John Squire’s recent X post captured attention across the crypto community with a bold headline and an even bolder claim: XRP could one day reach $2,500. In a video clip accompanying the post, Squire and his guests break down the economic and technical conditions that would need to align for such a price to become reality. A Finite Supply That Cannot Be Expanded Central to their discussion is XRP’s fixed maximum supply of 100 billion tokens, all created when the network launched in June 0 Bitcoin , there is no ongoing mining, and unlike many other digital assets, no new XRP can ever be 1 speaker stresses, “They can’t. It’s closed with one hundred billion,” highlighting that the original creation account was dismantled and cannot be 2 hard cap underpins arguments for long-term 3 59–60 billion XRP are currently in circulation, with a significant portion held in Ripple’s monthly time-locked escrow, adding further predictability to the supply 4 $XRP hits $2500, remember who told you 5 — John Squire (@TheCryptoSquire) September 11, 2025 Daily Token Burns and Incremental Deflation Another point raised is the deflationary mechanism built into the XRP 6 transaction incurs a minor fee that’s permanently removed, gradually shrinking the overall supply.
Today’s network data indicates just a few thousand XRP are burned daily – a small proportion, yet consistent downward 7 Forces and Global Demand The speaker stresses that scarcity isn’t the sole driver of price. “There are global macroeconomic events that need to work for that supply shock to make room for pushing it towards that value,” one 8 hitting $2,500 would likely require a combination of massive adoption in cross-border payments, substantial institutional liquidity, and a global uptick in on-ledger 9 a circulating supply near 59 billion tokens, such a price would imply a market capitalization well above $140 trillion, far exceeding today’s entire cryptocurrency market and rivaling the largest global asset 10 are on X, follow us to connect with us :- @TimesTabloid1 — TimesTabloid (@TimesTabloid1) June 15, 2025 A Headline With a Checklist While the $2,500 figure is provocative, Squire’s video stands out because it couples speculation with measurable indicators: controlled escrow releases, continual token burns, and real economic 11 metrics offer tangible data for analysts to track, moving beyond mere 12 or not XRP ever approaches such astronomical levels, John Squire’s post invites the community to focus on fundamentals—immutable supply, deflationary dynamics, and macroeconomic adoption—before entertaining any dramatic price 13 that improbable milestone is ever reached, the framework Squire outlined will be a key reference 14 : This content is meant to inform and should not be considered financial 15 views expressed in this article may include the author’s personal opinions and do not represent Times Tabloid’s 16 are urged to do in-depth research before making any investment 17 action taken by the reader is strictly at their own 18 Tabloid is not responsible for any financial 19 us on Twitter , Facebook , Telegram , and Google News
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