Will XRP (Ripple) Hit $5 in the Second Half of 2025?

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) was one of the best performing cryptocurrencies in 2024, with a whopping 235% gain. It had a more muted start to 2025 with a gain of just 8.9% during the first half, and it would have to more than double from its current price to reach the milestone of $5 per token. I think that might be too tall of a task in the final six months of the year.Last year, XRP benefited from President Donald Trump's election win as the president campaigned on a pro-crypto agenda which included a looser regulatory framework for the industry. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Ripple -- the creator of XRP -- in 2020 for breaching securities laws, but the agency is now backing off, which paves the way for the proceedings to end.Many bullish XRP investors believe the end of Ripple's regulatory woes could drive another leg of upside for the token, but here's why the $5 target is probably too ambitious -- not just in 2025, but also over the long term.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool