Back in 2016 and 2017, when XRP was worth less than a penny, Ripple&#8217;s then-CTO 
David Schwartz laid out a rough roadmap of what the token could fetch if 
things went right. Related Reading: Bessent Presses Congress On Crypto Rules 
As Senate Clock Ticks Down Matching Bitcoin&#8217;s market share, he said, could 
push the price to around $2. Capturing a slice of global payments might 
justify $20. And if adoption grew beyond that, $120 was not out of the 
question. At the time, even reaching $1 seemed far-fetched. XRP has since 
crossed that threshold several times over. Validator Backs The Believers That 
history is now being used by XRP supporters to defend price targets that 
critics call absurd. An XRP Ledger validator who goes by the name Vet posted 
on social media this week that the people routinely mocked for their bold 
price predictions will likely come out ahead. &#8220;Being a dreamer is just too 
powerful,&#8221; Vet wrote, adding that those labeled delusional would win in the 
end. XRP price predictions aside. I may not like this observation. But i do 
think the delusional people will win at the end. Somehow, being a dreamer is 
just too powerful. — Vet (@Vet_X0) April 10, 2026 The post drew broad support 
from within the XRP community. One commenter, known online as X Finance Bull, 
said strong conviction carries people further regardless of the numbers. 
Another user argued there is only a thin line between being delusional and 
being early, with patience and timing ultimately determining who is right. 
$1,000 XRP Would Require A Market Cap Larger Than The US Economy The targets 
being floated are not modest. Reports indicate that XRP holders have been 
projecting prices anywhere from $100 to $1,000 and beyond, even as the token 
sits around $1.30 after nearly nine months of declining prices. Two 
commentators argued in a recent podcast that $1,000 per XRP is achievable 
within four to five years. Their reasoning pointed to Bitcoin&#8217;s track record 
of exceeding expectations, and the role that narrative and mass adoption play 
in crypto pricing. Critics, though, have been quick to flag the math. A $1,000 
price tag for XRP would push the asset&#8217;s total market capitalization to 
somewhere between $50 trillion and $100 trillion — a figure that dwarfs the 
entire US stock market. XRP bulls typically counter that market cap is not a 
reliable ceiling for crypto assets. Related Reading: XRP Eyes $17 After 
Massive Breakout—Is A 1,100% Surge Next? The Dreamer Argument Has Historical 
Legs What makes the current debate harder to dismiss outright is how often 
crypto skeptics have been proven wrong. Schwartz&#8217;s own 2016 Reddit comments 
were recently surfaced by community members to show how dramatically market 
expectations can shift. What seemed mathematically impossible has, in several 
cases, happened anyway. Whether $1,000 XRP belongs in the same category 
remains an open question — one the market alone will eventually settle. 
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This week, the Trump-backed WLFI token declined by more than 19%, with the 
bulk of the downturn linked to the controversy surrounding its multi-million- 
dollar self-collateralized borrowing on Dolomite. As scrutiny around the 
project intensified, the following editorial examines the full range of crypto 
and blockchain ventures associated with the Trump family name. Key Takeaways: 
WLFI […]

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The October 2025 Bitcoin and altcoin crash may have ended the bull market, but 
its long-term impact on market health may have been overstated.

Crypto crashed six months ago: Have markets improved, or are bears still in charge?

An analyst on X has made a bold call on Ethereum, stating that the asset is on 
the verge of a parabolic move. The claim is based on a golden triangle 
formation on the chart, a setup that shows a breakout could be approaching for 
the leading altcoin. This approaching breakout could also serve as the driving 
force for a broader altcoin market rally. Related Reading: Cardano In Danger 
Zone? Trader Drops ‘Time Bomb’ Claim Golden Triangle Pattern 9 Years In The 
Making Technical analysis of Ethereum&#8217;s 3-week chart stretching back to 2017 
shows the cryptocurrency trading within a narrowing triangular structure. The 
pattern is defined by a rising lower trendline anchored from the March 2020 
Covid crash low and a horizontal upper trendline connecting the rally peaks of 
2021, 2024, and 2025. Over nearly a decade of price action, ETH has repeatedly 
respected both boundaries, with bounces within the narrowing range. This has 
led to the formation of a golden triangle, which is a macro structure with a 
better possibility of resolving to the upside. As it stands, the ETH price is 
trading at the lower end of this formation in what looks like a higher low 
compared to the lowest price in 2025. The projected move shows a bounce from 
this level that eventually pushes Ethereum to break above resistance and 
transition into an upward parabolic move. The projected breakout path on the 
chart shows ETH exiting the apex of this triangle to the upside, with a 
parabolic rally that climbs above $12,000 and beyond by 2027 to 2028. This 
move is expected to spill into other cryptocurrencies with a huge rotation 
that supports an altcoin season. Ethereum’s Golden Triangle. Source: 
@zenkaixbt On X $2,800 As The Next Stop While the Golden Triangle analysis 
looked at the macro context, analyst Crypto Feras has identified a more 
immediate target that could cement the first significant milestone of any 
sustained recovery. The analysis is based on the 3-day candlestick chart, and 
it is centered on the idea that Ethereum’s current structure is more important 
than short-term headlines. As noted by the analyst, Ethereum has maintained a 
consistent 3D pattern on higher time frames since February, even as markets 
reacted to external shocks, most especially the geopolitical tensions in the 
Middle East. This consistency has led to the same creation of a higher low 
compared to the 2025 bottom that respects a rising support line. This rising 
diagonal support line, visible in the chart below, connects the lows of 2022, 
2023, and 2025, and each of those cycle bottoms preceded substantial rallies. 
Ethereum Price Chart. Source: @CryptoFeras On X The 2022 low produced a 91.72% 
recovery, the 2023 low was followed by a 167.79% rally, and the 2025 low was 
followed by a 223% rally. Related Reading: Ethereum Steals The Spotlight As 
Capital Moves Away From Bitcoin The current 2026 low, printed in February 
around $1,800, appears to be setting up along the same structural sequence, 
with the projected path on the chart showing ETH targeting $2,800 as the first 
recovery level and then an extension to $3,393. Featured image from Unsplash, 
chart from TradingView

Ethereum Is About To Go ‘Parabolic’ – Analyst Signals Golden Triangle Formation

Ray Dalio&#8217;s Apr. 9 TIME essay carries a geopolitical surface and a monetary 
argument underneath. Dalio explicitly writes that his indicators point to a 
simultaneous breakdown of the monetary order, some domestic political orders, 
and the geopolitical world order. The Iran conflict is the immediate trigger, 
but the structural claim below that is that investors […]
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