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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expects bigger acquisitions and further industry consolidation during the crypto winter.
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Motley Fool analyst Anthony Di Pizio warns XRP could fall as low as $0.18.
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Other analysts remain bullish, with Dominic Basulto eyeing $4 in 2027 and Charusan outlining a highly speculative $324.22 scenario.
XRP is staring down a fresh bearish warning just as Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse talks up the company’s prospects during the crypto winter.
The token briefly slipped below $1 on Aug. 11 and has remained under pressure, extending a steep retreat from its 2025 highs.
Motley Fool analyst Anthony Di Pizio now says XRP could theoretically fall as low as $0.18 if its current downturn resembles the collapse that followed its 2018 peak.
Brad Garlinghouse Eyes Bigger Deals During Crypto Winter
Garlinghouse struck an upbeat tone on Ripple’s business at the third annual Wyoming Blockchain Symposium.
The Ripple CEO reportedly said the company is on track for a record year, with revenue expected to more than double year over year despite the broader crypto bear market, , according to a summary of his remarks
He identified institutional infrastructure as an area where industry momentum is increasingly concentrated.
Garlinghouse also pointed to Ripple’s aggressive expansion strategy.
The company completed roughly $2.5 billion in acquisitions last year and around $3 billion in shareholder tender offers over the past two years.
Rather than retreating as crypto prices fall, Garlinghouse reportedly expects larger acquisitions and further industry consolidation during the crypto winter.
That expansion is increasingly focused on institutional financial infrastructure.
Garlinghouse said Hidden Road cleared roughly $3 trillion in transactions last year, while GTreasury touched approximately $13 trillion.
Ripple has acquired both businesses as it expands into prime brokerage and corporate treasury services.
Combined, Garlinghouse said Ripple’s acquired platforms touch approximately $16 trillion in transactions — a scale he compared with Visa.
The opportunity, in Ripple’s view, is to bring at least some of that activity on-chain, potentially improving settlement speed, cost and certainty.
Could XRP Price Really Crash to $0.18?
Motley Fool analyst Anthony Di Pizio raised the possibility of XRP’s price fall in an Aug. 15 analysis.
Di Pizio’s argument is based partly on XRP’s history.
XRP reached $3.65 last year before subsequently losing roughly 72% of its value.
Source: finance.yahoo.com