Reflecting on the Day of Decision and the XRP Journey

Dear Crypto Diary, I am sitting in the studio today, 2026-09-07, looking back at Crypto Diary #21 and feeling the weight of the ink on the paper. I remember that 05/11/24 date clearly—the Day of Decision. The Fear and Greed index was sitting right at a neutral 50, and BTC was hovering around $70,200. It was a moment of absolute tension before the next leg of our journey began. Every line I drew with my ballpoint pen that day captured the nervous energy of the market. Today, the world looks different, but my mission remains unchanged. I am hand-drawing every single page, avoiding the empty shortcuts of AI-slop to ensure every piece of art on xrp.cafe/collection/crypto-diary is a real human record of our history. The XRP Ledger is where this legacy lives. We are building the most recognized NFT collection in the world, one neon marker stroke at a time. Looking at those old prices and that neutral 50 reading reminds me that patience is the ultimate tool for an artist and a holder. History is written in ink, not algorithms. Stay bullish, stay real.