Pundit Says XRP to $1,000 Is Possible in the Long Term, but Not in 2026 — Stay Patient and Think Long Term

A market expert has endorsed a forecast highlighted by prominent exchange Uphold, indicating that XRP could reach $1,000 by 2030.

The “XRP to $1,000” prediction dominated community discussions this year amid XRP’s impressive start to the year and its massive push to the $3.66 peak in July 2025. Notably, this bullish performance, especially after the discouraging downtrend in 2024, renewed bullish sentiments, leading to ambitious targets like $1,000.

Uphold Spotlights XRP to $1,000 Prediction

Interestingly, leading American exchange Uphold, which has maintained a pro-XRP stance for years, also propagated these audacious forecasts, although the platform chose not to make any predictions of its own. The exchange merely spotlighted projections from other sources and sought community opinions

Pharaoh, an XRP community commentator, endorsed one of these predictions, which Uphold called attention to a few months back. Specifically, the exchange mentioned in July that an existing hot prediction circulating within the XRP community at the time was the suggestion that XRP could soar to $1,000 by 2030.

At the time of this commentary, XRP changed hands at $3.1 amid a drop from the $3.66 peak weeks prior. Uphold asked the XRP community if they found this prediction bullish for the crypto asset or not, further questioning if community figures actually agreed with the suggestion.

In response, Pharaoh endorsed the forecast. “I agree,” he said, insisting that the XRP to $100 prediction would likely not play out in 2025 or even 2026. Pharaoh held this sentiment despite the overwhelming bullish conditions that had engulfed the XRP market at the time. The market pundit asked investors to think long-term, silence the noise, and stay patient.

DAG CEO is More Bullish

Meanwhile, analysts from prediction platform Changelly do not even expect XRP to claim the $1,000 mark in 2030. Specifically, Changelly analysts believe XRP’s maximum price for December 2030 could sit at $16.65, representing a 795% increase from the current price of $1.86 within five years.

This increase would represent a CAGR of 55.3% per year, which, despite its positive direction, would be underwhelming for some investors. Changelly predicts that XRP could only reach the $1,000 area in October 2040, essentially 15 years from now.