Crypto YouTuber Mason Versluis has pushed back against extreme XRP price predictions such as $10,000.
He argues that investors should focus on realistic milestones rather than distant five-digit targets. With XRP trading around $1.87 today, he believes the conversation needs to return to what the market can reasonably achieve in the near to medium term.
Focus on Realistic XRP Price Targets
Versluis warned that ultra-bullish price calls risk misleading investors, especially newcomers. In his view, XRP has not yet proven it can sustain a move toward $10, making discussions around $10,000 far too premature.
He stressed that markets move in stages. According to him, XRP must first establish strength at lower psychological levels before anyone can seriously discuss higher valuations such as $50 or $100.
Market Must Reach $10 First
The YouTuber explained that while he does not rule out very high prices in the long run, the conditions required for such an outcome are not yet in place. He estimates that only a small fraction of the structural changes needed for XRP to reach extreme valuations have begun.
“I’ve only seen 2% of it start happening. So 98% of the stuff that needs to happen for XRP to go to $10,000 hasn’t happened yet,” Versluis said.
From his perspective, major global shifts in finance, regulation, and adoption must align before such numbers become realistic. Until then, $10 remains the key benchmark.
He pointed to developments such as ETF inflows and growing DeFi use cases as positive factors for XRP.
XRP Price Today and Market Context for a $10,000 Target
At around $1.87, XRP remains well below its long-term speculative targets. Even a move to $10 would require more than a 5x price increase and a market capitalization above $600 billion.
Notably, one of the prominent industry voices calling for $10,000 XRP is Jake Claver, CEO of Digital Ascension Group. In early 2024, he claimed XRP is “programmed” to reach $10,000 per coin within about 24 months.
Claver argues that higher XRP prices make the network more efficient for moving large institutional sums. He cited Ripple CTO David Schwartz’s example: at $1 per XRP, it takes 1 million tokens to move $1 million; at $10, only 100,000 tokens are needed. As prices rise, fewer tokens are required to transfer large values.
He claims XRP’s current price and roughly $113 billion market capitalization limit its ability to support trillion-dollar transactions. In his view, at $10,000 per coin, XRP’s price could theoretically handle $1 trillion transfers.
Don’t Buy Unrealistic Price Promises
The prediction has drawn heavy skepticism due to the implied market capitalization of over $585 trillion and the aggressive timeline. While Claver dismisses market cap as irrelevant for XRP, critics argue the scenario is unrealistic.
Ultimately, Versluis’s message to investors is to focus on achievable steps, watch real adoption metrics, and be wary of anyone selling unrealistic price promises.
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