The collapse happened all the while Ripple kept signing institutional deals, winning regulatory battles, and attracting ETF inflows.
The Trump Rally Was Always Going To End This Way XRP surged from $0.49 to $3.39 in weeks after Trump's election as investors priced in a regulatory reversal.
Every subsequent positive event followed the same script: buyers positioned early, price pumped, sellers cashed out the moment confirmation arrived.
On January 20, 2025, XRP briefly spiked as Trump took office then fell the same day, starting a three-month decline to $1.60.
The people who bought XRP at $0.30 to $0.80 and held through years of SEC litigation finally had their exit.
