The sentiment that XRP would still make a decisive move has remained strong in the XRP community despite ongoing underperformance.
Proponents still believe that XRP has massive prospects in the near term, even as prices are showing intense weakness. The token closed below the $2 psychological level last week and has since tested lower prices, trading at $1.88 at the time of writing.
XRP Fails to Meet Expectations
Meanwhile, XRP has declined 16% over the past 30 days and 9% since the start of the year. It has relinquished a reasonable portion of its earlier gains, falling 48% from its yearly high of $3.66 attained in July.
Essentially, the price trend has not met the expectations of many proponents, including the anonymous Blair Report founder, “Future XRP.” He shared in his Monday tweet that the coin’s price has underperformed his earlier expectations.
According to him, he never believed that XRP would reach this low in his lifetime. Furthermore, he predicted that the cryptocurrency would “shock the world” this year, but so far it has not.
His projections that XPR would be trading at double-figure values at this time have also not materialized, even with ETFs in the mix. For context, the five US spot XRP ETFs recorded inflows of $10.89 million yesterday, extending their zero-outflow streak and bringing their cumulative net inflow to $1 billion.
Yet, XRP has not responded to this flow, nor has it created the supply shock that the Future XRP predicted. As a result, he admitted that he had been wrong with all his forecasts so far.
Expert Remains Upbeat on 2026 Potentials
Notwithstanding, he noted that he is not scared about XRP’s price trajectory. His unwavering confidence hinges on the fact that the token’s fundamentals have not changed.
The enthusiast disclosed he will not sell his bags amid the panic because he believes in the coin’s near-term and long-term prospects. His prediction is that while XRP stalled this year, it will shock the world in 2026.
Meanwhile, in a parallel analysis, he compared XRP to oil, stating that both were commodities. According to him, several companies are building around XRP, highlighting the asset’s real-world use case and emerging adoption. He added that the price of oil hinges on demand and supply rather than developments from major dealers like Exxon Mobil, and XRP would follow that trajectory.
Here's an important reminder for my $XRP community. $XRP is a commodity like oil. Just like there are many companies built around using oil, so too companies are building around $XRP. The price of oil does not rise or fall with good news from Exon Mobile. The price of oil is…
— Future XRP (@the5blairs) December 15, 2025
Notably, assertions for XRP in 2026 are coming in hot, with most pointing to a price recovery. A recent report predicts that XRP could hit $5 in 2026, citing four reasons for this outlook. Analyst Dr. Cat foresees an even stronger bullish outcome, projecting an upsurge to between $20 and $30 next year.
Despite the widespread bullish expectations for XRP in 2026, commentator Vincent Scott has warned of unrealistic projections. He specifically called out a post that claimed that 3,500 XRP would make one a millionaire by 2026.
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