A recent price prediction sheds light on whether Ripple’s native token, XRP, can reclaim the $3 level in 2026. The leading altcoin had hit a new all-time high of $3.65 in July last year after a seven-year hiatus. It was among the top-performing assets for the first three quarters of 2025. However, a price slump led it to erase all gains and fall below the $2 mark multiple times.
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Will XRP Reach $3 in 2026?
Traders Union, a price prediction firm, revised its forecast for XRP in 2026. According to the projection, the leading altcoin might not reclaim the $3 range this year. The maximum price it is projected to reach is $2.9. That’s short of 10 cents, making it difficult to climb above $3.
In addition, the price prediction warns that XRP could fall to the $1.6 level in 2026. That would be a steep decline, sending the jitters to traders this year. Nonetheless, investors who buy the dip could reap the profits and gain the most out of the downturn.
XRP is currently trading at $2.25 and is down nearly 5.5% in the day’s trade. It delivered good returns during the first week of January, rising by close to 20%. 2026 could be a challenging year for XRP as traders are looking at other options.
Moreover, the approval of XRP ETFs by the SEC in 2026 could bring in a level of fresh enthusiasm. That could push its price up a little, but might not take it to the finishing line. The market has been on a slippery slope as Bitcoin is also struggling to reclaim the $100,000 range. Ethereum, on the other hand, is positioned well, sitting comfortably at the $3,250 mark. It rose close to 10% in a week, delivering decent profits to traders this year.