Versan Aljarrah, co-founder of Black Swan Capitalist, is reinforcing his long-term bullish stance on XRP. This month, he predicted that once XRP becomes the bridge asset for global financial infrastructure, $1,000 will mark the floor, not the ceiling. Aljarrah's statement implies that the XRP price would need to expand massively from today's value to efficiently serve its utility in the financial market. He sees $1,000 as a base price, not the top. Notably, XRP is trading slightly above $3 today.Tokenized Future Needs a Strong Bridge AssetAljarrah argued that the future of finance will be built on tokenized assets, real-time foreign exchange settlements, and sovereign debt swaps. This paints a vast ecosystem where trillions of dollars could move seamlessly across borders.In this scenario, he envisions XRP playing a central role as the bridge currency connecting these tokenized systems. He believes XRP will necessarily become more valuable than it is today.This latest projection builds on Aljarrah’s earlier position that a $3 XRP price is unsustainable in a tokenized economy worth trillions of dollars. At that level, he suggested, XRP’s liquidity pool would be too small to efficiently facilitate the massive flows expected in such a financial framework.By contrast, a higher price point in the hundreds or thousands of dollars would enable the necessary scalability and liquidity for large-scale cross-border settlements, central bank transactions, and institutional use cases.XRP Max Supply FactorMoreover, Aljarrah strengthened his argument by highlighting XRP’s fixed maximum supply and its built-in transaction burn mechanism, which gradually reduces the circulating supply over time. He explained that with a capped supply and transaction-based burns, XRP's overall supply decreases while demand increases. This dynamic follows fundamental supply-and-demand principles, which could drive the value of XRP significantly higher over time.In an earlier statement, Aljarrah argued that XRP’s max supply of 100 billion tokens is insufficient for global economic needs. As a result, he called burning XRP “unnecessary,” suggesting that future demand will outstrip supply, supposedly pushing the price higher.Supporting ViewAljarrah’s forecast echoes a broader sentiment among some XRP advocates who believe the token’s role will expand far beyond retail trading.For instance, crypto founder Jake Claver has claimed that XRP is “programmed” to reach $10,000 for institutional efficiency. Claver explained that higher XRP prices allow the network to move larger sums with fewer tokens.Citing Ripple CTO David Schwartz, he noted that moving $1 billion with XRP requires 1 billion tokens at $1 each. However, only one token will be needed if XRP is worth $1 billion.Claver claims XRP needs to hit $10,000 to enable trillion-dollar transactions, as current prices and market cap can't support that scale. At $10,000, XRP would have over $585 trillion in theoretical liquidity, enough to handle major institutional flows. He believes this price level could be achieved within 24 months.Despite the optimistic nature of these commentaries, critics continue to poke holes in them, as such predictions often overlook the potential market cap implications. Prices like $1,000 or $10,000 would result in valuations that far exceed global wealth.Meanwhile, some industry commentators believe a $1,000 XRP price could be possible by the next decade.
