"Goes up to $10,000"...XRP, when will the boring sideways trend end?

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After a prolonged period of boring sideways movement, a radical prediction has emerged that XRP could reach $10,000 at a point completely unexpected by investors.

According to crypto media outlet NewsBTC on April 10 (local time), key analysts in the XRP community emphasized the possibility that the price increase could unfold in a direction opposite to general expectations. Analyst Crypto Aikido explained that while market participants believe a rally will begin once all conditions are met, the actual market tends to move in a way that frustrates investors' expectations.

Aikido analyzed that XRP would remain at a low price for a much longer period than expected, testing investors' patience. This trend is interpreted as a so-called "shakeout" process, where a full-fledged rally begins when many retail investors leave the market and give up their expectations. He predicted that while the current $1.50 level is being ridiculed, a surge could occur in the future where even $20 might feel cheap.

Another analyst, Remi, pointed to the expansion of the XRP Ledger ecosystem as a key variable. He analyzed that if real-world assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), gold, and precious metals are tokenized on the XRP Ledger, the network's value could increase rapidly. Remi presented a specific forecast that if such changes materialize, XRP's base price could be formed around the $10,000 level.

The market is also paying attention to the expansion of XRP's practical utility. It is evaluated that if its role in the real-world asset tokenization market is strengthened beyond the payment sector, it could support long-term price increases. Although the current price remains below $5, the possibility of value re-evaluation is raised if its function as a bridge asset within the financial system expands.

Amid the trend of global financial structures being reorganized around digital assets, analysis continues that XRP could enter a new growth phase. The long sideways period is interpreted as a process of accumulating energy for an uptrend, and there is a possibility that the price trend could rapidly shift depending on future market developments.

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