XRP has clawed back some ground, and one analyst thinks the token could still be the breakout star of the next bull run. The catch: it still has to clear a stack of nearby resistance levels before anyone should start tattooing $11.60 on their forearms.
- XRP is trading around $1.42, up roughly 2% over 24 hours and more than 5% over the past week.
- Celal Küçüker says XRP could become “the star of this bull run.”
- XRPL lending proposals could add real utility if they clear governance hurdles.
- 21Shares says Ripple does not control XRP Ledger consensus.
XRP’s latest bounce has put the token back on traders’ screens, but the bullish case is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Celal Küçüker, the analyst behind the roadmap, argues that XRP could become “the star of this bull run” and lays out a technical path that eventually points to $11.60.
That is the kind of target that makes traders cheer, skeptics smirk, and reality tap the glass from the outside. XRP may have momentum, but the market does not pay out on ambition alone.
XRP’s near-term setup is better, not solved
At the time of reporting, XRP is trading around $1.42, up roughly 2% in the last 24 hours, with a 24-hour range of about $1.38 to $1.45. It is also up more than 5% over the past week. That is a decent rebound. It is not a coronation.
The bullish thesis starts with a long-term base around $0.99 and a break above a descending trendline that had capped price since the July 2025 peak. A descending trendline is just a line connecting lower highs on a chart. When price breaks above it, traders often treat that as a sign the downtrend is losing steam.
Sometimes they are right. Sometimes the market uses the breakout to lure in impatient buyers and then throws the next wall of selling right in their faces. Crypto is charming like that.
The first real hurdle is around $1.50 to $1.55. That is the level that matters now, not the moonshot numbers floating around on social media. If XRP cannot hold above that zone, the bigger targets remain speculative theater.
The technical ladder runs much higher
Analyst Says XRP 100-Day Accumulation Feels Like “They’ve lays out a technical path that builds in stages:
$1.50, $1.55 → $2.33 → $3.39 → $4.91 → $7.53 → $11.63
In that framework, the first major upside objective is around $2.3373. Above that, a supply zone sits roughly between $2.10 and $3.10, which is the kind of area where earlier sellers may show up again and try to dump on enthusiasm. The next critical level is about $3.39.
If XRP clears that, the projected extensions move toward $4.91, then $7.526, and finally $11.628. From a price around $1.42, that final objective would imply an increase of more than 700% if those levels were reached.
That is a huge move, even by crypto standards. Huge does not mean impossible, but it definitely does not mean normal. Technical projections are useful maps, not promises from the universe.
The bearish invalidation area sits around $0.99. If XRP drifts back there, the breakout case gets a lot weaker, fast.
Why the chart is only half the story
The XRP Ledger, or XRPL, already supports a native decentralized exchange, stablecoins, and tokenized real-world assets. Every transaction on the network requires an XRP-denominated fee, and that fee is burned, meaning it is permanently removed from circulation. The fee is tiny, so this is not some magical supply squeeze, but it is a real part of the token’s design.
Now XRPL may be moving toward something more ambitious: native lending.
Two proposed amendments, XLS-65 and XLS-66, would expand what the ledger can do. XLS-65 introduces Single Asset Vaults. XLS-66 adds a native lending protocol for fixed-term credit. In plain English, that means XRPL could support more on-chain borrowing and lending without relying entirely on third-party workarounds.
That matters because boring infrastructure is often where serious adoption hides. The flashy stuff gets the headlines. The plumbing gets the usage.
There is still a big catch: XRPL amendments need more than 80% support from trusted validators for two consecutive weeks before activation. That is a high bar, and it means proposals have to earn broad network agreement rather than just a handful of loud yes votes.
Recent reporting says XLS-65 and XLS-66 are only around 13 and 12 supporting validators respectively. That is nowhere near enough to assume activation is around the corner. In crypto, “planned” and “live” are two very different species.
What lending on XRPL could actually change
The lending angle is where the utility case gets more interesting. Clearpool and Cicada Partners are working on an institutional credit product using RLUSD, Ripple’s stablecoin, and Ripple is participating as an investor. The system is being tested on Devnet, which is a developer testing network, not the live production chain.
If that product and the proposed lending features move forward, XRPL could become more relevant in on-chain credit markets. That would push it a step beyond payments and token transfers into a more active role in financial infrastructure.
But there is a nuance that too many price traders skip over: more activity on XRPL does not automatically mean massive demand for XRP itself. If the core lending and credit flows happen in RLUSD or other assets, XRP may benefit indirectly through network usage, but not necessarily in a straight line from “new feature” to “price explodes.”
That distinction matters. Not every useful protocol upgrade is a token pump waiting to happen. Sometimes it is just a better system.
Ripple Launches XRPL AI Starter Kit for XRP and RLUSD Agent and the broader push into new products show Ripple is clearly trying to add more than just buzzwords to the stack.
Ripple control, and the myth that won’t die
One of the oldest talking points around XRP is that Ripple somehow controls the XRP Ledger. 21Shares pushed back on that idea in a post, calling XRP “crypto’s most misunderstood 13-year-old” and saying:
“Everyone has an opinion on it. Few can explain how it actually works, starting with the biggest myth of all: that @Ripple controls it.”
“In reality, Ripple runs just 1 validator out of 35 on the ledger's default trust…”
That does not make Ripple irrelevant. Far from it. Ripple remains one of the most visible companies in the XRP ecosystem and still shapes the narrative, partnerships, and development attention around the network.
But visibility is not the same thing as consensus control. The “Ripple owns XRP” line is too lazy to be useful, while pretending Ripple has no influence is equally ridiculous. Both takes miss what is actually happening.
Ripple Partners with BDACS to Push XRP and RLUSD in South is another reminder that Ripple’s strategy is as much about distribution and access as it is about code.
What the bullish case gets right
The bullish case for XRP is strongest when it blends two things: a constructive technical setup and an ecosystem story that is no longer just about payments. That combination can matter in a strong market, especially if Bitcoin and broader crypto sentiment are supportive.
The chart says XRP may be building momentum. The XRPL roadmap says there may be more functionality ahead. Those are legitimate reasons for traders and investors to keep an eye on the asset.
Still, the market is under no obligation to reward a narrative before price proves it deserves attention. XRP has to reclaim nearby resistance first. Until that happens, the high targets are just projections, not destiny.
That is the honest version: XRP can absolutely run if the market cooperates, but the path is not a straight elevator to $11.60. It is a grind through levels where sellers are waiting and optimism gets tested.
XRP Surges 15% as Ripple Unveils Bold DeFi Roadmap for XRPL fits that broader picture, because the real question is whether the market is buying the roadmap or just renting the hype.
XRP Price Could Be the Star of the Next Bull Run, Analyst may sound like classic crypto headline fuel, but the price still has to do the hard work.
Key questions and takeaways
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Is XRP bullish right now?
It has a constructive short-term bounce and a bullish technical roadmap, but the key test is still the $1.50 to $1.55 resistance zone. Without that, the bigger upside case is just noise. -
How realistic is $11.60?
It is an aggressive chart projection, not a fundamental valuation. XRP would need to keep breaking through each higher resistance area while market conditions stay favorable. -
What could help XRP beyond speculation?
Proposed XRPL features like XLS-65 and XLS-66 could expand lending and credit use cases. If those ideas gain traction, they could strengthen XRPL’s long-term utility. -
Does Ripple control the XRP Ledger?
Not in the simplistic way critics often claim. 21Shares says Ripple runs just 1 validator out of 35 on the ledger’s default trust list, which cuts against the idea that Ripple directly controls consensus. -
Will new lending features automatically pump XRP?
Not necessarily. Lending activity could boost XRPL usage, but some of that value may flow through RLUSD and other assets rather than XRP alone.
XRP has a real story here, not just a speculative one. The challenge is separating the parts that can actually move the network forward from the parts that are just chart fireworks. Right now, the market still has to answer a few basic questions before the moon talk deserves much respect.
