XRP Price in 2018

• XRP Price Data
• ripplehistoricalpricechart.com

January 2018 was both XRP's finest and most volatile month. The token hit its first all-time high of approximately $3.37–$3.84 in the first week, driven by momentum from the December 2017 rally and massive retail buying across Asian exchanges.

The correction began almost immediately. By February 2018, XRP had fallen back to $0.75 — a drop of nearly 80% from the peak. This mirrored the broader crypto market correction as Bitcoin fell from $20,000 to under $7,000 in the same period.

XRP spent the remainder of 2018 in a grinding bear market. The token found temporary support around $0.50 in mid-year but ultimately broke down further. By December 2018, XRP was trading at approximately $0.28 — its bear market bottom — having lost over 92% of its all-time high value.

Despite the price collapse, 2018 was not without progress for Ripple the company. RippleNet expanded to over 200 financial institutions, and xRapid (later rebranded ODL — On-Demand Liquidity) went live commercially in October 2018. These fundamentals would provide the foundation for XRP's eventual recovery.