Key Points XRP hasn't performed great since the Trump administration started imposing tariffs last year. Actually, it did perform great for a brief period, but that had nothing to do with the tariffs. Nor is its decline since that period of strong performance necessarily linked to trade policies. 10 stocks we like better than XRP › As many investors learned in 2025, the imposition of tariffs, which are simply taxes on the end-consumers of imported goods, can knock markets around long before they ...