📊 XRP price history (facts, not hype)
2012–2016:
XRP traded under $0.01 (accumulation phase)
2017–2018 bull run:
👉 $0.006 → $3.84
That’s ~63,000% at peak
2020–2021 cycle:
👉 $0.17 → $1.96
Despite the SEC lawsuit hanging over it
2023–2024:
XRP jumped 70%+ in a single day after Ripple’s partial court victory
2024–2025:
XRP moved from the $0.40s to above $0.90+, outperforming many large caps during key windows
That is not “no movement” by any definition.
🧠 Why people feel like XRP “doesn’t move”
1. Long consolidations
XRP is notorious for long, boring ranges
Then it moves violently and fast
2. Heavy retail ownership
Unlike BTC/ETH, XRP’s supply is widely distributed
That reduces smooth trending and increases range-bound action
3. Legal & regulatory overhang
The SEC case suppressed price for years
Most assets would have died under that pressure — XRP didn’t
4. Late-cycle behavior
Historically, XRP moves last
When it moves, it catches people off guard
🧠 The brutal truth (no bias)
❌ XRP is not a fast trader’s coin
❌ It underperforms during early bull phases
✅ It does explode, but in short windows
✅ It has outlived multiple crypto cycles
✅ It still sits in the top tier by liquidity & adoption
You don’t have to like XRP — but saying it “hasn’t moved since 2012” is provably false.
