Social-media personality Young Hoon Kim — who bills himself on X as an “IQ 276” holder — set off fresh debate in the XRP community after predicting the token could reach $100 within five years. Kim posted the bullish target on X on Dec. 14, writing: “Based on my personal view, #XRP could potentially reach $100 over the next 5 years. (NFA/DYOR).” The post registered roughly 133,300 views. Earlier in the weekend he had also claimed: “In my view, XRP has a strong possibility of reaching a new ATH by the end of this year.” Neither message included a valuation framework or detailed methodology, and the lack of supporting analysis quickly became the focus of the thread — as did Kim’s public persona, which has amplified attention to his market calls. Reactions from the crypto community were mixed and often skeptical. Software engineer Vincent Van Code quipped, “Ok mr brain, please share with us your calculations. I too agree, I have calcs I shared using my 20 IQ brain.” Popular XRP chart analyst JD (@jaydee_757) suggested momentum was the driver: “Sounds like this boy bought the hype lol!” Other replies ranged from bemused — Gordon (@GordonGekko) asking, “The smartest man in the world says XRP could hit $100 by 2030. Do you think this is a possible target?” — to bluntly critical: Ali Martinez (@alicharts) wrote, “You can have the highest IQ and still be dumb AF,” and IncomeSharks queried, “Has one prediction you’ve said come true?” The posts continue a pattern of headline-grabbing calls from Kim. As reported Dec. 12, his first ever XRP post on X — “I buy #XRP from now on” — followed a period of frequent Bitcoin commentary. Over the weekend he also touted WLFI (World Liberty Financial), a DeFi token associated with the Trump family, saying: “I personally buy WLFI every day, because I believe it is significantly undervalued based on my own assessment,” again offering no technical analysis. In October he went further, predicting WLFI would reach a $5 billion market cap and calling it “the only crypto more valuable than Bitcoin.” Kim has made other bold forecasts for major assets: on Dec. 11 he posted that his analysis supports Bitcoin hitting $300,000 in early 2026. At press time, XRP traded at $1.99. Read more AI-generated news on: undefined/news

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