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Solana (SOL), XRP, and BNB have been mentioned as candidates to turn $1,000 into $100,000 by 2030, but 24/7 Wall St. assessed that the possibility of a 100-fold increase for all three assets is low. However, among major cryptocurrencies, Solana has the greatest upside potential, and XRP and BNB were also classified as candidates that could multiply investment capital several times over in a strong bull market.
According to 24/7 Wall St. on May 25 (local time), to turn $1,000 into $100,000 by 2030, a 100-fold return is required in less than four years. While there have been such rapid surge cases in the cryptocurrency market in the past, it is difficult to expect the same level of increase from assets currently in the top market capitalization, the analysis stated.
24/7 Wall St. cited Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana, BNB, and XRP as examples of past major surges. Bitcoin rose approximately 1,000-fold from 2010 to 2025, and Ethereum surged about 6,000-fold from 2015 to 2021. Solana increased approximately 500-fold from 2020 to 2025, BNB more than 5,000-fold from 2017 to 2021, and XRP about 600-fold from 2017 to 2018.
These rapidly surging assets had commonalities: specific and verifiable use cases, institutional adoption, and small market capitalizations with significant room for growth. 24/7 Wall St. pointed out that while Solana, XRP, and BNB still possess strengths in terms of use cases and institutional adoption, their current status as top 10 market capitalization assets makes a historical 100-fold increase difficult.
Among the three assets, Solana received the highest evaluation. Solana recorded an all-time high of $294 in 2025, but its current price of $85 remains approximately 70% lower than its peak. 24/7 Wall St. viewed Solana's Alpenglow upgrade as a key catalyst. This upgrade aims to reduce transaction finalization time from approximately 12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds, and validator testing is currently underway ahead of its mainnet launch in Q3.
24/7 Wall St. projected that if Alpenglow is launched as scheduled and institutional adoption continues into the next bull market, Solana could reach $750 to $900 by 2030. This represents an approximate 9 to 10-fold increase from its current price. However, for Solana to achieve a 100-fold rise, it would need to establish itself as a core payment infrastructure for tokenized assets, a scale that no network has yet demonstrated, it was assessed.
XRP was also presented as an asset with strong upside potential due to increasing institutional adoption. 24/7 Wall St. reported that XRP has had a difficult year, trading at $1.35, with its asset value having fallen by approximately 46%. However, Ripple's expenditure of about $3 billion in 2025 to acquire a financial infrastructure company to strengthen the connection between traditional financial systems and the XRP Ledger was evaluated as a basis for long-term demand.
24/7 Wall St. projected that XRP could reach $18 to $22 by 2030. This represents an approximate 13 to 16-fold increase from its current price. Standard Chartered was even more optimistic, setting a target price of $28 by 2030, explaining that major forecasts converge between $10 and $28. Furthermore, it noted that XRP spot ETFs have already recorded cumulative inflows of approximately $1.41 billion, and institutional demand could grow further if the US cryptocurrency market structure bill is finally approved.
BNB was assessed as the most stable among the three assets, but also the coin with the lowest probability of significant upside. BNB is connected to the ecosystem of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, and receives demand and supply-side support through trading fee discounts, ecosystem utility, and regular token burns. 24/7 Wall St. reported that BNB is currently around $639, not far from its all-time high of $1,370.
The long-term outlook for BNB depends on Binance's ability to maintain retail and institutional investor activity, the analysis stated. While Binance handles massive trading volumes despite regulatory pressures, supporting BNB demand, a significant disruption to Binance's operations could directly impact BNB. 24/7 Wall St. projected that if Binance maintains its position and the burning mechanism continues to reduce supply, BNB could reach approximately $3,000 by 2030. This represents about a 5-fold increase and aligns with the main forecast range of $1,700 to $3,500.
24/7 Wall St. concluded that among Solana, XRP, and BNB, none of the assets are likely to turn $1,000 into $100,000 by 2030. Such returns are more likely to come from smaller and riskier cryptocurrencies than current large-cap assets, it judged. However, based on realistic upside potential, Solana received the highest evaluation, XRP was noted for additional upside potential due to institutional adoption and regulatory clarity, and BNB was categorized as the most stable candidate with limited returns.
*Disclaimer: This article is for investment reference purposes, and we are not responsible for any investment losses based on it. The content should be interpreted for informational purposes only.*
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