Crypto Fantasy Or Future? Expert Predicts XRP Will Hit $1 Million

A bold forecast has stirred debate in crypto circles. Based on reports, a long-time investor known as Pumpius argues that XRP could one day trade at a whopping $1 million per coin!

That’s a huge jump from its current price near $2. The prediction rests on the idea that XRP will become the main bridge asset in a tokenized global economy worth up to $1 quadrillion.

Tokenization Efforts Gain Ground

According to Pumpius, Ripple is quietly moving real-world assets onto its blockchain. A government-backed real estate token pilot in Colombia is already under way.

Reports have disclosed that Ripple has rolled out massive network upgrades. Then, there’s also a $100 million commitment to tokenizing carbon markets, and partnerships with regulated companies.

XRP’s Role As Bridge Asset

Based on data from Boston Consulting Group and Citi, $16 trillion in real-world assets could be tokenized by 2030. But Pumpius believes that figure could swell when you add $300 trillion in global real estate, $100 trillion in stocks, and over $100 trillion in bonds, plus currencies and commodities.

Tokenize the World: Why 1 XRP Could Be Worth $1,000,000

Sounds insane, right?
Now read that again.
What if every asset you’ve ever known — stocks, homes, currencies, oil, bonds, even carbon — was tokenized onto one blockchain?
And what if XRP became the bridge for it all?

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— Pumpius (@pumpius) May 16, 2025

In his view, that push could create a token economy worth $1 quadrillion. He sees XRP, with its three to five second settlement times and built-in decentralized exchange, as the obvious choice to move value between those tokens.

A Network Built For Speed And Scale

Reports have disclosed that XRP Ledger already supports an automated market maker and native multi-asset transfers.

Pumpius said these features are more suited for high-volume transfers than Bitcoin’s design. He notes that with a total supply of 100 billion XRP—and much of it locked or burned—scarcity could boost prices if demand surges.

Big Hurdles Ahead

Despite the promise, challenges remain. Regulatory clarity is still a work in progress in many countries. Competing blockchains are chasing tokenization too.

Legacy financial firms may hesitate before shifting trillions of dollars on-chain. And even if XRP becomes a dominant bridge, it would only need to handle settlement flows—likely a small slice of total tokenized value.

Market Skepticism Persists

Yet Pumpius insists the math holds. If XRP captures a fraction of daily flows in a $1 quadrillion token economy, a million-dollar price per coin follows.

History shows radical price targets aren’t always impossible. Reports have pointed to early Internet skeptics who missed the web’s true potential.

Whether XRP will hit seven figures or breach $3 is anyone’s guess.

Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView