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Crypto in America host Eleanor Terrett has highlighted the growing social media hype surrounding projections that $XRP could eventually reach $1,000.
Terrett noted that her X feed had become dominated by debates over the failed CLARITY Act and bullish posts promoting the $1,000 $XRP price target. Meanwhile, the projection gained renewed attention across X over the weekend.
$1,000 $XRP Prediction Gains Momentum
The latest wave of speculation intensified after EasyA co-founder Dom Kwok suggested that an $XRP price of $1,000 is now more plausible than ever.
Although Kwok’s latest post did not explicitly mention $XRP, he has previously promoted the $1,000 target, including in April. As a result, his latest comments reignited discussion among both $XRP proponents and critics.
Jake Claver, Chairman of Digital Ascension Group, also reacted to Kwok’s comments. He said he would pay attention to the prediction because of Kwok’s professional background and experience.
Similarly, other $XRP supporters pointed to Kwok’s résumé, including his reported experience at Goldman Sachs and Circle and his involvement with EasyA. They argued that his background gives greater weight to his latest comments about $XRP potentially reaching $1,000.
$XRP’s Long-Term Valuation Question
The $1,000 target is not new to the $XRP community. Similar projections have resurfaced several times in recent years. For example, in 2024, crypto exchange Uphold asked the $XRP community what they would do if the asset reached the milestone.
However, the prediction has also faced criticism. Crypto analyst ChartNerd dismissed the $1,000 target as hype and urged traders to exercise caution when considering aggressive $XRP price projections.
Similarly, $XRP Ledger dUNL validator Vet argued that investors should focus more on the network’s adoption and development than on specific price targets. He said that growing $XRP Ledger adoption in traditional finance could matter more than speculative price projections.
$XRP to $1,000 Growth Requirement
At press time, $XRP traded at $1.4394, giving the coin a market capitalization of $89.8 billion.
At that price, $XRP would need to surge by roughly 69,373% to reach $1,000. Moreover, assuming a circulating supply of approximately 63 billion $XRP, the token would carry a market cap of around $63 trillion at the target price. The scale of that implied valuation has prompted questions about the feasibility of the projection.
Nevertheless, Kwok has previously pushed back against market-cap comparisons, arguing that such calculations do not necessarily capture an asset’s potential value. Meanwhile, some $XRP proponents have pointed to the cryptocurrency’s potential role in cross-border settlement as a factor that could influence its long-term valuation.
Still, the $1,000 $XRP target remains highly speculative and should not be interpreted as a guaranteed future price.
