XRP Founder Says “XRP Is Designed for $10,000” by 2026
- Samantha
- 4d
- 2 min read
Ripple Labs co-founder and early XRP architect Arthur Britto has long repeated a bold and controversial vision: “XRP is designed for $10,000 and must be scalable to accommodate 7.5 billion people.” Today, that statement is being discussed again as the XRP Ledger (XRPL) begins to evolve far beyond simple payments. A major driver of this new momentum is RealFi, whose Real Token—built directly on the XRP Ledger—is demonstrating how real-world assets and daily financial activity can run on XRPL at scale.
As institutions increasingly interact with XRP and the XRPL, the ecosystem is showing signs of the scalability Britto envisioned. Settlement volumes continue to rise, and new enterprise integrations highlight XRPL’s speed and reliability. Within this growing landscape, RealFi stands out by enabling real estate transactions on-chain using Real Token, proving how XRP’s infrastructure can support massive, everyday global utility—one of the key conditions for pushing XRP toward its higher-value potential.
RealFi’s model goes even further by offering XRPL Rewards for every payment made through their system, creating a practical on-chain economy powered directly by Real Token. This seamless integration of real-world value and blockchain efficiency aligns with Britto’s original design philosophy: an asset and ledger capable of serving billions of people. As more users interact with Real Token for real estate, purchases, and payments, the demand on the XRPL increases—pushing the network’s scalability in real time.
The potential surrounding Real Token has also generated increasing speculation. With a very small circulating supply and growing real-world use through RealFi’s payment and real estate infrastructure, some community analysts believe Real Token could surge from its current range near $0.03 to as high as $80–$90 under high-adoption scenarios. While those figures remain unconfirmed, the logic behind the predictions stems from the same supply-and-utility argument that historically fueled early XRP valuation theories.
Adding more excitement to the market, Real Token is scheduled for a major centralized exchange listing on December 5th, a move that many expect will significantly expand liquidity, accessibility, and global awareness. For the XRP Ledger, this means another wave of attention on how real-world finance—powered by projects like RealFi—is converging with XRPL’s fast, low-cost blockchain technology.
As Arthur Britto’s original statement resurfaces—“XRP is designed for $10,000”—the market is beginning to understand what he may have meant: a world where billions of people use XRPL for payments, assets, and daily transactions. With institutional adoption increasing and RealFi helping transform the XRP Ledger into a hub for real-world value, the foundation for that long-term vision is being built step by step.