CNBC ranked Ripple 16th on the list of the most innovative and influential companies on the planet, surpassing prominent names such as Revolut, Perplexity, Kalshi, Polymarket and even Canva. Despite this institutional success, its digital currency XRP It is still down from the record price reached in the middle of last year.
CNBC’s updated Disruptor 50 list for 2026 revealed that Ripple was chosen as the only crypto and blockchain company to make the list, being classified under the “New Money” category. The company rose from 38th place in 2021 to 16th today, steadily outpacing fintech and deep tech companies.
Santiment Intelligence followed this announcement with a post stating that XRP social volume is driven by bets on “Its long-standing role in cross-border payments versus attempts to replace it with stablecoins or alternative payment systems“.
The total implied valuation of the 50 companies on the list reached around $2.4 trillion, up from $798 billion last year, reflecting the current strong focus of capital towards innovative infrastructure projects.
Can XRP Price Reach $5?
Technically, XRP’s current support lies at the $1.30 to $1.35 area, where recent lows have held across major trading platforms. On the other hand, resistance levels emerge around $1.40 to $1.42, an area that has long held back upside attempts. Until the price closes and stabilizes above the $1.50 level with strong buying momentum, the current price structure remains in a consolidation phase within a consolidation range that has lasted for weeks.
On the ETF side, the XRP spot fund posted healthy inflows despite significant outflows seen in the Bitcoin and Ethereum funds. The coin community expects the price to reach $5 by the end of 2025 with increased institutional flows, a target that surpasses the coin’s all-time high of $3.84.
Currently, bulls expect continued positive flows into ETFs as a breakout of the $1.50 level with high trading volume will pave the way for targets between $2.50 and $3.00. The accumulation between $1.35 and $1.45 could continue pending macroeconomic news.
Overall, XRP is performing well, but it just needs to maintain its levels; Breaking the $1.30 support could retest levels below $1.00. The Clarity Act remains an asset likely to accelerate the pace of both scenarios.
LiquidChain project targets early growth opportunities
Ripple’s rating by CNBC validates the cross-chain payments thesis, but with the current price and market cap in the tens of billions, opportunities for asymmetric upside growth have significantly diminished. For traders who see XRP stagnating as institutional trust increases, the trade-off between established global recognition and entry into early-stage projects becomes clear.
Here is a project highlighted Liquid Channel ($LIQUID)a layer 3 infrastructure project that builds what it calls a “cross-chain liquidity layer.” Liquid is developing a unified execution environment that simultaneously integrates Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana liquidity.
This design aims to eliminate the multi-step bridging problem that disperses DeFi capital across ecosystems, a problem that Ripple payment systems are still unable to solve at the smart contract level. With Liquid, developers can deploy once and access all three systems simultaneously.
Currently available for pre-sale at a price $0.01461 per $LIQUID tokenplural 780 thousand dollars As of today, the staking reward is up to 1400% per year For first time buyers.
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