Crypto commentator BullRunners (@BullrunnersHQ) has a warning for XRP holders counting down to November 17. A viral claim says a coming blackout will send XRP to $50. He checked every part of that story and found something intriguing.
The Simpsons Connection
The XRP army referenced hints from the Simpsons in the past. The episode at the center of this theory is called “It’s a Blenderful Life,” and it aired on Fox in November 2023.
In the story, Springfield loses all its power days before Thanksgiving. An older Lisa Simpson narrates the event as a memory, and a diary page appears on screen. The date reads November 17.
FEMA has scheduled a nationwide emergency alert test for the same date in 2026. The moment people noticed the match, the theory took off. XRP accounts on X built on it quickly. The prediction is that when the lights go out, XRP drops to $1. When power returns, it hits $50.
Notably, XRP has struggled significantly, falling rapidly in recent weeks. The asset now trades just below $1, but the prediction would see it climb to $50.
🚨 The SIMPSONS INSANE Ripple XRP Blackout… “XRP $50 After November 17th!?” XRP HOLDERS, Watch This (NO ONE IS READY)? pic.twitter.com/sv5wN7IXUH
— BULLRUNNERS (@BullrunnersHQ) November 13, 2026
Debunking the Claim
BullRunners traced the diary back to its source. The episode aired on November 19, 2023, meaning November 17 had already passed when audiences first watched it. The episode places the blackout days before Thanksgiving. In 2023, Thanksgiving fell on November 23, six days later. The date fits 2023, not 2026.
A separate video with close to half a million views put the predicted date at November 20 instead. Same episode, same clip, two different dates. The posts cannot even agree on which day the cartoon supposedly predicted.
The FEMA test is confirmed and publicly documented. On November 17 at approximately 2:20 PM ET, a test message goes out over radio and TV. It lasts about one minute.
The $50 Price Claim
BullRunners ran the numbers. For XRP to reach $50, its market cap would hit approximately $3.18 trillion. All of Bitcoin currently sits at around $1.53 trillion. XRP at $50 would be worth roughly twice that, achieved in the duration of a power cut, with no identified source of capital.
What a Blackout Does to Your XRP
In February last year, the XRP ledger went dark for 64 minutes. Transactions failed. Nothing moved. When it came back, David Schwartz confirmed no funds were lost. The coins sat on the ledger exactly where holders left them.
A blackout removes access. It does not change ownership. BullRunners stressed one practical point: know where your XRP sits, and keep your seed phrase written on paper or etched in metal.
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