Ripple CEO Says Crypto Will Hit All-Time Highs in 2026—So Why Is XRP Still Down 50%?
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-29 23:57

XRP climbed to 3.65onJuly18,2025,markingitshighestlevelsincetheJanuary2018alltimehighof3.65 on July 18, 2025, marking its highest level since the January 2018 all-time high of 3.84. The rally to 3.65wasdrivenbytheSEClawsuitoptimismandrenewedretailinterest.FastforwardtolateJanuary2026,andthetokennowtradesnear3.65 was driven by the SEC-lawsuit optimism and renewed retail interest. Fast forward to late January 2026, and the token now trades near 1.90, roughly 50% below that cycle peak.When asked about Standard Chartered's $8 XRP target, Garlinghouse declined to comment directly: "We are a very vested party." But he described Wall Street's growing interest as a "massive sea change" that ha ...