BIG BREAKING.

XRP Price Forecast $5 Target in Focus After Fed Rate Cuts and Hype.

Pumpius forecasts $XRP to jump to $5 by the end of September generating optimism as well as skepticism.

Risk assets such as XRP may be boosted in the near term by Fed rate cuts and better macro conditions.

Hopes of approval from US ETF may trigger further strength with October looking like a make-or-break month.

Crypto analyst Pumpius shook up the XRP community this week with a brazen but straightforward assertion XRP would hit $5 before September finishes. The assertion lit up the community inducing a tide of reactions from enthusiasm to skepticism and lots of cautious in-betweens.

XRP Community Divided on the Projection

Pumpius set the move up as a "real possibility," and some devoted XRP holders rushed in to concur, stating momentum might shift at any time. Some even contended October could be the month that truly brings the fireworks. Others were more sarcastic—another user confessed she'd be surprised but willing to party if $5 arrives earlier than anticipated.

But not everyone's getting pumped up. Some traders reminded everyone that these sorts of predictions have been made throughout the year with no huge breakout so far. Another noted that even if XRP does sprint, manipulation in the markets could delay things before reaching $5. This combination of optimism and uncertainty is what indicates the continued push and pull within the XRP Army—half believing a rally is imminent half waiting for actual proof.