XRP outpaces Bitcoin: How high will it go in 2026?

While Bitcoin’s recent rise has stolen the spotlight, Ripple-linked XRP has outperformed the leading cryptocurrency in the last two weeks of trading. 

Meanwhile, Bitcoin has added 6% in that time, while gaining 7% in the last month. 

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How high will XRP get in 2026? 

Amid its recent run, Kalshi traders have repriced odds for XRP’s potential targets throughout the remainder of 2026. 

Odds for XRP to exceed $2.00 are now trading at 46%, up from 29% one week ago. That mark is also up from 18% in mid-August 2026. 

A further move, like one which would push XRP above $2.50, is less likely according to Kalshi traders, who price the odds at 24%. A move of that magnitude would put XRP back to its highest marker since November 2025, when it last traded above $2.50. 

While it remains around 58% off its 2025 all-time high of $3.65, analysts have begun to take notice of the token once more. The Factor Report’s Peter Brandt highlighted the token’s chart last week ahead of its weekly surge, indicating that his long-term chart implied a potential move to $5.40 in the future. 

Traders view a surge that high before the end of the year as unlikely though, pricing the odds of XRP getting above $5 at 11%. Even returning to its all-time high range around $3.50 carries odds of 18% on Monday morning.