XRP has started 2026 with strong price gains, rising more than 20% so far this year and outperforming larger cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, according to market data. The rally has pushed XRP back among the top digital assets by market value and renewed debate over whether the token remains a viable long-term trade.
XRP is closely linked to Ripple, which originally promoted the token as a bridge asset for fast and low-cost cross-border payments. That vision helped XRP gain widespread attention during the 2017–2018 crypto boom, when it…

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