XRP Price Reflections: From the Shock of Nuketober to Now

Dear Crypto Diary, I am sitting here with my ballpoint pen in hand, looking back at the XRP price action that defined one of the most volatile periods in our history. It is October 8, 2026, and as I flip through the physical pages of my sketchbook, I find myself staring at Crypto Diary #99. That specific entry was a turning point for the community and my journey as BiTi Artist. Back on October 20, 2025, the mood was heavy. The description on that page captures it perfectly: we were slowly processing the shock of Nuketober. Everyone was asking if the bull market was actually coming back or if we were headed for a long winter. Looking at the numbers I inked onto the paper that day, the market was in a fascinating spot. I recorded the $BTC price at $111,111, $ETH at $4,035, and the XRP price at $2.46. Seeing that $2.46 mark now feels like a lifetime ago, especially with how much the XRP Ledger has matured since then. Developing this NFT collection has always been about documenting the truth of the markets without the filters of corporate media. When I drew page #99, I wanted to capture the grit of the XRPL community. We have seen Ripple news cycle through endless court filings and regulatory hurdles, but the ledger itself never stops. The innovation we see today with the AMM and new sidechains on the XRP Ledger all started with the resilience we showed during those Nuketober dips. My mission remains the same: to build the biggest and most recognized hand-drawn NFT collection in the world. In a sea of generated AI-slop, these pages are a testament to human effort. Every neon marker stroke and every ink smudge represents a real human reacting to the crypto news of the day. We don't just trade numbers; we live the history of Ripple and the broader ecosystem. If you want to own a piece of this journey and hold a physical moment of market history on the blockchain, you can find the original Crypto Diary #99 and other daily entries available as NFTs on XRPL. Head over to xrp.cafe/collection/crypto-diary to see the full gallery. Let’s keep building this legacy together, one hand-drawn page at a time.