
Now, let’s not forget that XRP is currently wobbling around $1.30 to $1.33, a far cry from its all-time high of $3.65. But who needs reality when you have hope? The XRP community, ever the optimists, has latched onto a calculator model that promises four-digit glory. This marvel of modern mathematics is based on a valuation framework developed by Susan Athey (a Ripple board member, no less) and Robert Mitchnick of Stanford Graduate School of Business. Their paper, titled A Fundamental Valuation Framework for Cryptoassets, is the stuff of legends-or at least, the stuff of very enthusiastic blog posts.