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A community analyst known as Daphne recently pushed back on the idea that buying coffee and investing in crypto are mutually exclusive. “You can sip your coffee while making the purchase,” she wrote on social media. Her comment came in response to a growing conversation sparked by finance coach John Vasquez, about what small, daily investments in XRP and Bitcoin could mean for ordinary people by the end of the decade.
Redirecting Daily Spending Into Crypto
Vasquez made his case publicly, arguing that putting small amounts of money into XRP and Bitcoin every day — instead of spending on routine luxuries — could place investors ahead of the vast majority of people by 2030.
He noted the approach mirrors his own personal practice but stopped short of calling it financial advice. The strategy he described falls under dollar-cost averaging, or DCA, a method where an investor buys fixed amounts of an asset at regular intervals regardless of price.
Buy BITCOIN/XRP every days vs morning expensive ass coffee and you will be ahead of 99% of the population by 2030.
Not financial advice just what I have been doing for a long time. It works.
— Coach, JV (@Coachjv_) April 21, 2026
XRP was trading near $1.45 at the time of his post. Bitcoin was sitting around $78,900. Supporters of the strategy say those entry points, combined with consistent buying over time, could add up to significant returns if projections for either asset come true.
XRP holder Sami backed the approach, framing it as a straightforward discipline play. He stressed that consistency and keeping assets in personal custody matter more than trying to time the market.
Price Targets Drive The Debate
The conversation has drawn interest partly because of where some analysts and community figures expect these assets to be priced by 2030.
Bitcoin has been projected by multiple sources to reach $1 million — a figure that would represent roughly 13 times its current value.
EasyA Cofounder Dom Kwok Predicts That $XRP Will Hit 1,000 By 2030https://t.co/jCihpuq4mE
— XRPcryptowolf (@XRPcryptowolf) January 24, 2026
For XRP, community expectations range widely, with many voices placing it between $10 and $100. On the far end, Dom Kwok, founder of EasyA, has put out a $1,000 target within five years, though that projection sits well outside the mainstream view.
Risk Warnings Temper The Optimism
Not everyone is on board. Analyst George Walter acknowledged that DCA can work but argued that framing it as a near-certain path to outperforming most investors leaves out too much.
Crypto markets remain volatile. Risk tolerance, personal financial goals, and portfolio diversification are all factors the “skip your coffee” narrative tends to gloss over, Walter said.
Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView
