Pundit Says You’re Delusional if You Think XRP Price Doesn’t Follow BTC

A market pundit has called attention to a trend involving XRP and Bitcoin’s price correlation, noting that both assets tend to move in lockstep.

This recent commentary came from King Valex, an XRP community commentator, on the back of the market’s downward trend. Notably, with Bitcoin (BTC) on track to close the year bearish, down 5% year-to-date, XRP has followed this unfavorable trend, collapsing 9.78% within the same timeframe.

However, Valex’s commentary seems to discredit claims that XRP may not follow Bitcoin’s footsteps toward greater price heights when bullish momentum resumes. In a recent X post, Valex presented historical data confirming that each time BTC made an impressive price surge to new highs, XRP has seen similar rallies, oftentimes more explosive.

XRP Has Replicated Bitcoin’s Historical Rallies

For instance, when Bitcoin soared 8,450% from a price of $230 in late 2015 to a peak near $20,000 by December 2017, XRP observed its own upsurge. Specifically, during this period, XRP recorded an impressive 51,633% increase from $0.0075 in late 2015 to its all-time high of $3.88 by January 2018.

Notably, Valex also called attention to Bitcoin’s surge from around $13,000 in October 2020 to the 2021 bull market peak near $69,000 by November 2021. Interestingly, as this occurred, XRP rallied from $0.24 in October 2020 to a high of $1.96 in April 2021. Most analysts ascribe XRP’s inability to cross the 2018 all-time high to the SEC’s lawsuit, which began in December 2020.

Meanwhile, most recently, as BTC rose 157% from $49,000 in January 2024 to $126,000 in October 2025, XRP also surged 500% from $0.61 in January 2024 to the $3.66 peak in July 2025. 

“If You Think XRP Doesn’t Follow BTC, You’re Delusional”

These instances confirm that XRP has always followed Bitcoin’s footsteps during price rallies. Highlighting these instances, Valex emphasized that investors can clearly see the pattern. “If you think XRP doesn’t follow BTC still, you are DELUSIONAL,” he concluded.

Notably, this comes as multiple Bitcoin maximalists dismiss projections that XRP could hit greater heights while championing ambitious price predictions for Bitcoin. One such price prediction is the Bitcoin to $1 million call. 

For instance, the Winklevoss twins reiterated this prediction during a CNBC Squawk Box interview three months ago. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong also predicted in an August 2025 interview with the Cheeky Pint podcast that Bitcoin could hit $1 million. However, Armstrong expects this to materialize in 2030.

With Bitcoin trading for $88,000, a rally to $1 million would represent a massive 1,036% gain. If XRP were to replicate such a run, its price would rise to $12.24. However, their historical price actions have shown that XRP often outpaces BTC due to its lower market cap. If it rallied 3x more like in 2024/2025, the XRP price could hit $36 when BTC claims $1 million.