Reflecting on the 97k Dream and the Future of XRPL Art

Dear Crypto Diary, I am sitting here in 2026 looking back at Crypto Diary #27 and child, what a time to be alive that was. I remember the ink flowing so fast that night as Bitcoin touched $97,900 and Ethereum was holding strong at $3,415. The Fear and Greed index was sitting at a staggering 88, pure euphoria. It felt like a dream, and I captured that raw energy with my markers right there on the page. Looking at these lines today, I am reminded why I do this. In a world drowning in generated noise, these XRP Ledger entries represent real human history. Every ballpoint stroke on that page is a permanent record of our journey toward the top. I am still grinding every single day on the XRPL to make this the most recognized NFT collection on the planet. No scripts, no generated shortcuts, just real hand-drawn soul. Whether the market is red or 2024-level green, I am documenting it all for the ages. If you want to see the original hustle, check the archives at xrp.cafe and see how far we have come. The mission remains: building the biggest, most authentic legacy in crypto.