Watch XRP move in lockstep with Bitcoin—every single pump, same pattern. Here's the thing though: if BTC hits 500k, why would XRP stay stuck below $5? The math doesn't add up. Look, I'm not saying XRP hits 10k by 2026 or 2027—that's not happening yet. But here's what matters: XRP would need to capture something massive, like over 1000% of SWIFT's market share, before we see that kind of explosive move. Until the fundamentals shift that dramatically, those price targets remain pure speculation. The correlation with Bitcoin is clear, but XRP's own story needs a bigger catalyst.