A former Goldman Sachs analyst has thrown down a price target for XRP that dwarfs even the most bullish institutional forecasts. Dom Kwok, co-founder of the EasyA platform, predicts the token will hit $1,000 by 2030 — a level that would require a market cap in the tens of trillions. XRP currently trades around $1.20, down 3.5% over the past 24 hours.
Regulatory catalyst on the horizon
Kwok's forecast could get a tailwind from Washington. The CLARITY Act, if passed, would create a clearer legal framework for digital assets, potentially accelerating inflows into XRP-linked exchange-traded funds. Regulatory clarity has been a persistent drag on XRP since the SEC's lawsuit against Ripple, and the bill could remove one of the biggest obstacles for institutional adoption.
Still, reaching $1,000 would require an unprecedented shift in market capitalization — far beyond anything seen in crypto so far. Even the most optimistic institutional models don't come close to that figure.
Meanwhile, a Layer 3 project draws early capital
In a separate corner of the market, LiquidChain, a Layer 3 infrastructure project, is in presale at $0.0147 per token. It has raised $850,000 so far. The project's pitch focuses on scalability and interoperability, but it remains in an early stage with no mainnet launch yet.
For XRP holders, the immediate question is whether the $1.10–$1.15 support holds. If the bullish MACD continues to signal upward momentum, the next test could be the old resistance zone around $1.55 that has now flipped to support. But with whale concentration so high, any large sell-off by major holders could quickly reverse the trend.
