The $XRP price has suffered devastating declines over the last six months, but a crypto educator explains why this could be a good time to accumulate more.
Notably, the broader crypto market has experienced sustained downturns since the fourth quarter of 2025, losing $1.9 trillion in valuation within this period despite the recent recovery effort. Amid the onslaught, $XRP has recorded steep declines, with $131 billion lost from its market value since the July 2025 peak.
However, while panic has dominated the scene, an $XRP community figure and crypto educator has suggested that the downturn may be presenting a good buy opportunity. According to him, declines amounting to 70% have historically marked profitable accumulation positions for $XRP.
Key Points
- The global crypto market cap has lost $1.9 trillion since Q4 2025, and $XRP has not escaped the downturn, down by $131 billion since its July 2025 peak valuation.
- $XRP’s price has dropped from $3.6 in July 2025 to the current position of $1.39, but a recent commentary suggests that this could be a golden opportunity.
- A known crypto educator stressed that each 70% crash for $XRP, which occurred during the drop from $3.6 to $1.1, has proven to be a profitable accumulation position.
- $XRP would have to rise 163% from the current level to reclaim its $3.6 all-time high and become a profitable investment for holders who bought at that price.
$XRP’s 70% Crash
This recent suggestion came from Sir Rob Art, an $XRP community figure, as he maintains a bullish stance despite the current market turbulence. For context, after reaching the $3.6 peak in July 2025, $XRP recorded a pullback and fluctuated between $2.8 and $3.1 by October.
However, after the Oct. 10 crash that pushed prices below $2.5, the broader crypto market entered a downtrend phase, and $XRP collapsed further. Since then, $XRP has recorded six consecutive monthly losing candles, down nearly 62% from its peak of $3.6 in July 2025.
Notably, $XRP had collapsed to a multi-month low of $1.1 on Feb. 6 in the aftermath of the Feb. 5 market crash. This bottom represented a near 70% crash from the $3.6 high. It is from this level that Rob believes $XRP has the potential to recover.
Good Buy Opportunity?
In his commentary, Rob called attention to the 70% decline from $3.6 to $1.1 by Feb. 6. Citing this drop, he stressed that it marked a good time to start accumulating more $XRP tokens. Notably, at the $1.1 price, investing $10,000 in $XRP would have bought 9,090 tokens, much more than 2,777 tokens at the $3.6 peak.
At such low prices, investors have the opportunity to procure more tokens for less before the market eventually recovers. Notably, $XRP has already recovered slightly from the $1.1 low, up 26% from this level. Nonetheless, pundits like Rob still believe the current position presents a good opportunity.
$XRP Historical Data
According to Rob, $XRP’s historical data shows that crashes of up to 70% have mostly been profitable, as $XRP has always recovered from these declines. He stressed that he has already begun a dollar-cost averaging (DCA) plan.
Notably, data confirms his thesis. Specifically, after $XRP collapsed 68.42% from $0.0095 in October 2016 to $0.003 by January 2017, the recovery that followed pushed prices from $0.0056 in March 2017 to $0.3989 by May of that year.
$XRP Historical Downturns
Meanwhile, $XRP again dropped 69.92% from the $0.3989 peak to a low of $0.1270 the next month. What followed was another rebound four months later, pushing prices from $0.2350 in December 2017 to $3.31 in January 2018, a massive 1,308% rise within a month.
$XRP also saw a sharp 68% drop from $0.91 to $0.29 on the back of the Terra ecosystem collapse in 2022. The recovery for this drop took longer, about 2 years. However, when it eventually arrived in November 2024, $XRP rose from $0.5 to $3.6 by July 2025.
Now, a 70% crash has occurred from the $3.6 peak. While historical data indicates that $XRP has the potential to stage a recovery campaign, it is important to note that past successes do not guarantee future results. As a result, investors should not take this commentary as investment advice.