Key Highlights
- A viral post revived the false claim that Forbes predicted XRP would hit $60,000.
- The promotion tied that narrative to REAL token marketing and an April 17 XRPL partnership teaser.
- The Crypto Times had already debunked the same rumor in March 2025.
A viral social media post is once again pushing the false claim that Forbes predicted XRP could surge to $60,000, this time alongside promotional language around REAL token and an upcoming April 17 partnership tied to the XRP Ledger. But a review of Forbes’ available XRP coverage shows no evidence of any such forecast.
The resurfaced post claimed that “Forbes forecasts XRP could surge past $60,000” as a “$654.39 trillion market” potentially flows into XRPL, while also promoting REAL token trading links and highlighting a coming announcement from RealFi. X search results tied to RealFi show messaging about an April 17 partnership and say the project has already processed more than $1.2 million in receipt value through its REAL token system.
No evidence Forbes published a $60,000 XRP forecast
The problem is that Forbes’ indexed XRP articles available through search do not show any $60,000 prediction. Instead, Forbes’ recent XRP coverage has focused on adoption, regulation, utility, and more measured price scenarios. Search results surface Forbes articles on XRP’s 2025 outlook, long-term prospects, and adoption-driven valuation, but none support the viral claim now circulating on X.
This makes the fresh wave of posts look less like new analysis and more like a recycled rumor being used to attract attention around a token promotion.
The rumor was already debunked in 2025
The Crypto Times’ March 29, 2025, fact-check explicitly said the viral XRP-to-$60,000 claim was “absolutely fake” and stated there was no record of Forbes ever publishing such a prediction. The report also noted that posts claiming the article had later been “removed” were part of an effort to make the rumor look more believable.
This makes the latest wave less like a fresh misunderstanding and more like the return of a previously debunked rumor now being repackaged for a new promotional cycle.
Why the $60,000 number breaks down quickly
Even basic market-cap math makes the claim extremely hard to defend. A widely cited XRP circulating supply estimate of about 58 billion tokens would put XRP’s valuation at roughly $3.48 quadrillion if each token were priced at $60,000.
This figure is far beyond the scale of today’s crypto market and far above the valuation implied by any mainstream XRP analysis currently visible in Forbes search results.
REAL token and XRPL marketing appear to be driving the latest push
The latest version of the rumor appears to piggyback on the REAL token promotion. Search results tied to RealFi and related X posts repeat the April 17 launch narrative, reference receipt-value milestones, and frame the project as an adoption play for the XRP Ledger.
This does not by itself validate the much bigger price claim around XRP. At this stage, what is verifiable is the existence of promotional messaging around the REAL token and XRPL. What is not supported by available evidence is the assertion that Forbes endorsed a $60,000 XRP target.
Why this matters
Sensational price claims often spread fastest when attached to new token launches, ecosystem announcements, or vague references to institutional money. In this case, the “Forbes forecast” framing gives a promotional post the appearance of mainstream financial validation, even though the available Forbes coverage does not support it.
For XRP traders, the real takeaway is not the fantasy target, but how quickly recycled misinformation can be repackaged into marketing. Any genuine XRP re-rating would need to come from measurable catalysts such as utility growth, regulatory clarity, network usage, or institutional adoption, not an unverified headline screenshot or a viral X post.
