Reflecting on the Nuketober recovery and the XRPL mission

Dear Crypto Diary, I am sitting in the studio today, 10 September 2026, looking back at Crypto Diary #99. I remember that ink hitting the paper on 20/10/25 so clearly. We were all still trying to process the shock of what we called Nuketober. The market was a battlefield, but I kept my ballpoint pen moving because real human art doesn't stop for red candles. That page captured $BTC at exactly 111,111$ and $XRP holding strong at 2.46$. It was a moment of pure raw tension, wondering if the bull market would ever return. Today, looking at those neon marker streaks on the original page, I am reminded why I do this. Every stroke is a middle finger to the soul-less AI-slop flooding the timelines. My mission with the Crypto Diary is to document this madness by hand, one day at a time, until we are the most recognized collection on the XRPL and beyond. You can find the legacy of these moments at xrp.cafe/collection/crypto-diary, where the history of our struggle is etched in ink. We aren't just trading numbers; we are building a hand-drawn monument to the greatest financial shift in history. No shortcuts, just real art.