XRP Explodes if Crypto Market Hits $25T and Ethereum $28K, per Ark Invest Forecast

The price of XRP could surge to an unprecedented level if ARK Invest‘s bold $25 trillion market forecast and Ethereum’s projected climb to $28,000 materialize.

As the crypto market struggles to regain bullish momentum, a long-term projection from ARK Invest is sparking fresh excitement within the community.

Altcoin Daily founder Austin Arnold recently highlighted a multi-trillion-dollar crypto market forecast from Lorenzo Valente, Director of Crypto Research at ARK Invest.

Based on ARK‘s estimates, Ethereum alone could be worth nearly $28,000 per coin, a more than sixfold increase from today’s price of $4,477.

This ambitious forecast is now fueling speculation about the impact on XRP price, the third-largest crypto by market dominance.

Ethereum Path to $28,000

Valente noted that Ethereum currently represents about 13.5% of the entire crypto market capitalization. If the total market grows to $25 trillion, ETHs share would equate to roughly $3.375 trillion in market value.

With Ethereums circulating supply around 120.7 million tokens, that would imply a price of approximately $27,958 per ETH—effectively $28,000. This represents an extraordinary rise of over 520% from its current price of $4,477.

Valente pointed to Ethereums growing dominance in DeFi, stablecoins, and real-world asset tokenization as the primary catalysts.

He emphasized Ethereums revenue-generating capabilities, its role as the top collateral asset in DeFi, and the expanding adoption of layer-2 scaling solutions that could bring millions more users on-chain in the coming years.

Projecting XRP Potential

If the total crypto market capitalization reaches $25 trillion and XRP maintains its current 4.51% market dominance, its market value could reach approximately $1.127 trillion.

Given XRPs supply of 59.77 billion tokens, this would translate to a price of about $18.86 per coin.

That represents a more than sixfold increase from todays price of around $3. Meanwhile, reaching a $25 trillion total market cap would also require Bitcoin to hit new all-time highs.

Bitcoin Potential in a $25 Trillion Market

If the total crypto market reaches $25 trillion and Bitcoin maintains its 57.98% dominance, it would command a market capitalization of approximately $14.49 trillion.

This scenario implies a potential BTC price of about $727,000, more than six times higher than todays price. Notably, Bitcoin is currently trading at $115,909 with a market cap of approximately $2.31 trillion.

Can XRP Be Worth More？

Meanwhile, some voices within the XRP community argue that XRPs value could far exceed $18 in a $25 trillion market.

This perspective is based on XRP‘s historically higher dominance compared to its current 4.51%. For example, in 2017, XRP’s dominance peaked at 18.1%, according to TradingView data.

XRP dominance chart | TradingView

At the time, XRP attracted significant liquidity away from other crypto assets. Amid that surge, XRP‘s market cap even briefly surpassed Ethereum’s in January 2018, making it the second-largest cryptocurrency behind Bitcoin for a few days.

Today, many XRP advocates are calling for a return to that historic dominance. In this speculative scenario, if XRP were to reclaim an 18.1% market share, its market cap would rise to $4.525 trillion in a $25 trillion global crypto market. Specifically, this would translate to an XRP price of approximately $75.60.

Notably, this scenario suggests that XRP would surpass Ethereum in market cap ($4.52T vs $3.37T). Many XRP enthusiasts believe this outcome is achievable. However, broader sentiment across the crypto market remains more skeptical of such an outcome.