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Amid the bullish predictions which have popped up over the previous couple of weeks for the XRP worth, the latest one stands out. The forecast which was offered by pseudonymous crypto analyst and XRP maxi often known as Lord XRP, will put the altcoin on par with cryptocurrencies comparable to Bitcoin and Ethereum if it turns into a actuality.

Analyst Puts XRP Price At $10,000

In a submit shared on the X (previously Twitter) platform, the crypto analyst presents a state of affairs that would see the XRP worth rise as excessive as $10,000. The visible shared places the XRP market cap in distinction to mainstream cost processing corporations dominating the normal finance sphere.

Such comparisons will not be new provided that Ripple, the corporate behind the XRP token, is seeking to disrupt the funds sector utilizing blockchain know-how. The firm is anticipating to facilitate quicker and cheaper transactions, one thing that has been repeatedly offered as a bull case for the XRP worth.

$10’000 per #XRP is feasible✅✅ pic.twitter.com/aJ8FxrHBIz

— Lord XRP (@Bitforcoinz) September 10, 2023

The chart exhibits the all-time excessive market cap of XRP which was $30 billion in 2018 in comparison with the transactions carried out by funds giants comparable to Western Union ($80 billion) and SWIFT ($5 trillion). It additionally highlights the $577 billion in non-cash transactions carried out globally every year.

If Ripple is ready to seize a great chunk of this funds market share, then the analyst believes that it’s potential for the XRP worth to rise as excessive as $10,000 per token.

Lord XRP shouldn’t be the one one who has made ultra-bullish predictions for the altcoin, though it’s definitely the best by a mile. Wells Fargo Manager Shannon Thorp has additionally predicted that the XRP worth might attain as excessive as $500 as Ripple begins to seize extra market share within the cross-border funds area.

From the 2023 New Value Report by #Ripple

$250T is predicted by 2027 simply in cross-border funds!

A $500 XRP worth simply doesn’t seem to be sufficient to facilitate that quantity. 😉 $xrp #xrpisnotasecurity pic.twitter.com/HvIIp0vIiD

— Shannon Thorp (@thorpshannon87) September 11, 2023

Is Such A Price Point Possible?

While investors may very well be giddy to see such worth predictions, it doesn’t make them possible and the proof lies within the provide of XRP. With a 100 billion whole provide, a $10,000 worth level would put the market cap of XRP at over $100 trillion, which is definitely unimaginable provided that the whole crypto market cap is sitting at solely $1 trillion.

To put this in perspective, the gold market cap, which occurs to be a relatively limitless useful resource, was solely at a $12.7 trillion market cap on the finish of 2021. Bitcoin which is the pioneer cryptocurrency, topped out at a $1.27 trillion market cap through the 2021 bull market.

If there was a burn mechanism that drastically decreased the XRP supply over the following few years, then a $10,000 worth level may very well be potential. However, with no burn mechanism and such a big provide nonetheless being accessible, a double-digit worth level could be a name for celebration among the many group.

XRP worth sitting above $0.48 | Source: XRPUSD on Tradingview.com

Featured picture from CoinMarketCap, chart from Tradingview.com