In a recent post on the social media platform X, fintech analyst Armando Pantoja argued that the notion that market cap limits XRP's rise to $1,000 is fundamentally flawed. His comments were made alongside a short video clip in which he compared the cryptocurrency to early-stage tech companies like Microsoft.

Why Market Cap Does Not Limit Technology

In his video, Pantoja dismissed the views of many investors that XRP's market cap should be used as a rigid barrier against long-term price increases to $1,000. He noted that while technical analysis may be useful in the short term, it becomes less effective when assessing a token's potential over the long term.

To emphasize his point, he cited a hypothetical scenario from the early 1990s, asking viewers to imagine those who doubted Microsoft's growth because of the company's market cap. He argued that such logic would miss the wave of widespread adoption driven by Microsoft.

Pantoja asserts that applying stock market valuation metrics to cryptocurrencies will lead to misunderstandings, especially when tokens like XRP resemble technology more than companies. 'Market cap is always too high. What does that matter? Technology is what will be adopted regardless,' he said.

This means that XRP is expected to follow a different trajectory, relying more on network usage, utility, and long-term integration into global systems. This, in turn, will increase demand for XRP and push its price up to $1,000.

Community Reaction: XRP Struggles with Growth

It is easy to point out the mathematical implications of XRP reaching $1,000, a valuation that would push its market cap into the tens of trillions of dollars. However, supporters like Pantoja argue that such thinking is based on outdated comparisons.

Therefore, it is no surprise that Pantoja's post received high agreement in the XRP community, especially among those who believe that this token has much more room for development than what analysts allow. However, the post also attracted some dissenting opinions from those who argue that the price prediction may be too high.

Instead of focusing on circulating supply or market cap metrics, Pantoja argued that the long-term valuation of XRP will depend on the adoption of its underlying technology in practice. XRP, through cross-border use cases, will certainly attract more attention from banks and institutions, especially after the SEC-Ripple lawsuit finally concludes.

Interestingly, the $1,000 price target received general consensus from a few other cryptocurrency analysts. BarriC, a cryptocurrency commentator, also posted on the social media platform X that there is a clear roadmap for XRP to surpass $4, then move to $10 to $20, exceed $100, and ultimately reach $1,000. He framed it as a multi-stage trajectory based on institutional adoption and XRP's infrastructure role in cross-border payments.

Dom Kwok, a former analyst at Goldman Sachs and co-founder of EasyA, predicted that the long-term target could reach $1,000 by 2030, also depending on mass adoption. Anders, another XRP supporter, also proposed a feasible long-term ceiling price of $1,000, compared to Bitcoin's potential to reach $1 million. $XRP