In his latest video, the market commentator known as CryptoInsightUK laid out a multi-step argument for why XRP “could realistically rise to $10 plus this cycle — and potentially surge in the range of $20 to $30.” The analyst combined macro asset rotation, historical dominance patterns, and a series of estimated calculations to assert that most investors are still underestimating the price appreciation potential of this token.

Why $10 per XRP is just the beginning

The cryptocurrency expert began with a brief look at Bitcoin's liquidity, predicting that accumulating short positions could create “a squeeze very likely up to $103,000” before any short-term corrections. But he quickly shifted to the long-term case for altcoins — and particularly XRP — arguing that the broader environment of currency devaluation has lifted traditional hedges like gold and stocks far beyond their 2017 levels. “Gold at $1,200 an ounce is now at $3,200 […] S&P at $233 is now at $566,” he said, emphasizing that both assets “tend to move in the same direction, at least relative to the dollar.”

He argued that inflation in nominal asset values will set the stage for capital rotation into cryptocurrencies. He calculated that “17% of the twenty-two trillion” — a hypothetical pullback in the gold market — “could easily add to the cryptocurrency market capitalization […] and that would push Bitcoin to between $180,000 and $220,000.”

The cornerstone of his XRP thesis is the historical relationship between Bitcoin's cryptocurrency market share (“Bitcoin's dominance”) and XRP's price performance. Displaying overlapping charts, he noted that in 2017, the 47% decline in dominance coincided with an “11-fold” increase in XRP, and in 2021, the 46% drop corresponded with a 600 percent increase despite the lawsuit Ripple filed against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“XRP is one of the main appreciating currencies as Bitcoin's dominance is declining,” he asserted, adding that a new price drop of 40% — merely a return to the lower boundary of the long-term range — would, based on previous ratios, imply that XRP would move to around $16. A deeper slide towards 25% dominance, according to the same calculation, would yield a “target of $36 to $37.”

He continuously warned that his numbers are more illustrative than “entirely precise,” however, he countered objections that such price forecasts would require an astronomical market capitalization. Citing that the market value of gold has tripled since 2017 and the U.S. national debt has risen to $36 trillion, he argued that absolute numbers should not deter analysis: “Market capitalization should not stop you from making what many call unreasonable price statements.”

CryptoInsightUK framed this position more technically than narratively. His layering of XRP dominance over Bitcoin dominance highlighted what he called a “very inversely correlated” pattern in which XRP price surges compress into short explosive windows when Bitcoin’s market share begins to decline. “XRP moves very quickly,” he warned, urging viewers not to let “emotional bias” or their dislike of this asset blind them to historical precedents.