XRP News: Reflecting on the $2.40 Breakout and XRPL Growth

Dear Crypto Diary, I am sitting here looking at the latest XRP news and realizing just how far we have come since I first put pen to paper for this collection. Today is October 21, 2026, and as I hold my ballpoint pen, I am looking back at the original sketch for Crypto Diary #33. It is a piece that feels like a lifetime ago, captured on a sleepy Saturday back in December 2024. When I drew that page, the market was in a state of high tension. The description on the XRP Ledger reminds me exactly where we stood: Bitcoin was sitting at $101,500, Ethereum was at $3,880, and the XRP price was holding strong at $2.40. The Fear and Greed index was sitting at 79. That was a moment of extreme greed, a time when everyone was waiting for the next massive move. You can see the energy in the neon marker strokes I used; there is a specific vibrance to the ink that you just cannot get from a digital filter. Being the BiTi Artist means documenting these cycles in real-time. While others rely on generative scripts, I am still here doing the manual labor because the XRPL community deserves something authentic. This NFT collection is about the history of money, but it is also about the history of us. Seeing that $2.40 level on the chain for Crypto Diary #33 serves as a reminder that the XRP Ledger is more than just a fast payment rail; it is a permanent archive for human creativity. Lately, the Ripple news cycle has been dominated by institutional adoption, but I want to keep the focus on the soul of the chain. Every time I mint a new entry, I am fighting against the flood of AI-slop that threatens to dilute the art world. We are building the biggest and most recognized NFT collection in the world by staying true to the craft. Whether the XRP price is consolidating or mooning, the diary keeps going. If you want to own a piece of this journey and help us prove that human art belongs on the blockchain, you can find the original entries at xrp.cafe. Head over to xrp.cafe/collection/crypto-diary to collect Crypto Diary #33 or discover the latest hand-drawn pages. Let's keep making history on the XRP Ledger together.