{"id":428468,"date":"2026-05-27T00:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/pundit-points-out-major-mistake-being-made-with-the-xrp-pricing-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:46:22","slug":"pundit-points-out-major-mistake-being-made-with-the-xrp-pricing-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/pundit-points-out-major-mistake-being-made-with-the-xrp-pricing-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pundit Points Out Major Mistake Being Made With The XRP Pricing &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"ftwp-postcontent\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A crypto analyst has identified <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/mistake-people-are-making-with-xrp\/amp\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a mistake in XRP\u2019s current pricing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, highlighting how its low price does not reflect its true value. According to the expert, XRP at $2 suggests the market still views the third-largest cryptocurrency as a speculative asset without real growth drivers. He noted that once XRP starts being used to move value globally, its price would appreciate to reflect its real valuation, potentially pushing the cryptocurrency into the four- to five-digit range.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ftoc-heading-1\" class=\"ftwp-heading\">Analyst Calls XRP at Single-Digit Valuations A Mistake<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to BarriC, a crypto market analyst on X, many investors are still treating XRP as a short-term trade instead of viewing it based on its intended purpose. The analyst <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/b_arri_c\/status\/2058517928446951792?s=46\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">called<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> this perspective a major \u201cmistake,\u201d especially as XRP continues to trade around $2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BarriC explained that most <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/xrp-is-not-a-speculative-asset\/amp\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">retail traders remain focused on price speculation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, often debating whether XRP can eventually reach targets like $3, $5, or even $10. However, the analyst believes this mindset overlooks the bigger role that it was originally designed to play within the global financial system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>Related Reading<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to him, XRP was not created to simply sit quietly on crypto exchanges while investors wait for its price to appreciate. Instead, it was <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/not-just-crypto-research-says-xrp-is-moving-into-bank-grade-payment-infrastructure\/amp\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">built to move value quickly and efficiently<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> across international borders. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He noted that the altcoin was also designed to transfer money between institutions and within the global financial system. The asset was developed as <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/ripple-doesnt-move-randomly\/amp\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">part of a broad payment network, Ripple<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, aimed at improving global money transfers and liquidity movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With its use cases and core value drivers now clearly laid out, BarriC argued that the real question is no longer whether XRP can climb from $2 to $5, calling such price targets \u201cretail thinking.\u201d Instead, he said that investors should focus on what could happen once XRP stops being treated mainly as a speculative trade and begins operating as part of <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/is-xrp-poised-to-replace-swift\/amp\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the global financial infrastructure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. According to BarriC, that shift is what could completely transform the conversation and narrative around XRP\u2019s valuation and long-term pricing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ftoc-heading-2\" class=\"ftwp-heading\">$10,000 Linked To Role As Global Financial Rail<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his X post, BarriC noted that once XRP becomes a globally recognized and <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/xrp-will-hit-300-target\/amp\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">widely adopted financial rail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a $100 price target automatically \u201cstops sounding crazy.\u201d He added that even discussions about <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/xrp-at-1000-is-not-the-top\/amp\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a possible move toward $1,000<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> could begin to spread across the market, largely due to the demand, liquidity, and transaction volume that could follow broader institutional and global adoption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>Related Reading<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taking the projection even further, the analyst believes that XRP could eventually enter the five-figure territory, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/xrp-news\/xrp-10000-not-possible-now\/amp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">forecasting a potential rally to $10,000<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. He said that such an ambitious move would be driven less by market hype and more by XRP\u2019s role in liquidity provision, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/ripples-xrp-better-than-swift\/amp\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cross-border settlement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and its global scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BarriC concluded his analysis by noting that many people in the crypto market are still debating <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/xrp-news\/xrp-never-to-be-dirt-cheap\/amp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the wrong valuation range for XRP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. He said that they still view cryptocurrency through the speculative lens of today\u2019s market. However, he said his outlook is different and is based on the idea that XRP was built for a future financial system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 3280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/YtAsTyu7\/\" alt=\"XRP price chart from Tradingview.com\" width=\"3280\" height=\"1878\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Price begins another upward move | Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/Tradingview.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">XRPUSDT on Tradingview.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A crypto analyst has identified a mistake in XRP\u2019s current pricing, highlighting how its low price does not reflect its true value. According to the expert, XRP at $2 suggests the market still views the third-largest cryptocurrency as a speculative asset without real growth drivers. He noted that once XRP starts being used to move [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[235,203,210,234,231,232,237,238,236,233],"class_list":["post-428468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blockchain","tag-bitcoin","tag-crypto-currency","tag-elon-musk","tag-ethereum","tag-hyperledger","tag-ibm","tag-mining","tag-nodes","tag-spacex","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428468\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}