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Although the days of seeing XRP around the $0.50 level are long gone, influential voices in the XRP community emphasize that even today’s entry point remains a bargain.
Vandell Aljarrah, co-founder of Black Swan Capitalist, recently took to X to remind investors of the value of early conviction in XRP.
According to Aljarrah, he and his brother Versan have been encouraging market participants to accumulate XRP since the coin traded at $0.25. They steadily increased their support through key price levels, including $0.30, $0.45, $0.60, and $1.00.
Notably, XRP was still available in the $0.50 to $1.00 range as recently as November 2024. However, since then, the market has improved significantly, and the coin has not returned to that range.
With XRP now trading at $2.30, many investors feel they may have missed the opportunity to buy cheap, holding out for a major retracement that has not occurred in nearly three quarters.
Market Psychology at Play
Meanwhile, Aljarrah offers a different perspective, arguing that even at today’s price, XRP presents a favorable entry point.
He describes a common scenario in which investors feel uneasy about buying at higher prices, only to watch the asset go even higher, leaving them to regret not having bought at what, in hindsight, was a lower level.
“When XRP goes higher, they’ll be trying to buy again,” he said. Aljarrah sees this as a classic case of market psychology, where fear and hesitation during lower prices give way to urgency and FOMO as prices climb.
However, he stressed that long-term conviction often outweighs consensus sentiment. For those with a strong belief in XRP’s potential, he suggests the window to buy “cheap” may still be open.
Supporting Views
Notably, in a separate commentary, influencer John Squire warned that those not holding XRP today may regret it by 2030. Though he offered no specific price target, he expects significant long-term growth.
Echoing this view, Alpha Lions Academy founder Edoardo Farina urged investors to buy XRP now, believing it remains undervalued and is poised for substantial future gains.
How Higher XRP Price Levels Will Be “Cheap”
This sentiment also aligns with the views of BarriC, a notable voice in the XRP community. In 2024, BarriC predicted that XRP’s sub-$0.80 price at the time would seem cheap in hindsight by 2025.
He also forecasted a rise to between $1 and $3 by the end of the current bull cycle (by 2025), with $3 becoming the new “cheap” level.
That prediction has largely materialized, as XRP has now left the sub-$1 range—prices many now consider a bargain, though they’re no longer available.
Looking further ahead, BarriC expects XRP to reach $10 to $15 between 2028 and 2029. He even projects higher valuations between $100 and $500 by the 2032 Bitcoin halving.
This paints a promising outlook for XRP, which many in the community share. However, some skeptics doubt XRP’s potential to reach triple-digit prices. They argue that the multi-trillion-dollar valuations required at those price levels could pose a significant challenge.