A crypto market analyst compared XRP to NVIDIA, an American technology company with one of the greatest technological successes in history. The analyst implied that buying XRP today could reflect the opportunity investors had when buying NVIDIA stock in 2000 for as little as $0.35. The comparison emphasizes the long-term price potential of XRP and highlights the importance of HODLing.
XRP today shows the growth potential of NVIDIA 2000
Leading market expert, Egrag Crypto, has drawn a striking parallel between the current price of XRP and the early days of NVIDIA. He suggested that buying XRP now could be similar to buying NVIDIA stock for just $0.35 back in 2000. At the time of writing, the stock price is around $180, representing a whopping 51.329% increase from over two decades ago.
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Egrag Crypto points out that a $10,000 investment in NVIDIA at $0.35 per share in 2000 would have secured roughly 28,571 shares. At today’s prices, these shares would be worth more than $5,142,780, indicating an investment strategy focused more on keeping faith and patience rather than perfectly timing or predicting the market. In addition, the analyst’s comparison illustrates the power of long-term investment in disruptive technologies, showing how early adoption and a willingness to hang on through volatility can result in life-changing gains.
Applying this perspective to XRP, Egrag Crypto highlighted which cryptocurrency has increased from $0.006 to $3.65 in the past 10 years. Comparing the altcoin to NVIDIA stock, he suggests that the cryptocurrency may have similar transformational potential, explosive growth. As a result, he implied that XRP’s current price of $2.2 may represent a potential entry point for investors willing to commit to a disciplined long-term strategy.
Much like NVIDIA in its early days around 2000, XRP is still in the early stages of its growth trajectory. Cryptocurrency was recently created from a prolonged legal battle with the US SEC which limited its development and price growth for almost 7 years. With increasing utility and ongoing ecosystem developmentXRP is well positioned to grow over time. Although its price has fallen roughly 20% this year, according to CoinMarketCap, analysts remain optimistic about its long-term outlook.
XRP activity on the chain is reaching record levels
On the technical front, XRP has experienced the incredible increase in activity in the chainsignaling increased engagement across the network. Data from CryptoQuant shows that on December 2, the speed metric for XRP Ledger (XRPL) jumped to a yearly high of $0.0324.
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Analysts at CryptoQuant found that the increase in circulation speed suggests that XRP is being actively traded rather than sitting idle in cold wallets. The increase indicates high liquidity and is significant participation from whales who appear to be moving large amounts of chips.
Additionally, such activity indicates that the XRP network is experiencing unprecedented levels of engagement, with more coins changing hands in a short amount of time than the market has seen so far in 2025.
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