If XRP Reaches $1,000, Will Ripple's Chairman Be the Richest?..."Executives' Total Assets Exceed $4.2 Trillion"

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An analysis based on the assumption that if XRP reaches $1,000, the total value of assets held by key Ripple executives could exceed $4.2 trillion has emerged. However, this figure is a calculation based on the extreme scenario of XRP rising to $1,000, and some holdings are based on estimates, not public data.

According to the cryptocurrency specialized media TheCryptoBasic on May 6 (local time), claims that XRP could reach $1,000 as a long-term target price are once again spreading within the XRP community. Phil Kwok and Dom Kwok, co-founders of EasyA, recently predicted that XRP could reach $1,000 within the next 4-5 years. The media reported that if XRP reaches $1,000, its market capitalization would reach $100 trillion.

The person who received the most attention is Chris Larsen, Ripple's co-founder and chairman. According to reports, previous graphics showed Larsen's holdings as 2.7 billion XRP, but after recent sales, his remaining holdings in eight wallets have decreased to 2.534 billion XRP. If XRP becomes $1,000, the value of Larsen's assets would reach approximately $2.5 trillion. TheCryptoBasic explained that in this case, Larsen could become the world's richest person and the first official trillionaire.

The holdings of Gregg Kidd, who joined Ripple as its early Chief Risk Officer, also attracted significant attention. According to the article, Kidd is known to hold 1 billion XRP, which is approximately 1% of the total XRP supply. If XRP reaches $1,000, the value of these holdings would increase to $1 trillion. This was presented as a prime example of how aggressive the XRP $1,000 forecast is.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse's XRP holdings were estimated at 500 million XRP. However, Garlinghouse has never disclosed his exact holdings, so this figure is not confirmed data. Based on this estimate, if XRP reaches $1,000, the value of Garlinghouse's assets would be $500 billion. Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz previously stated that his holdings were at their peak at 26 million XRP, and based on this quantity, the value would be $26 billion.

TheCryptoBasic reported that the XRP $1,000 forecast is receiving both support and criticism from within and outside the community. According to the article, for XRP to reach $1,000 by 2031, it would need to increase by 70,821% over five years, requiring an average annual compound growth rate of 272%. The media assessed that, considering the global cryptocurrency and financial market conditions, this forecast represents a high level of speculative assumption.

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