Historical scenario / XRP-USD / 2018

If you had bought XRP-USD in 2018 with $10,000...

XRP-USDXRP
Vintage 2018
Initial: $10,000

Estimated value

$52,436

Initial $10,000Profit $42,436

Buy Price

Jan 1, 2018

$0.2637

Sell Price

Oct 12, 2026

$1.38

Multiplier

5.2×

ROI

+424%

2018 Price Range
Open (Jan 1)Jan 1, 2018$2.39
2018 Highest$3.38
2018 Lowest$0.26
CurrentOct 12, 2026$1.38

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$1.38

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Calculation record

How this result was calculated

The selected investment amount is divided by the chosen 2018 entry price, then multiplied by the latest available price. Taxes, trading fees, spreads, dividends and inflation are not included.

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Year open
$2.391
Year low / high
$0.264 / $3.378
Latest price
$1.383
Price as of
2026-10-12

Source: GhostGains market-data API using publicly available market observations. Prices can be delayed and should be independently verified.

Same period benchmark

Compared with the S&P 500

Both returns use the first available price in 2018 and the latest available price. This is a price-return comparison and may exclude dividends.

XRP-USD

0.58×

-42.2%

S&P 500

2.90×

189.7% · as of 2026-10-12

Scenario context

In 2018, XRP traded between $0.264 and $3.378, a range equal to 130.2% of its opening price. An investment made at the year's low produces the headline result above; using the year's opening price produces a 0.58× price multiple instead. Over the same measurement window, the S&P 500 price multiple was 2.90×.

Asset Insight

About XRP-USD

XRP is the native cryptocurrency of the XRP Ledger, an open-source, permissionless and decentralized blockchain technology. It was built for payments and is often associated with Ripple Labs, which uses XRP for cross-border settlements.

Market History

Launched in 2012, XRP was designed to facilitate faster and cheaper global transactions than Bitcoin. It has faced significant legal scrutiny from the SEC regarding its status as a security, which has heavily influenced its price history.

Fun Fact

If you had bought XRP instead of a pizza back in the day, you might be reading this from a yacht. Check the numbers and try not to cry.
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