The XRP community split after old comments from former Ripple CTO David Schwartz resurfaced about whether XRP could ever reach the 50 to 100 dollar range. What started as a calm reply quickly turned into a loud debate across Crypto Twitter.
Schwartz was responding to a user who said XRP could never reach those levels. His response was simple and careful.
“I don’t feel comfortable saying something like that.”
Many in the XRP community took this as doubt. Schwartz later clarified that his discomfort was about probability, not rejection of the idea.
Schwartz’s history with XRP adds context
Schwartz bought XRP around 0.006 and started selling near 0.10. That was already a massive gain of more than 1,500 percent. Yet XRP later moved to 0.25, showing that even one of its creators underestimated how far it could go.
This is a common pattern in crypto. Early expectations often fail to capture long term growth.
Bird adds perspective
XRPL developer and analyst Bird (@Bird_XRPL) stepped in to calm the discussion. He explained that saying something is unlikely is not the same as being bearish. It is about managing risk and expectations.
Bird reminded the community that Schwartz once described Bitcoin hitting 100 dollars as unrealistic. Bitcoin later crossed 120,000. Cautious views did not stop that outcome.
Probability is not belief
Bird stressed that many misunderstood Schwartz’s words. There is a big difference between saying something is unlikely and saying it cannot happen. Experienced builders tend to speak carefully because markets often move beyond models and forecasts.
