Over some periods, XRP’s value has increased faster than gold’s. The two assets are intended for very different purposes. There’s reason to believe that both will do well over the coming years. Today, gold’s market cap is $35.5 trillion, swelled by a powerful uncertainty-driven rally above $5,100 per ounce.
XRP (XRP +3.71%), on the other hand, has a market cap of $83 billion. Nonetheless, over the last seven years, XRP’s price is up by 328%, whereas gold has only increased by 286%. Given its stronger performance over that period, and given its prospects for growth, could it be possible for XRP’s market cap to flip (overtake) gold’s by 2035? Let’s walk through what it would take.
For XRP to match gold, the coin would need to appreciate roughly 430 times from its current price near $1.35. That’s implying that it would reach a price of about $580 per coin, assuming its circulating supply doesn’t change. There’s quite simply no way for such growth to occur between now and 2035, even under a best-case scenario. XRP was originally designed to be a bridge currency for processing international money transfers and payments, so let’s use its total victory in that domain as an example.
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