Anyone reading an XRP price prediction this week is asking one thing: when does the good news finally reach the price?
On October 14, Ripple's dollar coin, RLUSD, won a deal with DriveWealth, a firm that serves more than 100 apps and brokers, per Altcoin Buzz. A day later, XRP slipped 4.73% to $1.31, according to CoinGape.
Big news moves an $84 billion coin slowly, so the largest percentage gains usually come from coins that start small. That is part of the pull behind Pepeto, a meme coin that has raised more than $11.1 million before listing anywhere.
DriveWealth will settle trades in Europe with RLUSD on the XRP Ledger first, then bring it to the US, Altcoin Buzz reported on October 15. RLUSD is now worth about $2.4 billion, per 24/7 Wall St.
No start date has been shared yet. Both firms speak at Ripple's Swell event on October 28, so the next real clue is two weeks away. Until then, the deal shows how big money works, because it checks every partner before it moves.
Ripple shows more than 85 licenses when it signs firms like DriveWealth. A small buyer has no license team behind him, so Pepeto gives him the next best thing, a live scanner that checks a coin before the trade goes through.

Pepeto has raised more than $11.1 million in its presale, and the scanner shows what buyers are backing. It runs 42 checks and joins them into one score from 0 to 100, split into four parts: the contract, the pool, the holders and a test trade.
It flags hidden mint buttons, pause or blacklist switches, and taxes the owner can raise later. It also shows who holds the most coins and whether the pool is locked, all from live data on the chain.
In one test, a coin scored 6 because it was a honeypot, a coin you can buy but never sell. The sell test failed, and the trade was blocked before any money left the wallet.
Now run the XRP math. A move from $1.33 to the $1.60 target is a gain of about 20%. Pepeto still sells at its presale price, and no exchange has priced it yet. Analysts project 1000x after listing, and if they are right, $100 at today's stage would turn into $100,000.
So for a buyer who wants far more than 20%, Pepeto's current stage is the one to look at first, since the price rises at the next one.
Yes, XRP can reach $1.60 this month if it holds $1.30 first, says analyst Ali Charts, cited by CoinGape on October 15. Today XRP trades near $1.33 on CoinMarketCap, and $1.35 is the first wall to break.
The Cryptonomist notes XRP sits below all its daily averages, with the 200 day line at $1.35. Its daily RSI reads 38.2, and the 4 hour RSI sits at 32.82, near the oversold line of 30, where sellers often start to run out.
This week, a close above $1.35 opens $1.40 and $1.42. This month, the top of Ali's channel at $1.60 is the bull target, while a break of $1.30 would mean a dip to $1.25 before any bounce. XRP is a good coin, but its ceiling is easy to see.
Ripple's dollar coin is moving toward stock trading while XRP waits on Swell. The XRP price prediction looks fair from here, but $1.60 is about 20% away. On $1,000, that is $200.
Pepe launched in April 2023 with no tools at all, and it was worth about $11.37 billion by December 2024, per Decrypt. The biggest gains went to the people who held it before that run. Pepeto comes from Pepe's cofounder, and this time a scanner and an exchange already run behind it.
With more than $11.1 million raised, Pepeto sits at the same early point Pepe once did. For anyone who wants far more than $200 from $1,000, that early point is open on the Pepeto official website now, and it costs more once this stage closes.
Check out the Pepeto presale stage and price

Yes, if XRP holds $1.30 and breaks $1.35, the XRP price prediction points to $1.60. When buyers return, early coins like Pepeto are where the biggest multiples usually start.
XRP is steadier, but its target pays about 20%, while analysts project 1000x for Pepeto after listing. That gap is why buyers keep taking stages on the Pepeto official website.