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The uncomfortable truth about XRP is that most people may be valuing it 
through the wrong lens. This point of view was made by commentator BarriC, who 
put forward a claim familiar among XRP enthusiasts: The altcoin was never 
designed to be a retail trade. In a recent post on X, he noted that the asset 
was built to move institutional value, and once financial infrastructure 
actually requires XRP, the price will not climb slowly. Instead, it will 
reprice to levels the system demands. XRP As Infrastructure, Not A Trade 
BarriC’s outlook on XRP&#8217;s price action is based on the idea that XRP’s purpose 
has been misunderstood. From the beginning, the XRP Ledger was structured to 
facilitate high-speed settlement, cross-border liquidity, and asset 
tokenization, where people can be their own bank and no middlemen tax their 
transactions. XRPL creators like David Schwartz have always pointed to these 
functionalities as the reason why the XRP Ledger is different. Related 
Reading: Cup And Handle Pattern Puts XRP Price At $60 After Hitting Resistance 
XRP is the bridge asset within that XRPL ecosystem. Through services built by 
Ripple, XRP has been positioned as a tool for on-demand liquidity between 
currencies and financial institutions. The reason offered by BarriC is that if 
banks and payment providers depend on it to settle value efficiently, demand 
would be based on usage, not just speculative trading like an average 
cryptocurrency. Under that framework, XRP’s valuation would no longer be based 
on retail buying pressure. It would reflect how much capital needs to flow 
through the network. How High Can The Price Actually Go? The most interesting 
part of BarriC’s statement is how much necessity pricing will affect the 
token’s price. The outlook is that when the token finally becomes required 
infrastructure, it does not grind higher step by step like a meme-based rally. 
Instead, it is going to reprice abruptly. That is why he dismisses price 
anchors such as $2 or even the three-digit mark at $100. Related Reading: Why 
This Expert Is Predicting A $10,000 Base Price For XRP If the necessity 
pricing were to happen, the price action is going to look more like $1,000 per 
XRP, $10,000 per XRP, or $50,000 per XRP. However, BarriC acknowledged that 
projections of $1,000 to $50,000 sound unrealistic under today’s conditions. 
This is especially true, considering the implied market cap if the altcoin 
were to trade at those predicted price levels. At the time of writing, XRP is 
trading within normal market structures and is currently trading at $1.37, up 
by 2.7% in the past 24 hours. Institutional usage of the altcoin is still 
limited compared to global payment volumes. However, recent moves by Ripple 
are increasingly seeing XRP becoming entrenched in the niche of global 
payments. It is currently unclear which path this price repricing will take, 
as there is no historical precedent in crypto markets for an asset 
transitioning into deeply embedded global payments settlement infrastructure. 
Therefore, projections from BarriC and other bullish XRP proponents are only 
forward-looking predictions. Featured image from RenderHub, chart from 
Tradingview.com

The Uncomfortable Truth About XRP That Shows How High Price Can Actually Go

It appears another digital asset treasury (DAT) outfit is waving the white 
flag, as GD Culture Group Limited disclosed on Wednesday that its board 
authorized the sale of 7,500 BTC. At press time, that stash ranked GD Culture 
as the 15th largest bitcoin treasury firm by holdings. DAT Dominoes? GD 
Culture Authorizes Major Bitcoin Sale […]

Bitcoin Treasury Shake-Up: GD Culture Approved to Sell Entire 7,500 BTC Reserve

The crypto exchange’s new Flexline product lets Pro users borrow against 
digital assets at fixed rates of 10%–25% APR for terms of up to two years.

Kraken introduces fixed-rate crypto loans for its Pro users

Rising blockchain usage is increasingly shaping market sentiment around TRON, 
as strong on-chain activity begins to align with key technical price levels. 
Related Reading: Dogecoin Vs. Shiba Inu: What Meme Coin Should You Buy For 
Most Returns In 2026? Data from recent network reports show that sustained 
transaction growth and expanding stablecoin activity are reinforcing the 
fundamental narrative behind TRX, even as the token trades within a 
consolidation range. In Q4 2025, the TRON network processed roughly 994 
million transactions, marking a 16.5% increase from the previous quarter. The 
surge reflects growing real-world usage rather than speculative trading, with 
payment transfers and stablecoin settlements accounting for a large share of 
activity. TRX&#8217;s price moving sideways on the daily chart. Source: TRXUSD on 
Tradingview Network Activity and Stablecoin Usage Drive Growth TRON’s 
transaction count climbed steadily throughout 2025, with daily activity rising 
from about 8 million transactions early in the year to peaks above 12 million. 
The network averaged more than 10 million daily transactions by year-end, 
operating below capacity despite the increase in usage. Stablecoins remained 
the primary catalyst. The network hosted approximately $81.8 billion in 
stablecoin supply while settlement volumes exceeded $2.2 trillion during the 
quarter. These figures show TRON’s growing role in cross-border payments, 
remittances, and decentralized finance applications. Part of this expansion 
followed protocol changes, including a fee reduction proposal that lowered 
energy costs by about 60%, encouraging higher transfer activity, particularly 
USDT transactions. Additional integrations with cross-chain infrastructure and 
institutional platforms also broadened access to the ecosystem. TRX Price 
Action Tests Key Technical Levels Market data shows TRX trading around 
$0.28–$0.29 as of late February, reflecting modest gains despite broader 
crypto market volatility. Technical indicators currently signal neutral 
momentum, with oscillators such as RSI and MACD showing limited directional 
strength. Price action remains confined between support near $0.27 and 
resistance around $0.30–$0.32. Analysts note that a sustained break above this 
range could signal a move toward the $0.35–$0.37 zone, while a failure to hold 
support could trigger renewed consolidation. Trading volumes remain elevated 
compared with historical averages, suggesting active participation from both 
retail and institutional traders. However, weak trend strength indicates that 
markets are still waiting for a stronger catalyst. Adoption Metrics Shape 
Market Outlook TRON’s latest transparency data points to steady developer 
activity, continued smart-contract deployment, and governance updates aimed at 
improving scalability and decentralization. Network leadership has also 
emphasized expanding support for tokenized assets and large-scale settlement 
use cases in the coming years. Related Reading: Expert Forecasts $5 Trillions 
Pouring Into Crypto Post CLARITY Act Passage Historically, rising on-chain 
usage has often preceded stronger price performance for layer-1 tokens. 
Whether TRX can convert its growing transaction dominance into a decisive 
breakout may depend on broader market conditions, particularly movements in 
major assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Cover image from ChatGPT, TRXUSD chart 
on Tradingview

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