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Rally · Jan 7, 2018

January 2018 peak

XRP hits its highest close of the 2017 to 2018 boom.

XRP close on Jan 7, 2018
$2.75
Source: Bitstamp XRP/USD daily close, 2018-01-07

XRP rose more than 100 fold during 2017 as banks tested Ripple's products and new retail buyers poured into crypto. The date shown is its highest daily close in January 2018 in our fetched series.

Like most of the market, it then fell for most of 2018.

XRP price, USD
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Source: Bitstamp XRP/USD daily closes 2016-12-16 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.

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