption.
Long term: $100+ if ODL & regulatory clarity scale globally.
Extreme case ($1,000+) requires systemic integration into global finance ā not fantasy, but ambitious.
šÆ Bottom Line
Market cap is a poor metric for XRP.
Just like oil isnāt valued by underground reserves, XRP shouldnāt be capped by simple multiplication.
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$XRP isnāt limited to the $3T crypto space. Itās engineered for the
$150T+ global payments system.
Thatās the scale where its true utility shines. šš§
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