XRP cycles & crashes
XRP spent years far below its 2018 peak, one of the longest waits back to a new high in large-cap crypto. Below is every drawdown of 50% or more in the price history we hold — how deep it fell, how long the fall took, and how long until a new all-time high. History, not a forecast. Not financial advice.
Daily closing prices, 2017-11-09 to 2026-07-18. Peaks therefore read slightly below the intraday records quoted elsewhere, because a coin can spike and close lower the same day. All-time high and every drawdown below are computed from this series, not copied from anywhere.
Every major crash (50%+ drawdowns)
| Peak | Trough | Drawdown | Time down | To new ATH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07$4 | 2026-06$1 | -71% | 11 mo | not yet |
| 2018-01$3 | 2020-03$0 | -96% | 2.2 yr | 5.4 yr |
- The deepest fall on record here is -96%, from the 2018 peak.
- Getting back to a new high took 5.4 yr on average across 1 completed cycle, and as long as 5.4 yr.
- The current drawdown is still open: XRP has not yet reclaimed its prior high, so its recovery time is unknown rather than zero.
- These are price drawdowns measured from daily closes. Past cycles do not predict future ones.
Coverage starts 2017-11-09, which is as far back as free daily history reaches for XRP. XRP has traded since 2013, but those earlier years are not available at zero cost, so we do not show them. Every figure above is computed by us from that series. Percentages are price drawdowns, not market-cap drawdowns; for coins whose supply is still growing, the market-cap fall can differ from the price fall. Past cycles do not predict future ones. Educational only, not investment advice.