XRP News: Reflections on the $3 Milestone and Beyond

Dear Crypto Diary, XRP news feels different today as I look back at the ink on my paper from early 2025. I am sitting here in late 2026, clutching my ballpoint pen, staring at the physical page of Crypto Diary #41. It is wild to see how much the XRP Ledger has matured since I first drew those neon lines. Back on January 31, 2025, the market was in this strange limbo—not quite a brutal crypto winter, but not exactly a full-blown spring either. The Fear and Greed index sat at a neutral 54, reflecting the hesitation everyone felt while Bitcoin was hovering at $105,000. What really jumps off the page of Crypto Diary #41, though, is the price action. XRP was sitting at $3.08. At the time, that felt like a massive psychological victory for the community. Now, looking at the current Ripple news and the expansion of the ecosystem, that $3.08 mark feels like a lifetime ago. We have seen so much development on the XRPL since then, from the evolution of the AMM to the way institutional players are finally treating the XRP Ledger as the backbone of global finance. My mission as BiTi Artist has always been to document these shifts with raw, human energy. In a world full of AI-slop and generated pixels, I keep grinding with my markers and pen because history deserves a human touch. Every XRP NFT I mint is a permanent record of what we felt during these market cycles. When I look at the $3,400 ETH price recorded on that same diary entry, I remember the skepticism people had about whether the NFT collection market could survive. But here we are, still building, still drawing, and still proving that the community on xrp.cafe is the strongest in the space. The volatility in the crypto news cycle never really changes, but the tech does. Seeing the adoption of NFTs on XRPL grow from a niche hobby to a global movement validates every late night I spent sketching. Ripple and XRP have faced every hurdle imaginable, and yet the ledger remains standing, faster and cheaper than ever. We aren't just tracking numbers; we are tracking a revolution. If you want to own a piece of this journey, you can find Crypto Diary #41 and the rest of the hand-drawn collection at xrp.cafe/collection/crypto-diary. Secure your spot in history and support real human art on the XRP Ledger before we become the biggest NFT project in the world.