You Want $1K XRP? You’ll Need Iron Nerves — Or ‘Mental Illness’, Analyst Says

A pro-XRP software developer sparked fresh debate this week by saying it takes “serious conviction” to hold volatile coins like XRP through long, wild ￰1￱ Reading: Bitcoin Whale Goes Big — $255M Longs Opened Before Trump–China Summit Vincent Van Code said holding XRP all the way to $1,000 — let alone $10,000 — would take “mental illness.” His comments have drawn attention not just for the blunt wording but for the story they tell about the human side of crypto ￰2￱ Psychology Under Stress According to Van Code, the real test begins long before a coin hits big ￰3￱ pointed to Bitcoin as an example: Bitcoin traded under $1 in 2010 and now sits above $110,000.

Many claim they would have held from those early days, but Van Code argued most people would have sold around $100. Every talks about “oh if I bought BTC for $1 id because billionaire today”. What you fail to realize is 99% of people would sell even at $100. Or what about when it dumped from $10k down to $1k then back up ￰4￱ really have to almost be mentally unstable to hold from $1… — Vincent Van Code (@vincent_vancode) October 19, 2025 Reports have also noted whales who were inactive for more than a decade recently moving coins bought for under $1,000 and cashing out millions or ￰5￱ famous case of the French buyer who spent 10,000 BTC on pizza remains a blunt reminder that people do sell, sometimes at huge ￰6￱ Near Key Demand Zone Technical calls are ￰7￱ Nasyonal, a crypto analyst, told followers that XRP is “cooking something” on the 1-month chart and highlighted an important demand ￰8￱ the sharp drop and quick bounce on Oct. 10, XRP failed to break past $2.5 and is still short of the $3 ￰9￱ token is down 14% this month. $XRP is cooking something ￰10￱ has been inverted, but the story remains the ￰11￱ is still gathering strength within the demand zone emerging from the 2018 major ￰12￱ the direction may seem confusing, the structure is ￰13￱ next major move… ￰0￱ ￰14￱ — EᴛʜᴇʀNᴀꜱʏᴏɴᴀL 💹🧲 (@EtherNasyonaL) October 19, 2025 Past movements add weight to caution: XRP plunged more than 90% after peaking above $3 back in 2018, a crash that punished holders who sold in panic and then watched prices recover ￰15￱ Stories And Public Bets Some holders frame their approach as a long-term ￰16￱ user, TheXFactor33, said he has held XRP for over eight years and has weathered multiple ￰17￱ Code has said he mentally removed the money from his balance sheet and intends not to sell even if prices head far ￰18￱ told followers his aim is to convert the stake into something concrete for his family, such as buying a home for his children.

Long-Term Bets Face Real Tests Views on how high XRP could go differ ￰19￱ analysts project a bullish scenario that sees XRP at $1,000 by 2040, a forecast that would require years of patience — roughly a 15-year hold from today’s levels under $3 — and a lot of market ￰20￱ Reading: $3M In Stolen XRP Tracked — But Victim May Never See It Again: Investigator Meanwhile, a good number of investors say they would cash gains early to pay for cars, houses, or other goals, making multiyear holds ￰21￱ repeated crashes and strong rallies takes more than luck; it takes steady nerves and a ￰22￱ image from Gemini, chart from TradingView