Buyers who purchased $XRP at its January 2018 peak are still down approximately 62% after nearly nine years. During the same period, $BTC rose about 314% above its 2017 peak, and $BNB increased roughly 2,800%. According to Nansen, XRP’s circulating supply grew by 63%, rising from 38.7 billion to 63.1 billion tokens. XRP ETFs have attracted around $1.8 billion in nearly a year, while Bitcoin ETFs have seen single days with inflows exceeding $1 billion. Since the SEC lawsuit concluded in August 2025, XRP has declined approximately 59%. Positive legal developments have occurred. But with continuous supply growth, price appreciation remains extremely difficult.