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Chris Larsen donated more than $1m to Kamala Harris' political campaign in XRP lately. However, the Democratic US presidential candidate lost against Republican contender Donald Trump. Considering Kamala's "embarrassing" loss, does this mean XRP lost too? After all, XRP was donated to her political campaign. Trump expressed his rejection of a US CBDC, so a centralized coin like XRP will be heavily-scrutinized in the upcoming administration.

I think a huge "dump" awaits for XRP soon. Don't you agree?  ::)

We have to wait and see but I think generally speaking centralized shitcoins will have a better chance working with centralized authorities than decentralized cryptocurrencies. So I don't think Ripple with its centralization and option to freeze accounts and censor transactions is "doomed" per se even though it can be dumped if the government starts looking into their affairs a little bit.

It’s not just $1 million but a total of $11.8 million... If Trump goes against Kamala’s donors, then XRP might have a problem since they still have a case pending with the SEC. Trump did say he’s pro-Bitcoin, and we all know that when Bitcoin is bullish, the altcoins usually follow suit - except XRP. Since that case started, it’s struggled to reach $1. But looking at the price now, it seems pretty stable.

I do not care if ripple is doomed or not because the coin has underperformed. Many of the old coins underperformed as investors are not going for the coins. So what will bear market be like if this coin is not increasing now? I hope this will not be the definition of a shit coin. See how the market is full of the bulls but XRP remain kind of a disappointing coin.

It was just a donation, so if Larsen has donated that money to Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, he's not at lost together with how Kamala lost the battle. Let's just set it afar that because these people of known projects donated to her cause and then she lost, they will also be at lost. That's the reason why they have donated because they are able and that money means nothing to them.

It has been on a dump for so long and don't move a lot.

XRP is still a shit coin to me. And it doesn't matter if it has a slight dump or huge dump, I don't bother thinking much about such coins. You can check its market price, even during the recent global market spike after Trump was announced winner, it barely moved an inch in price.. I won't want to be wasting my time holding such shit and Centralized coin..

XRP is planning to be a central bank reserve protocol, so their donation of 1 million joules will be part of the PR campaign, and it doesn't matter whether Camilla wins or not, and the amount is relatively small compared to their ambitions, so it's not considered a loss.

In theory, Ripple (XRP) should get a massive dump like you have in mind.

- Supporting Kamala Harris who eventually lost to Trump
- Trump who doesn't like CBDC or centralized things in crypto

Those 2 reasons are strong reasons to think that Ripple (XRP) will experience a massive dump, but we still don't know what the future will be like, prepare yourself if someone here is a Ripple (XRP) hodler, then wait and see.

Many altcoins didn't moved but only Bitcoin and a few top altcoins when Trump was said to be the winner of the election. But XRP with or without those global known news, it didn't really moved a lot. If you will take a look back from the past when it has won against its case against SEC, still it didn't do that much. The chart and price was stagnant and when the majority thought that it will move in a skyrocketing manner, nothing has ever shown to it.

Only XRP fans will be concerned after Trump winning the election. Most of us here for Bitcoin and oppertunity in crypto space to make some money. I personally don't care what happens to XRP but in the past Trump has said in his campaign that he wants the US to be a leader in cryptocurrency.

I remember during the election campaign there were too many positive predictions on the price of XRP when the bull run began to rally for Bitcoin.
I even read that it is possible for XRP to reach 200$ each during the bull run that will happen until next year.

Then now I can read it, because it turns out that XRP gave support to Harris, not Trump. So, it means that the hyped predictions they made for XRP will only happen as a dream,
and those who speculated on its price will not come true.

i never liked XRP, so i couldn't care less what happens to it to be honest. and it doesn't really matter who won for ripple, it's all just politics for them.
a price dump is very unlikely to happen, and if Larsen is smart he would do 180 and start supporting Trump, but you never know what could happen, but it's defently not doomed.

I don’t own any XRP but I think it could still easily do well in the upcoming big bull market. I don’t think that as XRP bag holders think, it will be used by banks but it could still piggy back on Bitcoin’s coat tails & do well this bull run. Chris Larsen is a bit of a parasite, this is the same guy that paid Greenpeace millions to run an anti Bitcoin ad campaign.

Fact that it a centralized shitcoins, Ripple is already doom because at anytime someone somewhere have the power to influence it regardless of who's wallet is seating in, freezing them is very easy, so for someone that value freedom and privacy, I think the doom day is birthed along with the coin.

Secondly I don't know what the connection between Ripple and Kamala could be, but we did not see in mainstream media were ripple is directly Linked to Kamala, so her losing election may not translate into Ripple losing our from the market., Despite it owner showing strong support during the campaign.

We are gone pass election now, now it time for governance a d Trump will be more concerned with that right now and not some shitcoin revenge Trip's.

Ripple is a old coin and is trying to recover a bit after having face the law case ( I can't completely give any results about this case whether win or lose) but we should know this project may not perform well anymore, because investors has already channel their efforts to a more better projects, especially to the current Ton network and other more interested memecoin. I think ripple is completely winding out from the market even though it's still trying to be seen on the face of crypto space.

never ever thinking about XRP at all, in any case if that's true, then I guess people should rethink before investing in XRP.

the fact that BTC is having ATH and XRP just stays around $0.5 is enough to keep people from investing it, just see that it has only 6% for current month's gain and -14% for this year ;D.

https://imgvb.com/images/2024/11/10/b41ce457969d4ae160c4f65acfa18ac5.png

even without being scrutinized it's already dumping so hard.

We should not judge that a shitcoin will be destroyed by the big correction that occurred several months ago. Shitcoins like XRP have huge upside potential once the correction passes. Recently Bitcoin reached the price of $70,000 again so the bullish market will start soon, I don't think that Xrp will be destroyed in the near future even though there are many movements happening in other shitcoins but I am still disappointed with the movement of Xrp, after several corrections I am no longer interested keeping up with Xrp and focusing more on new shitcoins is more fun.

Well I do not think xrp is going to be doomed like this. XRP is still up more then 15 percent in just the last 7 days. I do think still it is a good coin to hodl in your portfolio.
Here is a 'bullish' article about xrp. It does say when Bitcoin does reach price of 100k then xrp can reach price of $2.2. And I do think Bitcoin will be this price.
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/15966115380065

Yes. Most useless coin I ever owned and at the same time promises so much.  ;D

But you aren't explaining why it would dump? Who is doing the dumping because they disagree politically? Why didn't they dump it immediately? He didn't give a donation in because he would have expected a pump for it in the first place.

Aside the fact this was obviously about for continuum of US stability and her values, it was also for the fact that kamala said that she would encourage in innovations (including digital assets), and how those innovations could make USA vanguard of tech.

Versus Trump who has openly said that we should go back to coal power plants and old times; Literally back to 1798 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Af7PvuWmcY), in terms of political progress, and i am guessing that goes with tech as well. He doesn't believe even in electric cars, and he is promoting them now unwillingly (https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-electric-vehicles-elon-musk-endorsement-2024-8), because elon basically owns him. And he doesn't understand crypto innovations either, so if they wouldn't benefit him directly, or wrong coin would make top of the coinmarketcap, he would say that everything but his coins are scam for criminals.

Values and expertise of a candidate are the reasons anyone should give donations anyway. Not because candidate's hype would pump your coin. And this is coming from a guy like me, who doesn't even like XPR.

In fact, Ripple's founding CEO Chris Larsen donated $1 million to kamala Harris' campaign. Ripple founder CEO Chris Larsen donated $1 million but he didn't donate XRP. But everyone thought that if Donald Trump won the election, there would be a massive dumping of XRP coins, but there was no massive dumping of XRP coins. I think maybe big dumping is not waiting for XRP, those of you waiting for big dumping of XRP coin may be disappointed.

But I am most happy for Donald Trump to win because Donald Trump is truly a cryptocurrency supporter. We can see evidence of his election promises. He promised that if he became president, he would bring good things to Bitcoin. Indeed, he did bring good things to Bitcoin. With Donald Trump's victory, we saw Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $80,000 and may even see $100,000 within this year.

Nah I don't think that is enough to shake the XRP holders. It's just a wrong step for XRP management, a wrong decision. If Kamala Harris won then it's a good one. Plus, the way they handled that case against the SEC will not be forgotten so I think their strength will still be there although we might see a slight fluctuation down because of what they did.
I don't see it doomed just yet. XRP is being used by many people including in the gambling industry because of its low transaction fees and fast transactions. I think what they did will be easily forgotten and it will go back to normal.

If alot of people can call Cardano a shit coin that one time bull run and has been laying low for months now can make 70% increment this weak, then there is absolutely nothing that is not possible in this market. It's just interests of whales and what they want at that moment, if it's Bitcoin they want they will move it regardless of the sentiments and if it's XRP they want next week, they will move it next week and you will see it here regardless the political effects.

If I remember correctly, there was a time xrp was over hype, saw many blogs wrote things about XRP as the next big thing, Ripple been the next banking thing but at the end, Ethereum keeps grinding until they made it to the second market cap and has refused to come down from there. So I think this things are just market sentiments, even Kamala will soon go ghost mode and will only appear when invited to public places, all the elections will be forgotten.

Many people are losing hope for Ripple because it is behind major coins the market especially right now that most of the coins are creating new ATHs.  Some are even looking at this coin as the most manipulated in particular with CBDC. Well, my personal take is to either move away from it and free yourself from stress if you're in doubt of Ripple. There are other coins to watch out such as SUI and ETH if you're after altcoins. But I do think XRP could still make it up for this year, keep in mind that Altcoin season hasn't started yet and that might be the biggest thing to trigger an ATH for XRP. Another to consider is its lawsuit which might also be a factor why its market price is being held because many investors are still in doubt as the case rolls still. There are mixed of assumptions for this token at this moment. But no matter how we look at it, XRP is for people who gets its trend and understands how this coin moves during both uptrend and downtrend.

Chris gets it right back. I run grid on MAGA. Infinite range. I seen how it works. People pass on to the next big thing and the grid collect dust. Say he is a gridrunner. Remember when they paid Bill Clinton for playing saxophone at party? It's money and the power.

as far as i know there are more billionaires who donated to kamala in yesterday's campaign, and that includes bill gates, sergey brin, etc, but even so i don't feel that their political choices will have a significant effect on the products/services they manage/own, yeah maybe it will cause a little concern to their investors, but maybe it won't make their products/services drop badly.

and because of that i think that as a company owner they should be more objective and not interfere too much in yesterday's campaign, because it could be that their users/investors are supporters of one of the candidates and when they are not happy with the political decisions of the influential people in the company it will be a reason for them to stop investing/using the product or their company becomes a target of the political opponent who wins the election and that will have a negative effect on their company.

I think lawsuit is already far behind, it's just that XRP is lacking in growth, the XRP price trend always deviates from general crypto sentiment as well, just see right now when any coin just becoming bullish, XRP just stay silent, but when market possibly bearish, XRP can just pump out of nowhere. which is quite funny.

I think maybe, I can think of investing in XRP once the bitcoin's bullrun finally settles dust. but for now, it's among the most underperforming altcoin.

arguably, some people might see something in it, maybe CBDC integration and so on that could possibly help XRP garner attention but seeing from the chart, I don't think it's that great.

If it doesn't perform during the Bull rally, then it's the best time to get it and wait for the sentiment to change, thus, maybe, XRP will grow back what was potentially lost during this period.
 ::)

Depends if Trump have this revengeful attitude towards company that didn't support him, But I guess nothing something heavy will happen to XRP since I think Chris didn't throw bad mouth against Trump. What he only do is to support the candidate what he think could offer changes to US. Still let see if there's something will happen that will not favor to XRP since I think putting a revengeful action towards this is somehow defeating the purpose of Trump to support crypto.

We don't know if there's dump will happen soon but let see and wait for latest news about it.

It wasn't the holders that will be shaken first but it was the coin itself. $1M worth of XRP donation sounds huge but I was thinking that the supply of XRP must also be huge and this is the reason why it can't be shaken easily. For us, it might be wrong but for them not but they think it is a good idea to save their cash. You are right that no one will forget the battle of XRP against SEC because at the end they remained to be victorious. So that is another reason why they will not be shaken easily, most especially after that said event. Fluctuation in a non-stable coin crypto will always be there and it's intensity can vary depending on the scenarios.

Nowadays the fluctuation seems more active again, especially to the coins that are honourably mentioned like XRP and Bitcoin. We can't predict the future of the coin but for now, yeah, there are no signs that XRP is doomed and I think they will remain to be strong until some time like 5 to 10 years at least. XRP won't grow or be known like this if it's not used by many people but as usual, I think most are only treating their XRP like an asset for investing and trading, especially now that people know the true value or potential of cryptos.

Without use cases, I'd expect XRP to become a huge experiment in the long run. Stellar (XLM) is a much better choice. More decentralized, and highly innovative. The sister project already implemented smart contract functionality via the Soroban upgrade. Does XRP have this? I think not.

What's "killing" the coin is not only the lack of real use cases, but also the company (Ripple) holding a large portion of the supply. It has direct influence over market prices. Selling all their holdings on the market would crash prices real hard. Now the crackdown against XRP will get worse with Trump as the next POTUS. He's not a fan of centralized coins. His remarks against CBDCs tells us exactly this. Chris Larsen donated a huge sum of XRP to the Harris/Walz campaign, so Trump and Republicans will see him as a Democrat. So you can imagine what will happen to his company (Ripple) during the next 4 years. Bye XRP, hello BTC! :D

Now the entire cryptocurrency market is growing, which means that many altcoins will grow, especially those that have a developed ecosystem and a large number of users.

XRP already has a lot of clients and a ready ecosystem and useful blockchain.

Better yet just to wait and see, I think you are totally right.
When the market rallies for BTC, XRP is not pumping that well, and when there is a bear, it may perform better against the market, that's what I've seen on their Reddit and jokes on it at least  :P
So I think, just like Abiky said - BTC all the way, and maybe some XLM to it.

I am pretty sure that he will have revengeful thoughts about every company that didn't support him. That is what Trump is all about, he in fact wanted to put all the opponents he had to jail as well, and said they rigged the election, even now, even when he wins, his people talked about how the election is rigged because of illegal immigrants voting, which is a lie, and the gap in all three elections has been higher than all the proven fraud votes, republicans are in millions, and they couldn't find even a thousand of them.

In any case, XRP is doomed, but they were doomed from the start since they decided to make a coin that would be centralized and I never liked them anyway, so if they get any fury, then I am not going to be sad about it.

I don't hodl any XRP and honestly i don't think it is a coin that is worth hodling, i know there are still people who hodl this coin and prolly still believe in it, but i don't really know why. It is not even about their litigation with the SEC, XRP is basically a centralized shitcoin and unless you have bought it in the past, buying it right now looks like a very bad investment IMO.

maybe it is necessary to consider investing in XRP, because many factors influence it, some of the value of XRP depends on the investors who enter it, because I think there is not much change in this coin, and in fact the thing that investors are waiting for but in reality it is difficult to achieve what is expected, of course it is very influential.

On the X platform, I read something about the island and XRP partnership, the CEOs made such a speech.
Isn't it incredible what kind of patience of XRP investors. If the cases are destroyed, we'll see where to actually reach.
Maybe it can make XRP investors happy with a few new things.

Didn't XRP pump a bit from the Bull as well?
Didn't see such news, but sounds.. Promising?  ::)

As it was said - if Trump wants, he will blow things for XRP up, but for now, it seems to be pumping a bit  :P
Only time will tell.

XRP deals with mainly banks, and banks do deals with American presidents, so if Trump calls up and just requests these banks to stop working with XRP, then price will crash like crazy when their deal is off. He doesn't even have to make it public, he can request it in privacy with a phone call.

So all in all, XRP definitely has a hard time ahead, and I am not sure if this will work out that well, we can't really consider this as normal, we just need to make sure things aren't really that crazy, not right now anyways. We need to make sure we are seeing something greater, and because of that we need to see this changing as well. XRP is not something to invest, it's too risky at this point, not for another 4 years at least.

Clients? Do you mean banks? Those are the only ones I can think of that are using XRP seriously for cross-border payments. Individuals only buy and hold XRP with the hopes of selling at a higher price in the future. The coin is more prone to speculation than anything else. It lacks real use cases compared with rivals such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.

XRP is long gone since the first day it was launched. Only banks are keeping it alive. But what if they move to CBDCs instead? Then it'll be the end of XRP for good. It doesn't make sense to hold this centralized "shitcoin" for the long term. You will miss a huge opportunity to profit big time. A second Trump presidency is sure to tackle down centralized "shitcoins" for good. And a US CBDC? It will never happen under Trump's watch. I'd say the next 4 years will be good for decentralization of the crypto industry. Who knows what would be of Ripple (the company)? :D

Nobody will miss them.

Ripple founder provably got worried by now on why they are disclosing their support to Harris campaign and now regret their decision on why they didn't support Trump :D

If there's a dump gonna happen to XRP for sure those people who support this coin would blame the founder action for bringing noise on election day.

So let see what will happen when Trump's term came since provably people would really think that there's a dump coming since the failure of the politician they support might also be a failure for their company or their coin.

Imagine Trump tweeting something bad about XRP and good about BTC.
They are baked  ;D

XRP is already a dead coin. There are many altcoins that will never increase more than it usual routine. I have watch some altcoins and see that many investors has lost trust in them and will never invest in such coin anymore. Even though kamala Harris' was given $1m to campaign for XRP and she later won, it wouldn't have make any much difference because most people will see it growth as a speculation growth which after that will remain a dead coin. All Focus now is leading to bitcoin. Apart from bitcoin many altcoins under ton network are doing pretty well and investor will like to try out new things. No body wants to invest in some coin that will remain stagnant. So actually XRP will dump and there is to momentum and or a propelling force to backup it growth.

Well there are rumors Elon Musk will buy Ripple and use XRP for payments on "X" (formerly known as Twitter). If true, then XRP might grow as far as becoming the global ledger for all digital Fiat currencies (CBDCs). Afterwards, market prices will skyrocket like never before. Otherwise, you can say bye-bye to this centralized "shitcoin" for good.

Trump will not look at Ripple (the company) with good eyes. Especially when co-founder Chris Larsen gave a donation to a Democratic presidential candidate (Kamala Harris). Trump will avenge his enemies from day one in office. So not only Ripple will be affected, but also Facebook, and other big tech companies. At least, Bitcoin will be sailing into the sunset. That's all we want, right? :D

For sure this came up on their mind and I guess they are worried about possible next action of Trump knowing this President always vocal to everything what he want to say.

Although XRP is gaining good pump these days, but lets just see what happen to their company and coin if Trump administration came in. We can't conclude anything yet what will happen to them. But if Trump say something bad about XRP and release it to public then provably this will be a big trouble for them.

To many thing to look forward on Trumps term and let see if our assumptions and speculations would really happen.

Looking at XRP today I think FOMO is back in ripple but well we know it's not going to last long.

There's a huge increase in the last 7 days, 86% increase per repor, and is already trading over $1.
However, as to the FOMO days, I think it's not yet happening since the altcoins bull run hasn't started yet, but given the price today, this is already a big surprise considering the rumors before that they don't support Trump and yet the price have pumped.

https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/xrp/
https://www.barchart.com/crypto/quotes/%5EXRPUSD

As to this article - https://www.fxempire.com/forecasts/article/xrp-price-forecast-xrp-gensler-trump-coinbase-820m-1476713 , here are the reasons below.

Even after Bitcoin breaking a new time ATH, XRP still remains stagnant while other top altcoins have gain significant increase. Who would want to miss such a coin? Investors are regretting. It sure going to be a long wait for them to realize their money invested in it. They should take off their mind from it, and remember it when they are old  :D.

Keep waiting on Elon Musk and Trump! False hope. It's not even valued to them

But today XRP is flying, I don't know the future but the current market conditions make investors more optimistic. While both presidents supported Crypto on the campaign, there was indeed a sense of concern that XRP was donating more to Harris. But remember XRP also supports policies that are contrary to the Democratic Party. Maybe you read in here: https://bitcoinist.com/ripple-clo-alderoty-300000-xrp-donald-trump/

Source : https://bitcoinist.com/ripple-clo-alderoty-300000-xrp-donald-trump/

Although indeed the price is currently goes up we cannot really say that they can sustain that. I guess supporting a losing candidate didn't their coin much and we see XRP is having good rally. But people should  think about that nothing will goes up so if they don't want to be left behind when there's a dump happened better if they would sale their coins early especially if they are ready to take their profits.

So far didn't think about buying XRP at the moment since there are things are bit off to me. I'd rather focus on bitcoin at the moment that buying XRP then hold it since we cannot assure that everything will always go according to what they like to happen in this coin.

Actually,.it is quite irrelevant whether Trump likes something related to cryptocurrency or not, because he barely has any idea of what Crypto is or how it works, the same with centralized coins minted by central banks. He only knows there is people within his voting base who do not like those kinds are he mimics the narrative, that's it.

Also, you should keep in mind there are very big and important industries in the USA which are in favor of both Trump and CBDCs, they won't doubt in lobbying the white house and the Republican controlled senated and house of representatives in order for the centralized coins to continue to go forward and change the mind of Trump.

Donald Trump already changed his mind once on Bitcoin,.we can do the same again on CBDCs

You are correct, the FOMO/hype is back, it is trading at $1.90 right now, i don't know how long this pump will last before it dumps, but i am pretty sure people who bought at a lower price are in profit now, and it would be a better decision for them to take their profits.
These days people can't even discuss about cryptocurrency without talking about Trump or bringing him into the picture, hope we all know that Trump does not control the crypto market.

The only problem with Xrp is that it is really manipulated by whale investors in the crypto space. Then it is also one of the centralized coins, so even if we say that there is truth that its price will rise for sure that those who manipulate it have a target price.

And once they reach their goal target, that is where they will take profit, where the majority of the xrp community will buy more xrp thinking that its price will continue to rise,
without knowing that it will fall again because of the retracement that will be made.

I saw it earlier but people never thought it would go that far, right now I hold a little of it, though I bought in collaboration with my brother so we hold till it hits $5 that was speculated.

Now we believe it may not last till $5 but at most we should see $4.5 and in my language "profit has been maximized.

I don't think the company itself cares about XRP. For them the only thing that matters is Ripple, which is like the infrastructure they want to sell to banksters and other centralized entities. That makes XRP the prototype they show their potential customers as the token that works using Ripple Protocol.
That's where the big money exists as well ;)

Don’t they claim the opposite? That Ripple is just a company name and not the product, which they pitch now as XRP even though we all know them as Ripples before they pulled the bait and switch. Pretty sure they closed my account and confiscated what would now be a few million dollars in Ripples from me back in the day. XRP is the only crypto coin that genuinely bothers me. Ripple’s founders belong in jail and XRP should be worthless in my opinion.

Forget about all the political colors, there's a new flipping that has happened in the market and with XRP, it has flipped SOL from its position reclaiming the top 4 in the market. I used to hate this coin and that's why I don't have it but it is moving upwards.

https://iili.io/213myog.md.png (https://coinmarketcap.com/)

Congratulations to those of us who stuck with XRP the last few years.

I found it quite baffling how many people could not see the reason it had not moved for a few years was purely because it had the law suit with the SEC holding it back.

Now that that is almost done, XRP will be free and we can quite easily see a $7-10 price next year now, maybe even more if it really does take off.

For anyone who is into YouTube, even the mighty Crypto Jon has just released a video admitting he was wrong about XRP and now believes it can hit $10 next year.

He spent the last 2 years bashing it saying the market cap was too big bla bla bla , but he didn’t see like many of us did how big XRP would be once it was free from its law suit with the SEC.

It now has nothing holding it back, and it’s going get bigger and bigger over the next few years now.

I don't hodl any XRP, neither do i have any intention of buying any, if you believe that it would rise to $4 and above, then you can hodl it. I do not trust XRP and i would not change my idea about it even if it pumps to $5 and above.
I am not very active on YouTube, neither do i even like to listen to crypto influencers, or people who make crypto predictions on social media. If he thinks he was wrong just because XRP is pumping now, then maybe he was just making a baseless prediction then.

Usually we have blind predictions related to crypto because it's all is not easy to predict how things will be work as many are feeling Donald Trump is going to be crypto lover then surely he is not going to hurt anything, and we will have boom in XRP as we already have in last one month.

As things fixed we have few rumours about Elon Musk is heading to buy XRP but now as things are going on positive peoples are watching how quickly it is increasing with few influencers are predicting this could be touch $10 within 2025 mean suddenly all is right for this XRP as now they are surely going to be had good future on social media we have few peoples those are having fixed mindset, and they have never been helpful for the market as well.

Well, It's not just you, many people have an aversion to XRP, but for some reason it remains strong. :D

I still don't understand XRP. All nodes are controlled by ripple labs. Ripple labs can change the protocol when ever they want. They could block transactions, create new XRP, or even steal directly from your wallet. With this setup why does ripple even bother making it a blockchain? it could be easier and faster to have a centralized database with address and XRP value entries. The whole point of a blockchain is to have a consensus mechanism for a decentralized network but XRP is centralized. Ripple controls consensus.

Agree. A centralized "shitcoin" like XRP should've been worthless by now. But somehow, XRP fanboys managed to "pump" the price all the way to the moon. The coin briefly surpassed USDT, becoming the third-largest crypto by market cap. Talk about hype. It will be all over soon once people realize how useless XRP is.

Competitor Stellar (XLM) is a much better choice. Ripple (the company) used to say XRP wasn't needed for bank-to-bank transfers. RippleNet is completely independent from XRP. So banks can be using this solution, without ever needing to interact with the main XRP Ledger. Unless, Ripple changed its mind and now XRP's price is driven by real demand. I'm yet to see how the Trump administration will treat Ripple's XRP. President Trump is not a fan of CBDCs, so I have a feeling he will hate XRP because its centralized design. Only time will tell. Ultimately, there can only be one winner. Nothing will be able to take down the "King" (which is Bitcoin). Not now, nor in another century. :D

Chris Larsen is not the first person to donate to a political rival of the US's president-elect, so this is nothing, especially if he and Trump are not direct foes, I see no reason for vendetta. Also, the US is not a Banana republic, the president may decide on a thing and the court overturns it, he doesn't have absolute power. Lastly, the CBDC is being delayed not because it is centralised but the negative impact it may have on the US financial services. XRP is different.

I disagree!

Money talks. So if Mr. Larson is able to convince the incoming administration with his money, Ripple (the company) and XRP will be riding off into the sunset. I understand the President of the US doesn't have absolute power. But I remember Trump himself saying that he will be a "dictator on day one". With Republicans gaining control of both chambers of Congress (House + Senate) and the Supreme Court being dominated by conservatists, anything's possible.

If Trump dislikes Ripple for any reason, we should expect a huge blow in XRP's market prices during his administration. What's happening now is only a result of hype. I mean, what use cases XRP has compared to other coins? None. What's keeping it alive are the bank partnerships. But even banks might not use XRP in the future if they use RippleNet (a separate solution from the main XRP Ledger). Centralization can't prevail in the crypto/Blockchain industry. Not now, nor in another century. Why do you think nothing can beat BTC? :D

Money talks. So if Mr. Larson is able to convince the incoming administration with his money, Ripple (the company) and XRP will be riding off into the sunset.
Let me start by saying the discussion wasn't about Chris Larsen giving Trump money but a vendetta by Trump for not supporting him by Chris Larsen donating to Harris's campaign instead. You can read it here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5517566.msg64805120#msg64805120. There is no need for Trump to do that, not donating to your campaign doesn't make you enemies if they do not have personal issues.

I quite understand you and Trump should not preach that he will be a dictator with some people, he is actually a dictator, it's the rich US system and democracy that is holding him back. This is what will also prevail over him this time despite all his tyrannical attempts and many of his followers in Congress.

If Chris Larsen shows his allegiance to Trump and his Republican Party, I don't see why there should be any trouble in the long run. But he has to prove it. Otherwise, Trump will treat Ripple (the company) and XRP badly. The current "pump" is only a result of hype. Actual results will be seen after Jan 20th, 2025. That's Inauguration Day. If the incoming administration brings obstacles to Ripple's XRP, then prices will go all the way down the drain in an instant.

I wouldn't expect much from a centralized "shitcoin", though. XRP holders are only excited because they're making money. Not because they actually care about decentralization or what use cases does XRP bring. I'm yet to see if the newly-announced stablecoin from Ripple (RLUSD) will be any success. It will have to compete with established players (USDT and USDC) if it wants to dominate the market. If PayPal's PYUSD failed, what makes you think Ripple's RLUSD will be any better? :D

Yes, I don’t pay attention to centralized shitcoins. If any problems occur in the business organization that runs it, the bubble will burst. Who will store money here for a long time?

If you see the price movement after the election results, XRP is doing good. It has almost doubled during this period. In crypto, a single news will not have all the impact. It is always combination of all factors. Like one factor you mentioned is bringing the price down. Then there can be three other factors moving the price of XRP upwards with new result being that XRP price doubled in last 30 days.

Exactly. Would you imagine Ripple (the company) selling all of its XRP holdings (currently the largest holder of all XRP in circulation)? Or Ripple going bankrupt in the future? It will mark the end of XRP as we know it. Why? Because it's centralized. Not like Bitcoin, Litecoin, and the others which aren't tied to a corporation or individual. These are community-oriented projects, widely-supported by people worldwide.

As far as the XRP Ledger goes, nodes/validators are mostly under the control of Ripple, Inc. They should make the network more open to anyone if they want XRP to become truly-decentralized. Ripple should also leave its holdings in the hands of the community to avoid any ties with the project. If it does that, XRP will be sailing on smooth waters. For now, Stellar/Lumens (XLM) remains a better XRP alternative because of its decentralized design. It's just that people haven't realized its true benefits yet. The time will come when XLM will rise to the moon. Who knows what will happen in the future?

I wonder how much of a pump it would take for you to reconsider your opinion about XRP.
XRP offers a solution to the avalanche of debt that is crippling most economies worldwide.
I believe that it has real utility, and XRP will surprise many haters within the next few years. The IMF could even take over the escrow on which all remaining XRP tokens are held. I believe that XRP will shape the future of finance

The main issues on what XRP do really have..

1. Pending cases
2. Issues of being too centralized
3. Dev selling etc..
4. Thoughts on having no chance of recovery in regarding into its price.

But look at on where we are now? Where are those people who had been saying that XRP is doomed? Trying to look at on those price speculations saying about $10 - 17 price per coin on which we know that it is already that too unrealistic. So far for those people who do believe that on XRP's future did really end up on being profitable but thats if they do able to hold up their position for too long. If we do try to look up on how long XRP had been stagnant when it comes into its price then it could really make someone do lost up its cool and patience on holding it.  

We do have our own choice of coins whether its centralized or decentralized, it doesnt matter as long it can give out that potential profit then this what matter the most.
I dont see anything that do causes up for XRP's doomed condition but instead we are seeing some good exposure as of this moment.

With altcoins, it is all about the hype.

There are meme coins entering top 100 based on market cap in few days. Just a meme coin with no use made for fun. It is obvious what the end fate of such coins will be. Those who invest in these coins at last will suffer very badly. The blow will be so hard that they might not be able to recover entire life.

To be fair you're right, people don't really care about XRP fr. Up until that pump it had, very few people talked about it but now just a small pump and people are talking about it like it has been revived or somn lmaoo. 2 days ago I traded XRP on Bitget and they informed me of USDT rewards (https://www.bitget.site/events/btc-meme-treasure-competition) because i did a certain vol, I'm sure if XRP didn't pump that reward won't be for eligible for XRP at all. So yeahh people only buy and sell XRP for profits

If Kamala decide to sell his $1m on XRP I don't think that would have a huge impact in the market because $1 million is a really small amount compared to de XRP market cap. So, there is nothing to worry about that donation.

Some days ago we see someone swlling $300m in bitcoin and only take some hours for the market to recover.

Of course they don't. People don't even care about BTC. They just want to make a lot of money. I mean, who doesn't? The only ones who care about crypto are believers, libertarians, academics, and a small few. XRP is just another speculative cryptocurrency like the rest of the pack (especially "meme" coins). What use cases does it have? None. It's a "banker's coin" that's often touted as the next CBDC. There's no freedom when using XRP. I've read cases where Ripple, Inc., froze funds on the XRP Ledger. Jed McCaleb (co-founder) was affected by this in the past. Look it up.

Why would I want to invest in such a "centralized shitcoin" in the first place? I'd prefer something serious that's built to last with freedom in mind. Just like Bitcoin. It won't be long before XRP goes all the way down the drain. Assuming the US government doesn't "buy it". If somehow XRP replaces SWIFT, then it will last for a long time. Otherwise, not. Only time will tell us what lies ahead. I'd stick with BTC and ETH for the time-being.

You are very wrong with XRP.

It had a law suit against it for 4 years which meant it did not have a bull run in 2021 - it is now free of that and look how well it’s done in the last month, shocking many including you.  

It is going to $5 minimum next year , which would give me a 10x return since I started buying a year ago , not bad for a ‘shitcoin’.

And that is $5 minimum, could easily get close to $10 now that it is free of the law suit and hype has returned.

Lololol. Just because prices are rising, doesn't mean XRP is worth the investment. What determines if a coin is "shit" or not, is what use cases it provides. In other words, what utility does it have. With development, innovation, and real use cases, any cryptocurrency can last a lifetime. And that my friend, is what XRP is lacking. It's not about the profits you make with a coin, but rather what you can do with it. Utility goes above hype. Why do you think overhyped coins end up being abandoned in the long run? Because they were focused on quantity, instead of quality.

If you're looking for quality projects, choose Bitcoin, Monero, or Ethereum instead. Otherwise, choose "meme" coins, or many of the centralized "shitcoins" being traded across crypto exchanges (XRP, Solana, BNB, etc). But you're right that the lawsuit against Ripple, Inc. had contributed towards XRP's increase in price. If the US government treats XRP nicely, the coin will be sailing on smooth waters. At least for the time-being. :D

with XRP's achievements so far there has even been a price increase, I think it is necessary to look more closely, whether it will continue in the future, this is something that needs to be considered, maybe it is necessary to see the movement first for some time and then we decide whether investasi in it, it is a right decision with a cautious attitude when going through it it is something that needs to be done.

If the SEC continues to go against them, then they are doomed.

XRP will continue to rise, it increased over 400% in less than 4 weeks recently - the hype is back and investors are now happy to invest in it again now the law suit which has held it back for 4 years is now over.

Or if the network goes down all of a sudden because of its centralized design, XRP will become history. The company itself can also "kill it" by dumping its token holdings on the market. After all, Ripple, Inc. is the largest XRP "shareholder". There are many factors that can contribute towards the demise of XRP. I know most people don't care because they only want to get rick quick. It's all about the money these days.

Truly-decentralized projects (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, etc) have a higher chance of survival. I'm certain they will outlive XRP. Just you wait and see. I'd suggest you spend your money wisely, before it's too late. :D

The response you have explains why you should NEVER invest into XRP to begin with, how can you not see that :D I mean you said literally said it had a lawsuit for 4 years and that's why it didn't had a bull run during 2018, so what makes you so sure that it won't have one tomorrow? Or any other day.

If you invest into XRP, you may go without a trouble for a while, but then you could literally face a lot of trouble if it gets sued again. Why do that? Why take that risk, why make that a problem. To add into that, XRP never was sued, XRP is a coin, it can't be sued, only humans and companies can be, and XRP wasn't the one, it was Ripple, the company, and owners, who were sued, and they had to pay a fine, and then it got better for them. Which shows, the coin is impacted by what happens to the people and the company behind it. Why invest into something so centralized and risky?

The law suit is over , it was wrongly accused and they won the 4 year battle with the SEC.

It was held back for 4 years yet it still remains the 3rd biggest crypto, that shows you how strong it is and the community it has behind it.

Now that it has no law suit holding it back then it will now finally be to have a proper bull run next year

It is very difficult to say the losses faced, when you have already entered XRP which is difficult to run and experiences obstacles that occur in its development, it is something that is clear to always learn when you are going to start it, because when you start investing well we have to see the progress achieved, that is something that needs to be seen when you are going to enter it.

Well after 283% gains in November some xrp investors did lose some profit. But it is still now top 3 cryptocurrency and I am still thinking it is a good coin to hodl.
There is analysts that do think we are going to see some big gains when the next 'bull run' does start. And that this rally right now has barely even started.
https://thecryptobasic.com/2024/12/13/analyst-predicts-massive-boom-for-xrp-says-xrp-rally-has-barely-begun/

These analysts all have a vested interest in making these claims. Most of them are funded by binance and whatnot. Usually when everyone is shouting we've barely begun, we are near the end.

No.

Definitely one of the altcoins I hold. Despite XRP being in a legal struggle with some cases, it has managed to survive and even pumped significantly recently, although it hasn’t hit its ATH yet. The market is still bullish, so at any time, we can expect altcoins to surge, that being said, I’m very confident that when the time comes, XRP will break its ATH, and it’ll be exciting to see what it can achieve from there.

Well now we know when new RLUSD stablecoin will be on Uphold. It will fully accessible on its platform starting Dec. 18. I do think that is very 'bullish' news.
And xrp is up now 5 percent in only last 24 hours. I do still think if you hodl this token you will see some big gains during this 'bull run'.
https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/ripples-xrp-could-rally-to-475-as-rlusd-set-to-officially-launch-on-tuesday-202412170110

Either that, or a correction will put everybody out of it because the people would be liquidated pretty fast  ;D
Indeed, the news about RL and other news about XRP and its future are bullish, but I still don't think this momentum will last for long.

XRP will hit all time high any day now.

https://coinpedia.org/news/will-xrp-price-hit-all-time-high-with-ripples-rlusd-launch/amp/

True to that.
When a coin rallies, everybody would get their hands on getting paid for keeping the rally up. If they are in a position to do so.

It all depends when you buy - would I buy now? Yes but not as much compared to a few months ago when the price was a lot lower.

The time to buy was when it was below $0.50 and it was below that price for a few years up till last month.

I do not have a simple reservation for XRP, up we go until this bullish season is over. Ripple is a very good project from all angles, the issue it had was the SEC's sentiment which has caused a lot of lawsuits, but with all, XRP continues to wax stronger and greater and I do not think this will end any time soon. It is one of the few crypto assets that has the potential to hit their ATH sooner or later, so HODLing it is not what I see as a bad decision in the future.

I dont think so. There are other factors that drive a coin.Political affiliations is the least.

The only thing I like about XRP is good to use upon doing fast transaction. But aside from that I think there's nothing else I think impress me so far since I really consider those past issues they have and take precaution to hodl it.

Even if it experience some good pumps but I didn't bother to acquire this since for me I don't see any point to invest with it and currently my main focus is with Bitcoin.

Current movement is good but let see if XRP could sustain it since there's huge threat of correction so hopefully we cannot see a lots of people get liquidated when the price of this coin fall.

XRP is the number 3 crypto and you are talking like it is rank 300.

It is not going anywhere and will see better results compared to Bitcoin from now till the bull run peak next year.

Since Trump won last month XRP has increased 494% but Bitcoin only 65%

Of course. Everyone is now predicting a promising future for XRP. A quick "pump" and all of a sudden, everyone is optimistic of this "centralized shitcoin". Little do they know that crypto is more than just market prices. It's all about utility. We can have as many coins as we want, but only a small few will provide real use cases to the world. "Meme" coins also rise in price, but they're nothing but garbage. It's just the hype that keeps them afloat on the market for a short period of time. In other words, they're speculative by design.

The same can be said about XRP. It will only enjoy a "fruitful" journey so long as Trump is President of the United States. Once a new anti-crypto administration takes charge, the hype will be over. That's the way it works. If you're smart, you'd cash out your XRP holdings before the "huge dump". It's all a matter of securing as much profits as possible. For serious, long-term investments, choose Bitcoin instead. You'll thank me later. :D

XRP will see higher returns than Bitcoin this bull run , facts.

It is not a shitcoin, it is the 3rd highest ranked crypto currently.

Don’t hate because you didn’t get in below $0.50 like those of us who believed in it

Exactly, tell me you want to buy into it without telling me.  Constantly bashing and claiming something will dump/fall/fail is pretty much saying you feel stupid for not buying into it earlier and want pick it up at a discount.

If you actually didn't care and see no purpose or future in it, you'd stay silent and ignore it.

Similar to some of my predictions, this prediction of yours has proven to be very much mistaken heheheh. It also appears that Ripple will be very much bullish on 2025 because according to rumors, XRP will a spot ETF which will be supported by the institutional investors in America.

Ripple might be the Ethereum killer hehehe. Everyone has been predicting and speculating this to be these other fast blockchains but they have never mentioned Ripple.

If we are better than the developers then it is right to criticize a project, but if they criticize but they have no achievements in life.
I entered XRP below $ 0.5 and I never thought that they were a broken project or would be destroyed, in fact they have a great chance of adopting the services they offer to the real world directly, so I think the haters are incapable.

It all centered on the long drama that they had a bright spot that made a lot of people hopeful about this coin but on the other hand this is XRP that is sometimes very difficult for them if they want to try to avoid the drama that keeps repeating between Ripple and Sec.

The situation I think will not change even though at this time it cannot be denied that their rise is so extraordinary but in the end when all the control and drama begins then slowly they will also return to the same rotation in an uncertain direction where the drama that never ends can indirectly monopolize the market from XRP itself with dumps and pumps that cannot be predicted because the course of this coin will only refer to the drama they create.
If this is just for trading and picking up momentum then obviously this is good enough but for long-term investment I am not too sure in the end.

Personally from technical analysis it is going bullish and fundamental is also tending towards the bullish side too. The market right now has just being consolidating to me but I saw a dump to the downside which I will just consider as a retracement for more move to the upside.

For now - all the coins (mostly) are affected by BTC.
And once BTC has a dip, they have a bit of it too - though XRP is known to follow BTC only when it dips  ;D And it got bullish due to many different factors.

I never expected XRP to pump above $1 yet it did and reached a new ATH. I am not a XRP guy but I feel this hype is only because the SEC will be getting a new chairman. I doubt how long this hype is going to last and will XRP ever regain its old position on CMC.


Yes you right in quoting that all altcoins are in red because of Bitcoin. That is the problem as Bitcoin always rules the market and XRP being an altcoin follows it. The XRP army will be furious if I said XRP is just a waste as altcoins like SOL are better performing in the current market. TRX which has a big supply has pumped more than XRP has done.

apparently most of XRP holder doesn't really care whether it's a useless coin or not, what's important is at least it's already making some juicy gains basically 500% increase and that's good enough.
people in general wouldn't care about utility, even though in my honest opinion comparing XRP with SOL and TRON is like comparing an apple and orange.
because XRP more focused on being a payment gateway and also CBDC.

Ethereum "killer"? How so? XRP doesn't have any smart contract features. Besides, you can't compare a centralized coin vs a decentralized one. It's like comparing apples vs oranges. Completely different things. I'm afraid the "pump" won't last for long. Especially when mainstream adoption for XRP is low. The coin is more speculative than useful.

It's not about the profits you make. But rather what benefits you'll obtain when using such a coin. Each person has its own opinion regarding this. The decision is yours. Either way, BTC will remain the #1 cryptocurrency forever. Nothing can beat the real thing.

We do know that no matter how these hates do rises up on XRP but everything will changed up on the moment that its price will really be that shooting up on which on the time that we have seen recently in regarding into its value on which it did make out some significant movement or price jump. For those who had panic sold earlier then they do have that very huge regret because of what happened. We cant blame out those people who had panic sold due to tons of issues on which this coin or project has but it turned out to be different on this year on where it did make out some significant pump and lead out into those holders to make out that huge money or profits and to those who had sold out then they do have such regret on what they have done. Well, shit do really happens and better luck next time. To those who are diamond hands are the ones who do able to make money and feel sorry to those who had earlier sold out their positions because they cant bare or take out anymore. Same goes with those other projects as well on which at the moment that you cant be able to hold up for long then you wont be able to gain up something significant but actually there are times that selling out does have its advantage too and this is something that situational.

It appears that you are also not reading the news. Ripple will also have smart contracts in their new network built on XRP Ledger. This is their decentralized public blockchain which is speculated to be supported by big banks and big businesses.

Also, on what is considered Ethereum killer, this is measured by what the market is valuing more and this can only be determined by which one has the larger market capitalization.

Just because you like it, doesn't mean that others would have to like it as well. Obviously there are a lot of people who like it enough to buy it and make it third place, so there are some people out there somewhere that likes it. But in this forum, I rarely see anyone who likes and supports it so you shouldn't really be shocked if people go against it.

I understand that you may want to invest into it as much as you can, and you are free to do that, we can't prevent you from investing into it, but at the same logic you can't make us like it and we will always provide reasons why we are not investing into it neither, that has to be the most important part and I believe that I am not going to end up investing into it at all.

You missed the cheap prices of XRP and that’s fine.

Would be stupid investing in it now at $2.25 when it was below $0.50 up till last month for many years.

I don't think XRP is doomed as the title of this thread says. In fact, I think XRP is in one of its sweetest moments after the problems with the SEC and the current economic rise it has experienced in recent weeks. That Larsen donated over a million dollars to Kamala Harris means nothing (as far as the market is concerned) and only publicly displays Larsen's ideology in political terms, since that donation was not made by Ripple, it was made by Larsen in his personal capacity.

On the other hand, since the last few weeks we are seeing how XRP has had a fairly prolonged growth and that can give us an idea that we will probably see new ATHs for XRP at the same time that news about new Ripple products appears. It is possible that when Bitcoin (and the entire market) stabilizes a little more, and there is more calm, XRP will give us some good surprises.

I also feel the same way as you, I'm sure something can be done with XRP considering it's a currency that has always been sympathetic to banks and that could have a positive spin and with subsequent adoption by them I'd say you can do something interesting still and even profit

Really? Then how come I haven't heard of any popular dApp being ported from ETH to the XRP Ledger? I'm talking about apps such as Uniswap, ENS, OpenSea, etc. XRP is just full of hype. Besides, you can't compare a "centralized shitcoin" against a decentralized one. ETH wins hands down if you're looking for a chain that's secure, reliable, decentralized, and censorship-resistant. If you only want performance, choose XRP or Solana instead.

I'm yet to see if Ripple's new stablecoin RLUSD will have a positive effect on XRP's market price over the long term. XRP already went down from its third place in market cap. It's currently the fourth-largest crypto by market cap. If the hype fades away quickly, it will be bye-bye to XRP for good. :D

but ripple is simply chosen for simple and pure speculation like all the other shitcoins, but I also believe that the adoption of the banks will make it strong one day we need to trust these guys from the banks who are still powerful and can have their say

I did not say I like it. What would make you create this assumption? I said he was wrong on his strong prediction on XRP similar to some of my strong predictions from the past hehehehe.


There might be no popular dapp, however, it does not change the argument that creating a dapp and smart contracts in Ripple's new XRPL is very much possible.

Also, very much similar to my very wrong prediction on Tether, XRP will not bye bye for good. I predict that XRP will continue to exist for many more years. We might witness a higher price on XRP and we will return in this thread again to larp about XRP's doomage heheheheheheee.

I think the price of XRP will also rise again but the movement will not be the same as what happened some time ago. I am waiting for the next stage and development of Ripple's RLUSD and the impact of Gary Gensler who will be reshuffled next year.

RLUSD is Ripple's key to once again boost XRP and its entire ecosystem. Ripple can be criticized for many things, there is no doubt about that, but there is also no doubt that the company's strong point is the continuous development of its ecosystem, something that we have been able to verify even during the litigation with the SEC, and that is something that speaks very positively about a company.

The new ATH of XRP (will arrive) is not as far away as many think, especially taking into account the last 10 (approximately) weeks of the market where XRP has risen like foam due to the news about new projects like the one we have said. Ripple still has a lot to say, and XRP, along with other developments, are the flagship of a resurgence that we will all be able to see.

Only time will tell us what will happen with XRP. No one can predict the future. Especially with how strange and bizarre crypto land is. Ripple is a company. It depends on the regulators to survive. The XRP Ledger is tied to such company, so if one day Ripple goes bankrupt or gets seized by the government, it will be "bye-bye" to XRP for good. Assuming it stays centralized. If it becomes truly-decentralized, there's a high probability it will last a lifetime.

Stellar (XLM) also has smart contracts, but it hasn't gained traction yet. Investors prefer giants such as Ethereum and Solana for "decentralized" applications. We'll see how far will XRP go in market price. Anything's possible, right? :D

I've seen people shitcoining on Ripple for the past few months where Ripple 5x'd. Was actually surprised that its possible to create shitcoins on Ripple, theres a telegram bot called First Ledger where you can trade coins via the bot. Pretty interesting stuff

Hehehehe you created this thread on November 09, 2024. The price of XRP was only on $0.56, however, presently it appears to have pumped to $3.00 hehehe. I am not quite certain where your pessimism for XRP came from after witnessing a positive market movement.

Also, you are speculating that the regulators might crackdown on Ripple? They have won a case against uncle Gary that created a precedent that the tokens by themselves are not illegal securities. The company might also be on a very good advantage under the Donald's presidency heheeheh. Brad Garlichouse is close to the Donald and eating with him his dinner. A new stage in the cryptospace is being created and the biggest leading actor on this stage might be Brad Garlichouse.

https://imgvb.com/images/2025/01/16/c7d5ff95db3f7ca1be0662595bd5ded3.jpg

Today, XRP is above $3, meaning that if Bitcoin breaks all past records very soon, Ripple will definitely break above its past high of ~$4. The passing of the Bitcoin Reserve Bill in Oklahoma has created such a positive impact on the market that if this positive impact continues through 2025, then XRP can definitely go up to $10.

Wasn't it a big deal when XRP reached $1 a while ago? Or was I remembering incorrectly?

I am pretty sure that $1 is Dogecoin's psychological resistance level, so if all this uptrend is happening as a result of Gary Gensler's ousting, then... wow.

Well anyway I can see that as these reserve bills begin to take shape, various alts will go up even more.

Interesting take! while XRP could benefit from Bitcoin’s momentum and positive market sentiment like the Bitcoin Reserve Bill, its price will also depend on factors like adoption, partnerships, and regulatory clarity. $10 is possible if everything aligns, but external factors and market dynamics will play a big role.

Texas is there too.
Lots of words sparkle the scene and make the sentiment better.
I don't see the reserves being the pusher for XRP's price, more like the overall sentiment is playing out the way it is + the shackles being torn off after the case against it was closed.

I am no good when it comes to charts and technical analysis so just wondering when would be a good time to sell some XRP as we approach all time high?

My average price is $0.48 so currently up over 500% and thinking of taking some profits around $3.36 which would be a 600% increase for me.

Is that too soon or is it best to play is safe and take some out?

Play it safe, pal.
No one would tell you when the perfect time would be - pick it yourself while you can.

600% return is great I know but feel we still have many more months to go of this bull run - my price target for XRP is $7-10 this year so part of me is like play it safe and take some out but the other part is why sell now if its pretty certain its going a lot higher in the coming months.

Don't think there's an altcoin with bigger headwinds going into a trump administration than XRP. One of the most institution friendly alts, now no more legal troubles because of a more crypto friendly SEC. Remember the dozens of lawsuits XRP has been in for the last 5 years. Now imagine the price without those lawsuits and uncertainties.

Exactly - I was one of those who just looked at XRP below $0.50 and said to myself if they win the case against them then it will fly up and that has happened in recent months.

It was held back by the SEC for 4 years, the chart looked dead but it is now free to show everyone how big it will be over the next few years.

It is so close to a new all time high hitting $3.39 a few hours ago, I plan to sell some at $3.50.

Yeach, I saw today XRP is doing better and the price that was posted is true. I think there is a lot of interest in the future for XRP from the ecosystem within it as one of the cross-border payment platforms that will be used by various financial institutions and also as a blockchain-based payment method.

Again, XRP is full of hype. It was expected prices would go up after Gary Gensler's resignation. But that doesn't mean, the coin is worth the investment. You have to consider what real use cases XRP has compared to the rest of the pack. And so far, it has none. Yes, Ripple now has its own stablecoin. But is it as good as Tether or USD Coin? I doubt it. These two stablecoins alone dominate the market by a large margin.

Without merchants and/or businesses accepting RLUSD as payment method, the coin becomes nothing but a speculative investment. Same as XRP. When banks ditch SWIFT in favor of the XRP Ledger, that'll be the day XRP's future will be certain. Otherwise, it'll lose traction faster than you could imagine. Why do you think BTC, and ETH are still at the top? :D

Lots of hype, that is.
Attend their Reddit, and you will understand me.

It’s not really worth the investment now at all time high is it.

The time to buy was below $0.50 and it was below that price for years , even up to a few months ago.

Hype pays, it has gone up almost 600% in 2 months since you started this thread and those of us who believed in it are being rewarded.

Lesson to learn here , don’t hate on something just for the sake of it.

Up almost 600% in 2 months , you still think it’s a shit coin?

Haha, That's the beauty of crypto, you don't have to like a coin/token/project to make money from it. I learnt this the hard way. I was a NEAR fan boy and near was competing with Solana between 2021-2022 and that blinded me to the fact that I could make money with solana but I was more focused on being right rather than making money. I didn't make any money lol.

Same with XRP. I haven't seen anybody before that uses the chain for daily usage but it's still a big deal and it's one of the very few OG coins that have reclaimed all time high. Even Solana and Fantom are yet to accomplish that feat.

"Hype pays"? We'll see about that. Once Ripple goes bankrupt or there's a government crackdown, XRP will lose traction for good. That's the disadvantage of being a centralized "shitcoin". Truly-decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum don't have such problem, because there's no company managing them. They're all developed and maintained by the community. If you're into XRP just for the price (to make a lot of money), this wouldn't matter. But if you're looking for something that will last for generations, I'd say you're in the "wrong boat".

Remember, crypto is all about utility. Not the hype. I've seen overhyped coins lose traction in the past as people moved on to the next big thing. This is what will happen with XRP, BNB, SOL and similar coins. I'd only buy BTC and forget about the rest. :D

Buy BTC now? At all time high? For only 50% - 100% return this year? No thanks.

Many altcoins are going to increase 5x , 10x, 20x or more in the next 6 months , now is not the best time to be buying BTC, its much better being in altcoins right now.

Yes, it's better to invest in the OG blockchain than lose money on shitcoins because some of them are going 10x. I mean, if you have crazy knowledge and a good hand, here you go, but nobody of us knows what will happen in the future.

L4rs_ - I want more than a safe investment right now. Buying Bitcoin now and making 50-100% this year is not enough for me I want 5-10x and there will be many altcoins that give that return.

I already have my altcoin positions so now it’s just a case of being patient and waiting few more months till they really start doing well then take profits.

Some may not do well, but it will only take 1 or 2 to do so and that makes it all worth it.

Look at XRP & Hbar for example, given us 600% & 800% returns last few months already. Bitcoin can’t compete with that now.

The only way way to make a substantial amount of money with bitcoin right now is to prop it up with leverages especially if you're not a sized player, leverage is the way to go. But as always, the recommended approach to follow for structuring a crypto portfolio typically involves having Bitcoin as part of the portfolio not just altcoins only.

Since reaching $20k, Bitcoin has only given 500%+ give or take.

I agree with you that this Ripple is only full of hype, however, hype is not the argument. The argument is if XRP is doomed and it appears that you are very much mistaken on this because it is not doomed and it might not be doomed under the administration of the Donald. This might pump and the promise of Ripple that this will be used by banks might be an unexpected occurrence.

This is okay. I have made wrong predictions in the forum also. The most important is to admit if we have made a mistake and learn from this. My biggest wrong prediction was the big short because Tether might collapse. I have admitted this mistake already.

Well it has been a very good week for you if you hodl xrp. It is up 30 percent in only the last 7 days. And now 1 token does cost $3.20.
I am still very 'bullish' on this token. And I do not think it will ever become a doomed project. Tonight when Donald Trump does become the US president I think we will make alot more profit.
https://decrypt.co/301737/xrp-nearly-all-time-high-etf-optimism-sec-ripple

I've read about Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse's visit to Mar-a-Lago (Trump's residence). Maybe XRP will be sailing on smooth waters after all? At least, while Trump is President of the US. Once another anti-crypto administration takes over, it will be "bye-bye" to XRP for good.

What matters is utility. Not the hype. If banks begin to use the XRP Ledger for international payments, then the project's future will be certain. What I don't like is how centralized XRP is. For what it's supposed to do, this shouldn't be a problem. If you're the kind of person seeking true freedom and privacy, I'd suggest you look elsewhere. Who knows what the future will bring?

While Trump is president? He is here now for the next 4 years but you are talking like it’s only 4 months. XRP is going to be just fine for many years now.

Would I buy XRP now? No. We had so long to buy it below $0.50 for many years up till a few months ago when you started this thread. Many tried to bring XRP down instead of doing the smart thing and just believe in it and buy it cheap.

I very much disagree that it will be bye bye to XRP for good if the next administration will be a Democrat president. We have already witnessed Ripple fight the American government in an American court where an American judge have ruled in favor of Ripple.

We cannot be certain if Ripple will be used by American banks, however, if there is no utility we can be very certain that this will never be bye bye XRP hehehehe. Similar to many scamcoins in the cryptospace, this will continue to pump and dump and pump again hehehe.

u afraid about what xrp can do but im more afraid about stablecoin like usdt or usdc can do.
criticizing xrp won't have much impact on bitcoin, but stable coin? it's real deal

USDT definitely has some bad rumour around it but USDC i don't think there's problem with it.

on the other hand, people keep putting their eyes on these two stablecoin that even at the slightest anomaly people will notice, I don't think these stablecoin is going anywhere soon, but so does XRP, instead XRP is ready for ETF filling,
both stablecoin and XRP aren't going anywhere.

I am not afraid on what Ripple might do, however, I was afraid on what Tether and Ifinex might do during 2020 when I created this thread.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5250676.0

But it appears that I was very mistaken on my speculation that Tether, USDT is a timebomb. I have admitted this mistake already. I am not declaring that USDT did not do anything that was not legal. I am only implying that my fear on them I was very much overestimating.

tether has alot of US goverment bond which mean US law enforcement cant do shit about tether.
the signal is clear like water, europe ban tether to protect their own citizen even they are US ally

USDT used to have a shady past. Not giving proof of its reserves and constantly "printing" new units is a huge red flag to many. But USDC is as trustworthy as it can be. Same as PayPal's PYUSD. Ripple joined the game a while ago with the launch of a new stablecoin. I'm not sure if it will be as much of a success as its competitors. It shouldn't have a problem reaching its goals now that the current Trump administration is pro-crypto.

XRP will continue to rise in price as long as the hype persists. I wouldn't expect much from it because it's a "centralized shitcoin", though. But to each, their own coin of choice. It's a "free market" (as in liberty), anyways.

On USDT and Tether, it appears that the declarations of their doomed by @Bitfinexed has been proven wrong already? He has also influenced me to make a similar declaration, however, it is presently and certainly very clear that they are only fud.

Tether has singed a partnership with real estate company to use USDT for transactions.

I speculate that this doomed on Ripple might occur to be something similar to Tether.



Tether Operations Limited, the largest stablecoin issuer based in El Salvador, has announced a strategic partnership with Reelly Tech, a B2B platform that has revolutionized the real estate industry in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The two entities signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to revolutionize the booming real estate industry in the UAE through the use of blockchain payments.

Read in full https://www.coinspeaker.com/tether-partners-with-reelly-to-streamline-uae-real-estate-transactions-through-usdt/

its pretty much complete and total garbage much like eth is.

But people pay 6 million plus for bananas taped to a canvas so it does well.


https://www.voanews.com/a/how-a-viral-duct-taped-banana-came-to-be-worth-6-2-million/7871610.html#


so I have to think that XRP is better than THE banana on the wall.


Although I would not buy either 1.

The value of art, sometimes, cannot be comprehended.

It's the same with some NFTs with the same value this banana has  ;)

That is prime example on what people can do just to post their craziness online and I guess that buyer succeed to get a clout for what he do. And its crazy that many people buy those situation and got impressed for what noise created by that Banana.

Also even though XRP is pumping and many people hype it I still don't trust this coin when talking about long term. The only thing I like about that coin is cheap and fast transaction but aside from that the same with other altcoin XRP still the same with other shitcoins.

Better to buy Bitcoin and HODL.

The value is whether the buyers agree on the selling price hehehehe. If the price is very high for them, this implies that the demand will go down and the sellers will be very much need to lower the selling price. This is very much similar to the beginning of much of the cryptocoins in the cryptospace. If we are being honest with ourselves this included bitcoin during the very beginning of bitcoin's creation.

This banana on the wall, if there is 6 million bananas taped on the wall, will someone pay $6 million each for this? No because this is showing that this is stupid hehehehe.

It all comes down to when you get in with XRP - were you buying below $0.50 like many of us last few years? If not then that’s on you.

We only need it to hit $5 now for us to get a 10x return but for those buying now they need it to get to $24, massive difference.

Well not only those who bought XRP at a price lower than $1 stand to gain and even those who bought at the last all-time high price also stand the chance to gain from the coin, but that will take some time to happen, so what I know with most prominent coins is that even though the price may crash below the price you bought it if you can wait, the whole thing will come out in your favor, take Bitcoin for example, regardless what price you bought Bitcoin, what it takes to make the next big profits is just time, so same goes with most coins also most especially those that have potential and strong support mechanism.

What about said bananas having something unique on each one of them?
Seems like an interesting concept to speculate, but alas, this field is for those who can spike auctions of this "art" up ;D

If there is 6 million unique bananas, this makes it appear that there is nothing unique in them. This will be very much similar to people because each of us humans are unique, however, this is also very much similar to unique like everyone else hehehehe.

The value of the $6 million banana was only the value that the buyer was scammed to pay, very much similar to many tokens and NFTs in the cryptospace.

You should not compare altcoins with Bitcoin, altcoins is huge risky investment so it also return 5x to 20x profits, But Bitcoin is secure investment it take long time to get handsome profits but your money is safe if compare altcoins. No guarantee in altcoins if you invest altcoins and it will increase in 6 months. If will more dump in the next few months?

Anyone who thinks XRP is doomed is only deceiving himself because the project is a good one and no matter how the US government tries to trash it, it continues to bless the investors who bet on it. It has witnessed many bullish seasons and has been a performer, however, like you said, our striking price matters. Still, I won't advise anyone to buy it again this season if they've missed it below $1. At $2.44, what if it never hit $5 before the bullish season is over?

It is very possible and when many entities in the future use XRP as their medium I think the price will be unstoppable towards a new ATH. Currently it is still sideways after the temporary wear but if the market gets good news it is not impossible that XRP will continue its new price movement again.

That's the choice everybody makes.
Stability or potential? You yourself decide  ;)

Shawonngp,

What can Bitcoin do for the rest of this bull run? Maybe 2x?

Top altcoins can 2x in a few days when the peak months of the bull run come as we get further into 2025.

Bitcoin is great for long term hold past 2030 at least , but it’s nothing special now for the rest of 2025.

Or they may not do so.
While Bitcoin is certain of said 2x's.
 
It's all a matter of perspective and choice.

As long as you are diverse in your altcoin holdings then it is very unlikely they will not do well as a whole.

It is also not guaranteed Bitcoin will even do a 2x from current price, it may only see a 50% increase for the rest of this bull run which would be disappointing if you are only buying now.

I have nothing against Bitcoin and plan to hold it long term but for this year, most altcoins in the current top 50 will see much more return now this year compared to Bitcoin.

You aren't seeing the big picture. It's not about making money, but rather using crypto as a means to escape from the corrupted Fiat money system. In other words, usability is all that matters. We can make as much money as we want by buying low and selling high, but if the coin lacks real use cases, it will be doomed in the long run. Especially if such a coin is centralized. I'm afraid XRP is a good example of this. It won't be long before the network dies for good. This can happen in many ways. The company could go bankrupt, the XRP Ledger could experience an outage (like the one that happened recently), or the government can shut it down for good (due to its centralized design).

If you're unaware of the recent outage, I'd suggest you read the following article: https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/ripple-cto-explains-xrp-ledger-crash-heres-what-happened (https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/ripple-cto-explains-xrp-ledger-crash-heres-what-happened)

So now you can see why I mean XRP is "doomed". This is inevitable. I'd stick with Bitcoin and forget about the rest. :D

No doubt that XRP is one of the few coins that is pushing heavily for utility and performed so well, but still, altcoins will always behave like one and we can't ignore the bearish and bullish cycle of cryptocurrency, not for XRP. If you would agree with me, the bullish season ends this year, so what's next? This is why we should be cautious at this point, we have only months left. And I tell you, almost all old coins would never hit their ATH again, which will limit the ability of XRP to also move so high anymore to the point of more than doubling the current market cap.

The problem with centralized altcoins is that their competition is extremely difficult because they are not competing with bitcoin which has limited capacity, instead they are competing with centralized payment systems like PayPal, VISA, etc. that can process a much higher number of transactions and "perform" better than XRP can ever perform.

This is why their efforts for pushing utility and performance has remained an empty show.

Exactly. Despite altcoins' efforts to replace centralized payment systems, most businesses and merchants haven't adopted them yet because of skepticism. Bitcoin is the most trusted cryptocurrency in the world. And for a very good reason. While other coins experience outage or network interruptions, Bitcoin has had none so far. It's been running smoothly since day one. Not to mention, security is top-tier. XRP recently experienced an outage. So you can see how unreliable it is.

I know investors wouldn't care, as they're only focused on making money. As long as prices continue to go up, nothing matters. Time will tell us whether XRP will withstand the pressure (from regulators, congestion, etc) or not. I'm certain Bitcoin will outlive most (if not all) of these "shitcoins". :D

I'm also a fan of XRP. For political matters, let that be the business of those who are interested, but what I see right now is whatever it is now, what's more important is how the ecosystem adapts to regulatory changes and adoption.

You're absolutely right that XRP’s fate hinges more on regulation and market dynamics than on politics or elections. Regulatory clarity (or the lack thereof) has always been the real battleground for XRP and the broader crypto space. While market dumps can be concerning in the short term, crypto has proven its resilience time and time again. Volatility is part of the game, but long-term utility and demand are what truly drive value. Only time will tell, but the industry’s history of bouncing back gives some confidence. :)

Why would anyone hold a coins and still keep it untill the price falls below the price he bought after making some profits?
We need to understand some certain rules about the crypto market because it's not funny for you to hold a coin and when you are in profit, you do not tell and keep holding until the coins start dropping continually until the price falls below buying point.

 It does not make any sense to make and I will advise us to try ans understand the market when trying to making to invest for profitability.
It is not every project you are holding that is going to be profitable for you. Some will be profitable and others can give you headache without any profit. It can even lead to losses over some period of time.

Yes, I also know a little about that problem, and if we talk about theory, it could happen. but currently XRP is in position 3 CMC, and yes XRP has not been in that position for a long time and now XRP has managed to be in that position again. This means that XRP is still quite popular and so far this issue has not had a big impact on XRP.

It’s great to read this important post because political changes sometimes affect the market and specific assets, but the future of XRP will not only be determined by political side. I think that if the XRP original investors suddenly sell huge amount of XRP, then the fears may be the condition, but if Ripple has a lot of its own storage, they usually don’t hoot and drop in the market by step by step. But political change in this coin can cause some pressure, but there is much less chance that it will be destroyed directly. If good relations with the US administration are also developed, then this XRP can return to new forms and have many major effects on the market.

How so? XRP is centralized. So political changes will affect it one way or another. Not like Bitcoin or similar cryptocurrencies that are decentralized. They don't depend on politics to survive. Of course, a friendly regulatory environment for crypto will help accelerate the growth of decentralized coins. If it's the contrary, growth will slow down but that won't mean the end for decentralized cryptocurrencies.

Ripple is too tied with XRP (single point of failure) so it can be shut down easily by the government. A harsh regulatory environment will mark the end for this centralized "shitcoin" for good. I know many think XRP is a quality coin because of the profits they make with it. "Veterans" like myself know there's more to crypto than just making money (usability). Hopefully, people get to understand this before it's too late. :D

Well now there is some good news for investors that does hodl XRP.  And now it is up more then 5 percent in only last 24 hours because of it.
Ripple and the SEC did now agree to a settlement for $50 Million. Ripple is price at $2.30 and now we maybe will see big gains to $3.
https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/ripple-price-forecast-3-xrp-breakout-looms-after-50m-sec-settlement-202505090430

XRP is about to make lots of XRP holders rich

Well now xrp has passed marketcap of $150 Billion. And it up up more then 20 percent only in the last 7 days.
WE still do have along time to go back to all time high of $3.84 from 2018. But I am still hodling my xyp tokens and do think I will make some of my gains back again.
https://www.tradingview.com/news/newsbtc:d15416bee094b:0-xrp-price-on-a-steady-climb-bullish-sentiment-grows-stronger/

XRP will see at least $6 this year, that would be over a 11x return from the price it was just 6 months ago. Many are saying it can even hit $10 which is possible too.

Congratulations to all the holders who did not listen to most saying it was doomed and stuck to their belief with it.

It will not take long to shoot past that $3.84 all time high once the next big pump comes like we saw end of 2024.

For those who have been believing and saving XRP for a long time, obviously now they are obtaining profit already, and if they still want to continue holding, I think they will continue to believe in holding XRP. Maybe more people are doing this now in their wallet addresses.

And for me, I will still stand by my belief that I will not hold XRP, maybe I can still do a futures trade here in XRP because I see it as more profitable things than holding it,
as long as of course those who are going to try what I do, just make sure that they can get a profit and deal with the profit losses that they can also experience.
As long as their knowledge of trading is not lost

The time to get in XRP was when it was below $.50 last year - not really worth it now at $2.60 as returns are now limited.

It could still 3x from current price for those buying now, but if that happens then that will mean a 15x for those of us who got in at $.50 which is a big difference.

Well today is the day The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group is going to launch XRP futures. It will launch  XRP futures and Micro XRP futures contracts to trade on CME Globex.
For 1 XRP future contract it will be 50,000 XRP tokens. That is $116,000 for that future contract. Ant the Micro XRP futures will be 2,500 XRP tokens. That is $5800 for it. 
I do think it is 'bullish' news for XRP hodlers. And I do think we will see some big gains in today from that.
https://cryptobriefing.com/cme-launch-xrp-futures/

Crypto was never about making profits. It was meant to bring "banking to the unbanked" and replace the middleman over the long term. But now everyone considers crypto as a "get rich quick" scheme. XRP is certainly making a lot of its "hodlers" wealthy. But for what use? Eventually, XRP will shutdown or experience a prolonged network outage because of the way it was designed (centralization). Where will that leave XRP "hodlers"? Alone, left in the dust, holding a bag of worthless coins.

XRP's doom is certain. Only truly-decentralized cryptocurrencies will survive in long run. I've read Stellar (XLM) is a much better alternative to XRP. It's decentralized, cheap, fast, and utterly-inexpensive. I sure hope it overtakes XRP in market cap soon. In crypto land, anything's possible. Right?

Crypto is now about making money, that's all I care about anyway. I dont expect quick money, but expect to make it.

When XRP goes to $5 later this year, that's a 10x for me and that will do fine. I am not sure how long XRP will be around for, but it still has many years left at least.

XRP is pretty much useless but it's not about some political propaganda.
XRP is heavily centralized coin and doomed since start.

The big question is when will that happen??

Of course all crypto assets have their own value and potential and on the other hand related to the many issues from experts or as we read on social media who are always pom pom and predicting XRP will go to the moon I personally think that it's normal but if later many countries have used it as an alternative/utility, be it exchange or so on and it is legal in the country then it will be real. For now maybe fomo is just in my imagination that it will explode soon. the point is we just make it relevant for now not with many hopes.

What do you mean by doomed? It went from $.50 to $3.30 in 6 weeks earlier this year and is currently stable at $2.34 waiting for the next leg up past its all time high.

Many think it will hit $10 later this year, I'm not sure if it will but I expect at least $5.

No one knows for sure when, all I am doing is holding and waiting patiently.

I don't believe all these crazy predictions of XRP hitting $100 or more, but $10-15 is possible this year and that may not sound like a lot from current price but those of us who got below $1, that would be great return.

Well XRP already did come up in price a few months ago. It did not reach a new ath but considering that a lot of its investors kept holding from a low price, I am sure they have made some significant profit already that I hope they were able to get out in time.
I do notice that more and more countries are including xrp into their integration of crypto and I do not know if it is because it is one of the top altcoins now but probably that is the biggest reason. Do we expect the government to be making research and taking any more risks by investing in an altcoin that is new and has less guarantee of succeeding?

Exactly. That's why it's the preferred "crypto" of choice by banks. Who knows? Maybe XRP will replace SWIFT and become the "One World Currency" many were talking about. CBDCs and stablecoins will become a thing of the past, as XRP takes over the existing financial system. It will be good for banks and governments. But bad for average individuals like you and me.

There's a reason why Bitcoin is the "People's Crypto". And that's because it's the most decentralized and censorship-resistant monetary system ever built. Making money alone is nothing if you don't "own" what you earn. Considering that XRP still lack real uses cases, I'd consider it to be already doomed to failure. Just you wait and see...

Be honest , considering you started this thread saying XRP is doomed only for it to then increase by over 500% 8 weeks later.

Are you surprised by how well it has performed last 6 months?

Well now there is some 'bullish' news for investors that do hodl xrp tokens. Dubai now has a $16 Billion real estate tokenization platform on xrp Ledger.
It will make property title deeds digital and make more liquid in real estate market. They do think tokenized real estate can be for 7 percent of all the property transactions in Dubai.
https://cryptoslate.com/dubai-chooses-xrp-ledger-to-power-new-real-estate-tokenization-initative/