"was priced at around $0.50 on election day, meaning a $1,000 investment bought roughly 2,000 tokens. What followed was one of the fastest rallies any major crypto asset has staged in recent years, followed by a price correction that's still ongoing today."
"Within two weeks of Trump's win, XRP initially rallied by around 155%, reaching roughly $1.30 by November 14. By that point, the same $1,000 XRP investment had already turned into $2,600. The surge kept building through December as investors piled in on expectations that a friendlier regulatory environment was coming, which meant XRP climbed to around $2.87 in early December."
"January 2025 brought XRP close to its 2018 all-time high of $3.40, briefly touching $3.38. At that point, your $1,000 was worth $6,760. The token stalled for a few months before finding another gear in mid-2025, reaching a new high of $3.65 on July 18, 2025. For anyone holding since election day, that moment turned a $1,000 bet into $7,300."
"However, the fell as quickly as it rose. By December 2025, XRP had dropped back to around $1.88. A brief recovery in January 2026 pushed the price to $2.41 before broader market weakness dragged it back down to $1.44 in early February, its lowest level since Trump's election win. Since then, XRP has spent most of 2026 grinding in a tight range trading at roughly $1.40 today."
XRP was priced around $0.50 on election day, so a $1,000 investment bought roughly 2,000 tokens. Within two weeks, XRP rallied about 155% to roughly $1.30 by November 14, turning the $1,000 investment into about $2,600. The rally continued through December as expectations grew for a friendlier regulatory environment, pushing XRP to around $2.87 in early December. In January 2025, XRP approached the 2018 all-time high, briefly touching about $3.38 and valuing the $1,000 investment at about $6,760. XRP later peaked at $3.65 on July 18, 2025, then declined to about $1.88 by December 2025. After a brief January 2026 recovery to $2.41, broader market weakness dragged XRP to about $1.44 in early February 2026, and it has mostly traded in a tight range near $1.40.
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