Crypto trader Crypto Cup sets altcoin price targets after market-cap breakout
Crypto trader Crypto Cup published targets of $5,000 for Ethereum, $450 for Solana, $10 for XRP and $5 for Sui after an altcoin market-cap chart broke a descending trendline.
Why it matters
The claim rests on one retail trader's chart reading, with no exchange, fund or issuer involved. Without a second source or market data confirming a sustained break above the trendline, its significance is limited.
Key facts
Crypto Cup, a crypto trader and investor with more than 70K X followers, published new price targets for several major altcoins on September 22, 2026.
Reported by The Crypto Basic
Cup's listed targets are $5,000 for Ethereum, $450 for Solana, $10 for XRP and $5 for Sui.
Reported by The Crypto Basic
The Crypto Basic says these figures are the trader's projections rather than completed price moves.
Reported by The Crypto Basic
The accompanying two-week chart tracks total crypto market capitalization excluding the top 10 assets.
Reported by The Crypto Basic
The white path extending toward roughly $600 billion on the right side of the chart is a projection and not historical market-cap data.
Reported by The Crypto Basic
XRP has recently traded in the mid-$1.50 range, and The Crypto Basic says a move from $1.56 to $10 would equal approximately 541%.
Reported by The Crypto Basic
What happened
The Crypto Basic reported on September 22, 2026 that Crypto Cup, a crypto trader and investor with more than 70K X followers, published price targets for four major altcoins after a chart of the broader altcoin market moved above a multi-year descending resistance line. The targets are $5,000 for Ethereum, $450 for Solana, $10 for XRP and $5 for Sui, and the outlet notes these are the trader's projections rather than completed price moves. The chart it describes tracks total crypto market capitalization excluding the top 10 assets, which held a horizontal area around $160 billion through several tests while successive peaks formed a falling trendline, and the latest candle printed market capitalization of $217.36 billion. The Crypto Basic also states that the white path extending toward roughly $600 billion on the right side of the chart is a projection and not historical market-cap data. Only one outlet has covered the story, so neither the breakout reading nor the targets are independently confirmed, and the article says XRP has recently traded in the mid-$1.50 range, with a move from $1.56 to $10 equal to approximately 541%.
How the story developed
- First report
First report by The Crypto Basic
Crypto Cup Sets New XRP Target as Altcoin Market Breaks Long-Term Resistance
- Update
Crypto Cup posts altcoin price targets after chart breakout
Targets of $5,000 for Ethereum, $450 for Solana, $10 for XRP and $5 for Sui, described by the trader as an altcoin breakout.
- Update
The Crypto Basic publishes chart details and projection caveat
The outlet reports market capitalization of $217.36 billion on the two-week chart and states the path toward roughly $600 billion is a projection, not historical data.
Affected entities
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Crypto Basic Crypto media | Crypto Cup Sets New XRP Target as Altcoin Market Breaks Long-Term Resistance | Original |
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