The article questions a $210 XRP price target, noting XRP traded at $1.36 on October 21, 2026, with a market value of about $85.6 billion. Reaching $210 would require a market cap of about $13.26 trillion, roughly 7.9 times Bitcoin's $1.68 trillion and far above XRP's all-time high of $3.65 set on July 17, 2025. U.S. spot XRP ETFs have drawn about $1.8 billion in total net inflows, but recorded zero net inflows on October 19 and 20, and XRP has fallen 27.3% year to date despite Ripple announcements. The article concludes that reaching $210 soon is unlikely and that a more realistic path would first see XRP recover to $1.84, then $2.42, before testing its record high.
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| Market | Crypto |
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| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $81.8B |
| Close on 10/20/2026 | 1.33580 |
| Change that session | +2.43% |
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