If Patience Were a Token. XRP Holders Would Already Be Billionaires: Pundit!

Let’s start with a simple fact—XRP was the best-performing top cryptocurrency during the Trump-driven rally from November 2024 to January 2025, posting a nearly 600% gain, according to CNBC. That’s right. In just about two months, XRP soared when much of the market was still waking up. But here’s the thing most people ignore: this rally didn’t come out of nowhere. It followed years of painful waiting, countless legal troubles, and being dismissed again and again as a “dead coin.” Market commentator John Squire summed it up best when he said, “If patience was a crypto token, XRP holders would have already assumed billionaire status.” His point is not just about the recent gains, but about what XRP holders have endured for years. So today, let’s break down why some people believe XRP is finally turning a corner—and whether the patience of its holders will truly pay off. To understand the present, we need to go back. In 2017, XRP skyrocketed by over 68,000%—yes, you heard that right—between March 2017 and January 2018. At its peak, it was trading at $3.84. But after that? It collapsed. And not just a little. By March 2020, XRP had dropped to $0.1140, marking a staggering 97% loss from its all-time high. Still, many held on. And then, just as XRP started to recover in late 2020, the SEC filed its lawsuit against Ripple. That single move triggered a 67% crash in December 2020 alone, XRP’s biggest monthly loss in history. Following that, numerous U.S. and Canadian exchanges delisted XRP, and the token missed out on the 2021 bull run. While Bitcoin, Ethereum, and even newer altcoins like Solana reached new heights, XRP barely managed to reach $1.96 in April 2021—still 92% lower than its peak. And yet, XRP holders didn’t fold. They kept holding. According to data from Santiment, there were around 986,000 XRP holders in January 2018. Despite everything that followed—the price crash, the lawsuit, the delistings—the number of holders kept growing. By December 2022, more than 3.5 million new XRP holders had joined the network. Ironically, holder growth accelerated right after the SEC lawsuit began in December 2020, suggesting that many saw the legal battle not as a death sentence, but as a potential opportunity. And now, that long wait may finally be paying off. From November 2024 to January 2025, XRP came roaring back, outperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum during what some call a “Trump-led rally.” While some dismiss it as temporary, others believe this is just the beginning. According to analysts like BarriC, the real upside is yet to come. He recently said, “I didn’t hold through all these years to sell at $2,” and he’s now targeting a price of $100 per XRP. Now, whether $100 is realistic or not is up for debate. But the bigger point is about the psychology of holding. In crypto, people often talk about "diamond hands" as a joke, but XRP holders may genuinely deserve the title. They’ve stayed loyal not because of hype, but through regulatory risk, price stagnation, and constant criticism. Unlike many meme coin communities that vanish after the first crash, XRP’s community has grown stronger through adversity. #xrp #ripple #xrpnews #xrpledger #xrparmy #xrpanalysis