XRP surged 24% within 75 minutes after President Trump published a Truth Social post naming it as part of a proposed U.S. “Crypto Strategic Reserve,” gaining $44 billion in market capitalization and reaching a total of $173 billion

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March 2, 2025

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Cardano, XRP, and Solana all rose in price after Trump's post. The president later clarified that the planned reserve would also hold Bitcoin and Ethereum.

That morning, XRP was charting in a tight range around $2.23. However, at 10:24am, Donald Trump announced that he would create a US “crypto strategic reserve,” including XRP and two other altcoins, and within 75 minutes, XRP had rallied 24% to $3 per token. In other words, thanks to Trump’s blessing, XRP had gained $44 billion in 75 minutes to hit a market capitalization of $173 billion

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Week 10 of 2025