“I Was Misled by XRP”: Hype and Misguided Predictions, But Is There Still Hope?

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Among XRP (Ripple) investors, controversy is rapidly spreading over the so-called “XRP deception,” with many claiming they were thoroughly misled by excessive past optimism and rosy projections. Despite flashy buzzwords, the actual price has failed to meet expectations, and abandoning unrealistic forecasts in favor of tangible network adoption based on fundamentals is emerging as the only way to restore broken trust.

According to cryptocurrency outlet Watcher.Guru on February 14 (local time), XRP peaked at $3.65 on July 2025 before plunging and is now hovering between its major trading range of $1.25 and $1.90. Investors are increasingly skeptical, questioning whether the broader market sentiment—fueled by optimism over regulatory easing—was cleverly exploited to deceive them.

Market hype reached its height when analyst Geoffrey Kendrick made the unrealistic prediction that XRP would surge 330% to surpass $8. Moreover, despite massive inflows of $1.3 billion into spot exchange-traded funds since November 2025, XRP’s price has instead fallen 7% this year, clearly revealing a distorted structure in which demand has failed to translate into price appreciation.

At the time of the settlement of Ripple’s lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in August 2025, expectations were widespread that the release of significant capital would trigger a sharp price surge. In reality, however, each price increase was met with heavy profit-taking from holders, suppressing upward momentum. The blind narrative that the settlement would mark a major turning point ultimately collapsed without delivering meaningful market performance.

Nonetheless, Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin ecosystem targeting the massive $685 billion remittance market, along with its major partnerships, remains a positive spark. The key question is whether this infrastructure development will move beyond pilot programs and lead to genuine large-scale adoption and utilization.

Ultimately, whether XRP can break out of its prolonged sideways movement and rebound depends not on artificial intelligence price predictions or market hype, but on real network usage. Now that the sweet bubble of hype has fully deflated, the market is waiting more soberly than ever to see whether Ripple’s legal achievements will be validated by tangible increases in demand and transaction volume.

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