Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says he is confident that a crypto company will eventually reach a $1 trillion valuation—and believes Ripple has a real opportunity to become that company. Speaking during XRP Community Day on X, he argued that while only a small group of global giants like Apple, Nvidia, and Alphabet have crossed the trillion-dollar threshold, the scale of the crypto market makes such a milestone inevitable.

Ripple is currently valued at around $40 billion following a $500 million fundraising round backed by major financial institutions. To reach $1 trillion, the company would need to grow roughly 25 times from its current valuation. Garlinghouse acknowledged that the road ahead is long, especially amid recent market volatility that has seen XRP and Bitcoin post sharp monthly declines, but he urged the community to focus on long-term structural growth rather than short-term price swings.

Over the past year, Ripple expanded aggressively through major acquisitions, including $1.25 billion for prime brokerage Hidden Road and $1 billion for treasury management firm GTreasury, alongside additional investments in stablecoin and wallet infrastructure firms. However, Garlinghouse said the company’s priority this year is integration rather than pursuing more large-scale deals, with potential renewed acquisition interest later on.

Central to Ripple’s long-term strategy is XRP, which Garlinghouse described as the company’s “north star.” He emphasized that Ripple’s core mission is to drive adoption and success across the XRP ecosystem, building products and services that generate revenue while strengthening the broader network.