A Solana proponent and crypto community pundit rode with 25 Uber drivers to test how much retail adoption XRP boasts.
This social experiment was carried out by Solana advocate Jakey, known online as @SolJakey, who said Crypto Twitter keeps suggesting Uber drivers are quietly fueling XRP’s rise by buying and holding large amounts.
How Much Do Uber Drivers Know About XRP?
To put this theory to the test, Jakey took 25 Uber rides in what seems to be Ontario, Canada, asking each driver the simple question: “Do you hold XRP?”
Are uber drivers actually rich from XRP?
I took 50 uber rides to find out! pic.twitter.com/Dex10kguWc
— Jakey (@SolJakey) July 20, 2025
He documented the journey in a video posted on July 20. From the start, most drivers seemed unfamiliar with XRP. Specifically, some of them responded with confusion, while others said they didn’t know or didn’t own any crypto at all.
However, Jakey pressed on through each ride, hoping to find at least a few drivers who fit the online narrative. As the day went on, the pattern stayed the same, and ride after ride, the answer stayed no.
Jakey kept the tone light but clarified that the responses didn’t match what he’d expected. Just when it seemed the theory would fall flat, his final ride delivered a surprise.
For context, the 25th driver said he had bought XRP at $1.67 and planned to hold it long-term. It remains unclear if the individual bought when XRP hit $1.67 in mid-2021 or during the latest November 2024 run. Regardless, the reason behind his decision to hold long-term was due to XRP’s utility.
Notably, Jakey’s goal was to find out if XRP has truly reached mainstream retail adoption. Earlier, he mentioned this when he called the experiment a way to ascertain if XRP really is the go-to coin for everyday investors.
“Retail Still Early”
However, the community pundit’s past posts show a skeptical view of XRP. In December 2024, when XRP traded at $2, he said he was shorting it and moving profits into Solana-based meme coins. After that, XRP climbed to $3.4 in January 2025, dipped to $2, then consolidated for months before jumping again to $3.5, where it trades now.
After the experiment, Jakey sarcastically suggested that either XRP still hasn’t reached the masses, or the Uber drivers who once bought in have already made their money and moved on.
Meanwhile, XRP community researcher SMQKE used Jakey’s experiment to make a case for XRP’s future potential. He pointed out that 99% of retail investors still don’t know about XRP, even though it’s breaking new price records.
The current state of retail.
99% are oblivious to XRP, even as it breaks all time highs.
Retail investors are not rushing to accumulate utility tokens.
Institutions are.🎯 https://t.co/5CtwmOYXEn
— SMQKE (@SMQKEDQG) July 20, 2025
Interestingly, SMQKE argued that this shows retail interest remains low, while institutions have started accumulating XRP behind the scenes. Notably, XRP community pundits have mentioned this, concluding that due to how early the market is, XRP could leave plenty of room for growth.
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