How High Can XRP Realistically Go From $1.47?
XRP targets range from $2 to $750, and most of them run into a market-value ceiling that analysts rarely mention.
Crypto Analyst · Editor, The Crypto Desk · 2 Years at 24/7 Wall St.
Sam Daodu.
Sam Daodu is a crypto analyst and the editor of 24/7 Wall St.'s Crypto Desk, where he covers Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum, Solana and the altcoins investors search for most. His work focuses on price levels, spot ETF flows, on-chain data and the regulatory decisions that move crypto markets, written so a first-time buyer and a seasoned trader can both use it.
Sam has written about crypto professionally since 2019 and has published more than 2,000 articles. Before joining 24/7 Wall St., he wrote for crypto media outlets and Web3 companies and ghostwrote for crypto founders and token launches. His analysis is syndicated on Yahoo Finance, MSN and AOL and has been cited by other crypto news sites. He also founded MacLabs Marketing, a content and personal branding agency for crypto founders and executives.
When he isn't reading charts, Sam is usually at the gym or watching One Piece, a series he maintains has better tokenomics than most altcoins.
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7 yrs
Experience
in crypto analysis
2,000+
Published
articles
Editor
Role
The Crypto Desk
+2,830%
Top call
BONK, called in 2023
Coverage
Sam Daodu leads crypto coverage for 24/7 Wall St., with daily analysis of Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum, Solana and major altcoins, plus the ETFs, policy decisions and on-chain data behind their price moves.
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Crypto & Alternatives
- Sam tracks where Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana trade against the levels that matter, and what history says about the moves that follow.
- Sam follows Ripple's deals, XRP Ledger upgrades and XRP ETF flows, and turns each development into the question holders ask: what it means for the price.
- Sam reports the daily inflows and outflows of the spot Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and XRP funds, and what big buyers are doing with them.
- Sam breaks down what it would take for a coin to reach a target, from the market value required to the catalysts and support levels in the way.
- Sam covers the SEC, the CFTC and Congress, including the CLARITY Act, and explains how each decision could reach investors' portfolios.
Background
| MacLabs Marketing · Founder | 2026-Present |
| Zypto · Crypto Content Writer | 2024 |
| Freelance · Crypto Writer and Ghostwriter | 2019-2024 |
Calls & Predictions
| Date | Thesis | Where it appeared | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2023 | PEPE's momentum could carry it far beyond its post-launch levels near $0.0000013. | Sam's personal crypto blog (since closed) ↗︎ | PEPE peaked near $0.0000282 in December 2024, about 2,070% above the call price. |
| Jan 14, 2023 | BONK could lead the next Solana memecoin rally from near $0.000002. | Sam's personal crypto blog (since closed) ↗︎ | BONK peaked near $0.0000585 in November 2024, about 2,830% above the call price. |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Solana was undervalued near $20 and could become one of the leading smart contract networks. | Sam's personal crypto blog (since closed) ↗︎ | SOL went on to peak near $293 in January 2025, about 1,370% above the call price. |
Essential Reading
How I Think About Money
- 01 A price target means little until you understand what it would take to reach it.
- 02 When considering investments in cryptocurrency, size each position as if it could drop by 80%. Every major coin has experienced this at least once.
- 03 Follow the money: ETF flows and on-chain data reveal what investors are doing, while social media shows what they are thinking.
- 04 Adoption is what provides a coin with its long-term value, as the price only reflects what the market is willing to pay today.
- 05 In investing, especially in crypto, spending time in the market is far more beneficial than trying to time it perfectly.
In the Press
Recommended Resources
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@EricBalchunas ↗︎
Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg
The clearest read on crypto ETF filings, approvals and flows.
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@santimentfeed ↗︎
Santiment
On-chain and social data that shows what holders are doing before it shows up in the price.
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@EleanorTerrett ↗︎
Eleanor Terrett
Often first with crypto policy news from Washington, including the CLARITY Act.
Desks
Coverage Desks
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