This is silver. The original altcoin.

It hit nearly $48 back in 1980, fueled by speculation, inflation fears, and mania. And yet, in the 45 years since… it has never closed a single week or month above that high.

Let that sink in.

Despite multiple bull runs, economic crises, and precious metals hype cycles, silver’s all-time high remains untouched.

It’s a chart frozen in time, spikes, retracements, but no sustained breakout.

Now here’s the uncomfortable question for crypto:

Is this the fate of all altcoins?

Everyone in the space wants to see ETH close a week above $4,900… or XRP above $3.32… not just to mark new highs, but to prove they aren’t just modern-day silver, a flash of euphoria, then decades of underperformance.

It's been 4 years for $ETH and 7 years for $XRP

Until those weekly candles close above those key levels, that doubt lingers.