Currently, Bitcoin (BTC) has been stuck in a consolidation phase, and this has expectedly impacted the broader crypto market, with XRP also observing a similar range-bound phase. 

However, while altcoins have ranged for five months, BTC has observed new all-time highs within this period. This has triggered a massive upsurge in Bitcoin dominance, but several analysts expect this trend to flip soon, anticipating a period when altcoins will recover, dubbed the “altcoin season.”

Being the second-largest altcoin, XRP will likely benefit from such a recovery push. Now, despite the current lackluster performance among these altcoins, whenever Bitcoin stages a rebound, the broader market follows albeit at a slower pace than in recent times.

Interestingly, data from CoinMarketCap confirms this pattern. Market data indicates that XRP has trailed Bitcoin’s direction over the past month, except for a slight deviation from June 25 to 28, when XRP collapsed but Bitcoin displayed greater resilience to bearish pressure. However, currently, both coins are again moving alongside each other.

This close price correlation could either be beneficial or detrimental to XRP. For one, when Bitcoin collapses, XRP is likely to observe a similar price crash. However, several analysts expect XRP to also recover during periods of Bitcoin rebound. This is especially favorable, considering the bullish prospects surrounding Bitcoin.

Amid this correlation, The Crypto Basic recently assessed how much XRP price would grow if Bitcoin’s price doubled every year until 2030. Bitcoin currently trades for $108,000. If it doubles every year, by 2027, the price of BTC will be $432,000. Also, in 2029, this value will have risen to $1,728,000. 

By 2030, the price of Bitcoin will have reached $3,456,000. Notably, from the current price of $108,000, Bitcoin would need to rally 3,100% to reach the $3.456 million mark by 2030. Interestingly, Thomas Father, co-founder of Apollo, predicted last June that BTC could reach $3.5 million by 2030.