XRP’s Role in the US Digital Asset Stockpile – Is a 500% Surge Next?

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US President Donald Trump caused a major stir in the crypto markets in early March when he announced on X that the US would establish a crypto reserve that would include XRP (XRP), Bitcoin (BTC) and other major altcoins.

However, a week later, the US President signed an executive order establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve, and a separate US Digital Asset Stockpile.

He authorized the treasury and commerce secretaries to find budget neutral ways to accumulate more Bitcoin.

However, no such plans to add to the Digital Asset Stockpile were announced. And as it turned out, XRP didn’t even make it into the stockpile.

The stockpile is made up of crypto assets confiscated in prior law enforcement actions, and no XRP made it in.

Given that the executive order ruled out adding additional assets to the stockpile, it would appear that XRP has now totally missed out.

However, still at $2.26, the XRP price remains elevated more than 4x above its levels prior to President Trump’s election victory last November.

As difficult macro conditions weigh on risk appetite and the broader crypto market, it would appear that there is quite some room for deflation in the XRP market.

XRP Price Prediction – Can it Surge 500%?

The rising risk that the US economy slumps into a recession in 2025 could drive substantial further downside in the crypto market in the coming months.

XRP could quickly fall all the way back to its 2023 highs under $1.0, even if the SEC settles its case against Ripple Labs.

XRP’s Role in the US Digital Asset Stockpile

However, once macro conditions start to improve, potentially facilitated by a major easing of US financial conditions, could the bull market return with a bang?

Could XRP end Trump’s four year term 500% higher than current levels?

Well, everything is possible in crypto. But investors need to be aware of some major redflags before investing in XRP.

Firstly, Bitcoin is catching the global zeitgeist right now thanks to the growing narrative that it is “digital gold”, thanks to its decentralized and neutral nature.

XRP can make no such claim – the XRP Ledger is powered by a network of nodes that Ripple retains major influence over.

Secondly, Ripple also continues to hold over 55% of the pre-mined supply, raising concerns about future market manipulation and sell pressure.

Finally, XRP’s real world utility remain under scrutiny. Ripple’s entire business aims to facilitate inter-bank transactions and settlement in a more efficient way than the current SWIFT system.

However, in its more than 12 years of existence, the jury is out over whether its really made much of a dent.

Meanwhile, in more exciting areas of crypto industry growth, such as DeFi, XRP is nowhere to be seen.

Per DeFi Llama, the total value of crypto locked into smart contracts on its blockchain was around $80 million.

Despite its big name, XRP remains a high speculative crypto play. It could rally 500% to above $10 per token in the coming years, but this would require some major developments in terms of real world adoption.

However, the hype around Trump showing some favoritism to the token could fade now that XRP failed to make it into the crypto reserve, and XRP could just as easily crash from current levels.

A Better Bet – Solaxy (SOLX)

A crypto with a better possibility of rallying 500% this year might be an exciting new project called Solaxy (SOLX).

Solaxy is a soon to launch, first of its kind layer-2 scaling blockchain on Solana. Solana, while known for its speed and cheap fees, continues to suffer from serious congestion problems at times of high demand.

Anticipating that the Solana ecosystem will continue to experience rapid growth in the coming years, Solaxy is making waves as the first viable Solana layer-2 project.

Its no surprise that its presale has already been able to raise close to $27 million in just a few short months.

With dozens of crypto experts coming out in support of the project, interested investors would do well to learn more about Solaxy before its presale finishes.

Follow the project on X and on Telegram for timely updates and check out its whitepaper.

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