The price of XRP is up more than 17% over the last 24-hour period, significantly outperforming the wider cryptocurrency market as other major digital assets including bitcoin, ether, and SOL are up between 2.

XRP reached an all-time high on Wednesday, which may open the gateway for the crypto to potentially reach as high as $4.40, a technical analyst said.

XRP momentarily smashed through the $3 barrier today, a dramatic comeback not seen since early 2018. Though it quickly corrected back to $2.97. The crypto, often at the center of legal and regulatory drama,