Jake Claver Promised $100 XRP "Before Year-End." XRP Had Other Plans.

In December 2025, as the year wound down, Jake Claver doubled down on his bull case for XRP hitting $100 before year-end—a prediction requiring a 50x move from the $1.85 price at the time. Claver cited ETF inflows, U.S. regulatory clarity, and global liquidity shifts as catalysts. Even as the deadline loomed with XRP still under $2, he refused to back down, despite public criticism from other analysts. Someone even offered him a $1 million bet against the call. He never took it. XRP ended 2025 around $1.85 and has struggled to stay above $2 in 2026. Standard Chartered revised its XRP forecast to $2.80 for the full year. Sometimes belief really isn't enough.