Crypto Veteran Says Buying XRP Today Is Like Buying Bitcoin At $50

Could buying XRP at $2 today really be like snagging Bitcoin back when it was just $50? That’s the bold claim made by Versan Aljarrah, the co-founder of Black Swan Capitalist

His statement, shared by TheCryptoBasic on X(Formerly Twitter), is getting a lot of interest from traders and investors who are starting to wonder if XRP price still has massive upside potential.

Back ago in April 2013, Bitcoin was at about $50 and some believed it was already too costly. Jumping to the present time, Bitcoin has gone stratospheric at over $100,000.

Some investors feel the same way about XRP, saying $2 is already too high. But Aljarrah disagrees. He sees XRP price as still being in its early days and thinks the price could have a long way to go.

XRP vs. Bitcoin: What’s Different This Time?

Judge Analisa Torres ruled in July 2023 that XRP is not a security, and concluded a long legal battle with the SEC. That in itself gives a type of legitimacy to XRP that Bitcoin did not have in its formative years.

According to Aljarrah, one big reason to take XRP price seriously is that it already has legal clarity and real-world use, something Bitcoin didn’t have in 2013

$2 $XRP is like buying Bitcoin at $50 but with utility, regulation, and infrastructure already in place. Volatility is engineered to exhaust retail participants, shake out weak hands, and allow institutions to reposition before the tokenized infrastructure is fully activated. pic.twitter.com/WnhUX75LJw

— Versan | Black Swan Capitalist (@VersanAljarrah) June 30, 2025

XRP also facilitates cross-border payments to assist institutions in transferring money efficiently and rapidly. It’s already being used in payment networks, which puts it in a position if tokenized finance becomes more mainstream.

Is the XRP Market Being Shaken on Purpose?

Aljarrah also pointed to XRP wild price swings and suggested that there might be more going on behind the scenes

He believes retail investors are getting pushed out by sharp moves while institutions quietly buy in and position themselves for what’s coming next.

It’s a theory that’s catching on among some in the XRP community, even if it’s hard to prove. The idea is that once the dust settles, the big players will already be holding bags.

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Others Share the Bullish View

Aljarrah isn’t the only one feeling optimistic. Community figure BarriC has said anything under $3 is a great buying opportunity and believes XRP price could eventually hit $100 or even $1,000

Meanwhile, analyst DustyBC thinks that by the end of 2025, people will be wishing they had grabbed more XRP while it was still around $2.

Right now, XRP price is trading at about $2.22, up nearly 2% today and a little over 1% for the week. Whether it follows in Bitcoin’s footsteps remains to be seen, but some believe history might just be repeating itself.

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