Crypto analyst Rob Cunningham detailed the conditions and how many transactions XRP should handle to reach a valuation of $2,000. He explained that the token must handle sovereign-scale settlement volumes and eliminate liquidity stress to reach its full potential.
The transaction threshold for $2,000 XRP
In a fairly long X post this Monday, Cunningham describe a new framework for understanding the potential price trajectory of XRP. He pointed out that the most important question for cryptocurrency is the price at which it eliminates pre-funding, slippage and liquidity stress for sovereign-level regulation. The analyst assessed this using metrics such as overall settlement volumethe depth of the order book, the sizing of transactions across the central bank and the need to avoid dragging down the balance sheet.
According to his analysis, the clean minimum operating range for XRP is between $1,500 and $3,000 per coin. With a valuation of $2,000, the XRP network is expected to hold a value of $200 trillion and process up to $2 quadrillion in daily transactions at tenfold speed.
Cunningham described XRP at the $2,000 level as a raila reserve, and a unit of account bridge. He said that if the cryptocurrency could achieve this valuation, liquidity would effectively become invisible and the cost of capital could approach zero, making XRP more akin to energy than conventional currency.
The analyst also claimed that beyond the $1,500 to $3,000 range, XRP ceases to be “priced” in conventional terms and is instead valued based on its functional utility. He said that XRP would be revalued faster than any other asset in history. Unlike most cryptocurrencies, which typically move based on earnings, narratives, or market cycles, XRP would be revalued like infrastructure: fast, violent, and faded.
Analyst Compares XRP’s Move to Oil Discovery, Predicts Explosive Rally
In his analysis, Cunningham also predicted that the price of XRP would ultimately be determined by its structural role rather than typical market factors. He explained that once the market recognizes Ripple Labs and the XRP Ledger (XRPL) as essential to global settlements, three key dynamics could be triggered simultaneously.
First, it could eventually collapse as XRP ceases to be one of many cryptocurrencies and becomes a mandatory entry. Secondly, the future value could exceed current value. Third, the “float” becomes functionally illiquid, to the extent that long-term holders remain firm and institutions must acquire XRP whatever the price. The analyst compared this rare combination of factors to oil discoveries, wars, changes in the reserve currency or the recognition of monopolistic infrastructure.
The analyst also outlined a three-phase acceleration model for XRP, emphasizing that the token’s growth would occur in leaps, with rapid bursts of 3x to 10x. The first phase, the shock of recognition, could last from weeks to three months, triggered by a clear regulatory purpose and integration at the treasury level. The second phase, Future Value Compression, can last three to twelve months as the market prices XRP to avoid rarity. The final phase, infrastructure pricing, could extend over one to three years, with XRP no longer priced but managed.
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