Crypto Investor Warns: XRP and SHIB May Have Further to Fall

Market Value Drops Significantly

The total market value of all cryptocurrencies dropped from $3.5 trillion at the start of 2025 to just over $3 trillion by the beginning of 2026.

Major Losses for XRP and Shiba Inu (SHIB)

• XRP: Down 45% from its yearly high.
• Shiba Inu (SHIB): Lost 67% of its value over the past year.

Investor Predictions

Anthony Di Pizio, a crypto investor, believes these coins are not a good bet and predicts both could drop another 50% or more in 2026.

Challenges Facing XRP

• Bank Usage: Banks using its network don’t have to use XRP itself; they can use regular money.
• Stablecoin Competition: Ripple launched a stablecoin in late 2024, which is less volatile than XRP.
• Speculative Driven: XRP’s price is mostly driven by speculators, not real demand.
• Historical Crashes: After hitting an all-time high in 2018, it lost more than 90% of its value in less than a year.

Problems with Shiba Inu

• Volatility: Known for being very volatile.
• No Real Use: Lacks practical applications.
• Massive Supply: 589.2 trillion tokens make it hard for the price to rise.
• Unrealistic Market Cap: Even at a modest price of $1, its market cap would be $589.2 trillion.
• Speculative Gains: Without real demand or big speculative gains, it’s unclear who would buy it.

Conclusion

With these challenges, both XRP and Shiba Inu face an uncertain future, and investors are cautious about their prospects in 2026.