An XRP Ledger ecosystem developer behind the meme coin DROP is drawing attention after predicting a sharp shift in XRP\u2019s relative value versus bitcoin this year, framing it as the start of a new \u201cprice discovery\u201d phase for the token.<\/p>\n
Bird, who posts under @Bird_XRPL, wrote<\/a> on X yesterday that \u201c5,000 XRP will be worth 1 Bitcoin in 2026,\u201d then clarified his math with a specific price path in mind. \u201cI said I think 5,000 XRP will be worth 1 Bitcoin,\u201d he added. \u201cFor example 5,000 * $27 (XRP) = $135K (BTC).\u201d<\/p>\n While the post reads like a headline-grabbing forecast, the structure of Bird\u2019s claim is a ratio trade: XRP outperforming BTC enough that 5,000 XRP could purchase one bitcoin. By anchoring the example to $27 XRP and a $135,000 BTC, Bird effectively argued that the market\u2019s next leg higher could involve a meaningful repricing of XRP\u2019s utility narrative rather than a simple beta move to bitcoin.<\/p>\n The call arrived alongside a series of posts linking XRP\u2019s setup to broader risk-asset conditions and upcoming US macro catalysts. Bird argued that \u201cabove $2.70 $XRP opens the path to all time highs and beyond,\u201d presenting that level as a technical inflection point. \u201cTake a breath. Stay present. Remember this moment,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThis is the end of a 7\u20138 year suppression and the beginning of true price discovery.\u201d<\/p>\n Bird\u2019s longer thesis, posted on Jan. 11, focused less on short-term trading and more on a personal allocation framework that treats XRP as a long-duration hold. \u201cXRP should be considered as part of your life saving plans,\u201d he wrote, contrasting bank deposit yields with inflation drag.<\/p>\n \u201cMost people keep their money in banks earning around 4\u20136% a year and feel comfortable doing so, but they rarely factor in inflation. Over time, the buying power of the US dollar and the British pound for example has fallen so much, meaning your money often grows on paper while quietly losing value in the real world.\u201d<\/p>\n He then positioned XRP as an alternative store of value tied to expanding usage rather than fiat purchasing power. \u201cThat\u2019s where XRP comes in. XRP has spent years suppressed by legal uncertainty<\/a>, yet during that time the technology continued to mature. Now we have clarity, and we can clearly see what\u2019s being built,\u201d Bird wrote, pointing to \u201ccross border payments, institutional adoption, stablecoins like RLUSD<\/a>, and real world assets being tokenised on chain.\u201d<\/p>\n Bird framed the trade-off as custody and counterparty risk versus upside participation. \u201cThat\u2019s why I personally treat XRP as a long term savings vehicle rather than a short term trade,\u201d he wrote. \u201cYou can self custody it, store it on a cold wallet, and remove reliance on banks altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n Bird also tied the timing of his forecast to what he described as a convergence of market structure and policy headlines. \u201cIt\u2019s a massive week for XRP,\u201d he wrote, citing CPI and PPI as volatility events and highlighting that the US market structure bill<\/a> is scheduled to drop on Thursday. \u201cThe charts are aligning. The macro is aligned. If this pushes in our favour and we clear $2.70+, an all time high can come very fast for XRP people!\u201d<\/p>\n At press time, XRP traded at $2.06.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An XRP Ledger ecosystem developer behind the meme coin DROP is drawing attention after predicting a sharp shift in XRP\u2019s relative value versus bitcoin this year, framing it as the start of a new \u201cprice discovery\u201d phase for the token. Bird, who posts under @Bird_XRPL, wrote on X yesterday that \u201c5,000 XRP will be worth […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":126829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126828"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/126829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}XRP Entering \u2018Price Discovery\u2019 Phase<\/h2>\n