Pundit Feels XRP Price Could Hit Double Digit This Week. Here’s why

He described everything coincidentally falling into place at the same time, and called the convergence of OCC approval and DTCC October 28 orchestrated.

Double digits means $10 at minimum. XRP currently trades at $1.32. That would require a gain of roughly 658% from current levels.

Swell and the DTCC in the Same Window

Ripple’s annual Swell conference takes place next week. The event historically attracts institutional partners, announcements, and regulatory updates. This year features speakers from the IMF and BlackRock. This year’s conference also runs directly alongside two significant external developments.

On October 28, the DTCC launches its tokenization service commercially. Fireblocks Director John Hallahan confirmed the date publicly. Ripple Prime is part of the DTCC’s 100-plus firm Industry Working Group. Fireblocks, which supports XRP among other networks, connects institutional participants to the service alongside market maker Citadel.

The OCC Makes a Major Move

The OCC finalized its GENIUS Act stablecoin rules on October 21. The rule takes effect January 18, 2027. It establishes reserve requirements, redemption standards, capital floors and audit obligations for payment stablecoin issuers.

Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin now has a clear federal compliance framework to operate under. Ripple National Trust Bank holds conditional OCC approval from December 2025 and must meet capital requirements by mid-December 2026 to avoid expiry. The GENIUS Act finalization removes a major regulatory unknown from that path.

The Community Responds

The Setup to Close October

Three events now sit in the same window, with Swell next week, the DTCC October 28 commercial launch, and a freshly finalized federal stablecoin framework. Ripple Prime is embedded in the DTCC infrastructure.

RLUSD operates under dual OCC and NYDFS oversight. The conditional bank charter deadline arrives in weeks. The community is now watching to see if XRP will reach double digits.