Dom Kwok: Answer to Whether XRP Price Will Gradually Increase or Skyrocket All At Once

EasyA co-founder Dom Kwok has answered one of the questions he says he receives most often on X: whether crypto prices will rise gradually or surge rapidly. Kwok expects a sharp move once crypto adoption reaches a critical stage. He based his view on the technology adoption S-curve, a concept he studied at Wharton.

Kwok Connects Crypto Adoption to the S-Curve

Kwok said the technology adoption S-curve can help explain how crypto adoption and price action could develop. He explained that new technologies usually have slow adoption as a small group of early users uses them.

He referred to the early days of the internet and television to illustrate this stage. At the time, only a limited number of people in many communities used these technologies. Kwok compared that period with the current state of crypto, where adoption has not yet reached the broader population.

According to Kwok, adoption gradually expands beyond the early adopters. The technology then approaches what he described as critical mass, where enough users participate to support further growth.

the most common question i get on x is whether price will gradually increase or skyrocket all at once.

the answer is sky rocket at once.

Network Effects Could Increase Adoption

Kwok said critical mass represents an important stage in the S-curve because adoption can become increasingly self-sustaining. As more people use a technology, network effects can encourage additional users to participate.

He then described the next phase as steep upward acceleration. At this point, adoption can increase rapidly as the technology reaches a much larger part of society.

Kwok applied this progression directly to crypto. He said that as crypto adoption advances along the S-curve, increasing demand could limit supply and push prices significantly higher.

His post therefore presents rapid adoption as the key factor behind his expectation of a sudden price increase. Rather than expecting price growth to continue at the same pace throughout the adoption process, Kwok believes the market could rally faster after crypto reaches a broader level of acceptance.

EasyA Focuses on Crypto Adoption

Kwok also compared crypto’s potential development with technologies that eventually became part of everyday life. He said people rarely encounter someone who doesn’t use the internet or television today, and he expects crypto usage to expand similarly over the coming years.

He acknowledged that crypto currently remains in an earlier stage of adoption. However, his S-curve explanation suggests that he expects adoption to change considerably once the sector reaches critical mass.

Kwok ended his post by discussing EasyA’s role in this process. He said the company is at the forefront of efforts to drive mass crypto adoption.