For XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) investors, it's time for a reality check. The past 12 months have been absolutely dreadful. XRP has fallen off a cliff, down more than 72% from its summer 2025 highs.
Currently, it trades for just $1, near a 52-week low. The situation for XRP is unlikely to improve anytime soon, especially with a major new crypto bill (the Clarity Act) stalled in Congress. Will XRP drop below the psychologically important $1 price level, or will it recover with a strong year-end rally?
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Continue » One place to look for answers is online prediction markets, where traders constantly offer their predictions on where XRP is headed next. Right now, the outlook doesn't look good. Take Polymarket, for example.
There, prediction market traders are giving XRP a 47% chance of dropping to $0.80, a 20% chance of dropping to $0.60, and an 8% chance of dropping to $0.40. In other words, there's nearly a 50% chance of XRP cratering in price if it breaches $1. XRP won't drop all the way to zero, of course, but there is likely to be more carnage along the way.
For that reason, if XRP drops below $1, the best strategy is likely to let it drop even further before attempting to scoop it up at bargain-basement prices. A lot depends on investor perceptions. In crypto, these can be incredibly fickle.
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