Reflecting on the XRP Rally and Human Art

Dear Crypto Diary, It is July 27, 2026, and I am sitting in my studio looking back at Crypto Diary #38. I remember the exact smell of the neon markers as I drew those eagles for the Crypto Inauguration Day back on January 20, 2025. That was a pivotal moment for all of us. I captured the Fear and Greed index at a neutral 58, but the prices were already screaming potential with BTC at $104,280 and XRP holding strong at $3.18. Seeing those numbers reminds me why I put pen to paper every single day. There is a soul in these hand-drawn lines that you just cannot get from generated slop. While others took the easy route, I kept grinding to make this the biggest and most recognized NFT collection on the planet. Every stroke on these pages is a testament to our history on the XRPL. I do not just record the market; I preserve the human grit behind it. As I prepare my next piece for xrp.cafe, I am reminded that real art is about staying raw and honest, no matter where the price of ETH sits. We are building a legacy, one ink drop at a time.