Reflection on Crypto Diary #109 and the Macro Trend for XRP

Dear Crypto Diary, I am sitting here in my studio with my ballpoint pen in hand, looking back at the original sketch for Crypto Diary #109. It is wild to see how some things never change in this market. Back then, I wrote it down plain and simple: nobody knows shit. Sometimes we try to make it so complex with technical indicators, but it really comes down to a psychological bet between the old system and the new system. That is why I keep hand-drawing every single one of these pages. In a world full of soulless AI-slop, these physical strokes on paper represent the human struggle of the macro trend. Looking at the prices from that era compared to where we are now in June 2026, the message of #109 remains my north star. You either bet on the legacy world or you bet on the future. My mission for the Crypto Diary remains unchanged: to build the most recognized NFT collection on the planet, one hand-drawn page at a time on xrp.cafe. Every time I hit the XRPL with a new mint, I am reminded that trading is mostly noise, but the art is forever. We are documenting history with ink and neon because the blockchain deserves a human soul.