Ripple's former CTO calls $10,000 XRP price prediction unrealistic hype amid current $1 trading level.

David Schwartz, Ripple's CTO Emeritus, dismissed the viral $10,000 price prediction for XRP as unrealistic hype given XRP's current trading price around $1. He argued that if there were even a small chance of XRP reaching $10,000 within a decade, wealthy and rational investors would already be buying aggressively, which they are not. Schwartz emphasized that while XRP is legally legitimate, the market behavior does not support such a high valuation. This statement highlights skepticism about extreme price forecasts despite ongoing community optimism and market interest in XRP.