Looking at the Candlestick Chart from 2017 gives a feeling of looking at old photos.

That year, XRP skyrocketed from $0.006 to $3.84, an increase of 7402%, following a textbook-level five-wave rise, peaking in January of the following year. Now, looking at the 2025 price chart, the familiar formula has returned— the first four waves have completed, and the fifth wave of the main upward trend has just started, with trading volume beginning to accumulate. Some analysts say that even the rhythm of the fluctuations is a pixel-level replica.

Depending on different scenarios, conservatively, it could rise by 1000% to $5; neutrally, replicating the 3000% increase from back in the day, the target is $15; if it really goes crazy and we see a historical increase of 7777%, then $40 and above is not a dream. Converted into real money: investing $100 could turn into $77,000, investing $1,000 could turn into $770,000, and investing $10,000 could directly aim for $7.77 million. Of course, this is just a mathematical game; the market has never been a calculator.

What's more crucial is that this time the fundamentals are much stronger than in 2017. The SEC lawsuit has been completely resolved, and the regulatory sword that has been hanging for many years has finally been sheathed; Grayscale has launched a zero-commission XRP ETF, providing a legitimate entry point for institutional funds; over in Europe, bank collaborations are being fully rolled out, and cross-border payment scenarios are truly taking shape; global licenses are being issued in bulk, compliance is no longer an obstacle but has instead become a moat; and the RLUSD stablecoin is about to be issued, which will lead to an explosion of ecological liquidity.

The time window is actually very narrow. The explosion in 2017 was concentrated in January, and if history truly rhymes, the climax in 2025 might be just a few weeks away. While XRP is making waves in the payment sector, don't forget to pay attention to those projects that are innovating at the financial infrastructure level, like those protocols doing things at the DeFi layer – stories often don't just follow one line.