What to Do With XRP? Crypto Founder Says Hold It Until It Reaches $1,000

EasyA co-founder Dom Kwok has doubled down on his $1,000 XRP price prediction, urging holders to remain patient.

This latest outlook follows a lighthearted exchange on X, where user Stealth asked Kwok what to do with his XRP holdings. Specifically, Stealth lamented that local businesses refused to accept XRP as payment.

“I’ve gone to 15 different restaurants and stores, and nobody will accept it,” Stealth wrote, adding that shopkeepers “keep laughing” when he asked to pay in XRP.

The question came shortly after news broke of a new smart door system that unlocks using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. In response, Kwok simply said, “Hold it until it reaches $1,000.”

The statement suggests that if restaurants won’t accept XRP as payment, holders should focus less on using it for purchases and more on holding for potential financial upside. Moreover, it reinforces Kwok’s long-standing belief in XRP’s massive long-term potential.

Kwok’s Bold $1,000 Vision for XRP

Kwok’s remark echoes his earlier prediction that XRP could one day reach $1,000 per token, a target he and his brother, Phil Kwok, have repeatedly defended in interviews.

The EasyA founders maintain that XRP’s price “is still formulating,” but insist that the long-term thesis remains strong as institutional adoption and real-world financial use cases expand.

In earlier discussions, Kwok said that hedge funds are exploring ways to deploy capital beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. With the SEC case against Ripple now resolved, institutional investors are free to explore exposure to XRP, unlocking billions in new demand.

Institutional and Developer Momentum Building

Kwok has previously outlined a roadmap to four-figure prices, citing institutional participation, stablecoin integration, and developer growth as key catalysts. He emphasized that XRP could follow a similar adoption curve to Nvidia’s rise during the AI boom, where retail investors and institutional players contributed to explosive growth.

EasyA’s partnership with Ripple aims to onboard over one million developers to the XRP Ledger (XRPL).

As prices rise, Kwok argues, developer activity tends to accelerate in a “positive feedback loop,” driving innovation and user growth that, in turn, strengthens XRP’s network value.

It’s Long-Term Play

While some critics dismiss the $1,000 projection as unrealistic, investors like Armando Pantoja and CryptoGuard’s Matthew Brienen view it as a long-term outcome rather than a short-term bet.

Pantoja has said he’s willing to wait “10+ years” for such a return. He compared XRP’s potential trajectory to Bitcoin’s decade-long climb above $1,000.

Ultimately, Kwok’s comment — “Hold it until it reaches $1,000” — may have been partly in jest. However, it echoes the belief many XRP holders share that the token’s best days are still ahead.

While XRP holders like Stealth may not be buying dinner with it just yet, if Kwok’s vision proves right, they could be holding the future of digital payments in their wallets.