Ran Neuner’s XRP Rejection: ‘Never, Ever, Not Even If Wall Street Begs’

In crypto, traders flip-flop like pancake chefs, but Ran Neuner of CNBC’s Crypto Trader stays as firm as a diamond‑handed HODLer when it comes to XRP. He has again doubled down on his vow to never, ever, invest in Ripple’s token. Not even Wall Street’s love for XRP can change his mind.

His latest “hard pass” follows buzz about Hex Trust’s wrapped XRP (wXRP), a 1:1 asset that will move across Solana, Ethereum, and other chains. The goal is to unlock XRP in lending, liquidity pools, and yield farming—areas where XRP has been as active as a sloth on a Sunday. Neuner remains unimpressed. He points to centralization and an overvalued token as his reasons.

This isn’t a new grudge. Neuner has eyed XRP since 2018, when it briefly hit $3.30 before crashing. He has praised Ripple for surviving its legal battles, but his core issues with the token remain. Meanwhile, the Solana crowd is warming to XRP’s cross‑chain ambitions. Vibhu Norby of the Solana Foundation even admitted his perspective shifted after digging into wXRP’s design. Traitor.

While Neuner shouts “never!” from the rooftops, Wall Street is rolling out the red carpet. Five XRP ETFs have launched, pulling in nearly a billion dollars of assets under management in just a month—with zero net outflows, because institutions can’t get enough. The CME Group is debuting spot‑price futures for XRP (and Solana, because why not?)

Bayberry Capital argues XRP is still undervalued because investors aren’t grasping its real‑world utility. So while Neuner’s “never!” echoes, the big money players are betting on XRP’s future. Only time—and more ETF inflows—will tell who’s right.