XRP Reaches New Peak After 7 Years of Waiting

On the morning of July 18, 2025, the price of XRP officially surpassed its historical peak of $3.4 set in January 2018, reaching a new all-time high (ATH) of around $3.6. This impressive increase of over 20% in a single day and 38% over the week marked a strong breakout for XRP, allowing it to surpass USDT, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, to become the third-largest cryptocurrency, with a market cap exceeding $212.1 billion compared to Tether’s $160.3 billion.