XRP Turned $10K Into $1.9M – Crushing S&P 500 and NASDAQ Over 10 Years

TheCryptoBasic just released a new, viral thread about XRP’s performance. And this one puts things into striking perspective – especially for those who’ve doubted XRP’s value as a long-term investment.

Despite years of criticism, regulatory uncertainty, and long stretches of underperformance, XRP has quietly outshined some of the most celebrated investment benchmarks in the world. According to data gathered and shared by TheCryptoBasic, XRP has outperformed both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 by thousands of percentage points over the last 10 years.

Back in June 2015, XRP was trading at just $0.011. Fast forward to June 2025, and even after a recent pullback, XRP is holding strong above $2.10. That marks a jaw-dropping 18,990% increase in a decade.

To understand how significant that is, TheCryptoBasic compared XRP’s return to traditional markets. The S&P 500 was trading at $2,063 in June 2015. Today, it’s at $6,141, a solid 197% increase. Meanwhile, the NASDAQ 100 climbed from $4,588 to $22,447, gaining 389% in the same time frame.

That means XRP outperformed the S&P 500 by 6,312% and the NASDAQ 100 by 3,801% over ten years.

Critics often point out that XRP peaked at $3.80 in January 2018, only to crash and miss out on the 2021 bull run. Even then, it only reached a high of $1.96, falling short of previous records. Many, including macro investor Raoul Pal, warned that XRP could miss out on the current cycle as well.

But XRP had other plans.

Between November 2024 and January 2025, the coin surged 580%, rising above the $2 mark and holding that level for most of the past six months. Despite recent dips, it remains one of the most resilient assets in the top crypto rankings.

Notably, the S&P 500, which tracks the performance of the 500 largest public firms in the U.S., and the NASDAQ 100, a measure of the performance of the 100 largest non-financial companies on Nasdaq, have both been praised for their attractive returns over the years. Nonetheless,… pic.twitter.com/Zdo3yVZRvJ

— TheCryptoBasic (@thecryptobasic) June 27, 2025

TheCryptoBasic adds further perspective with a simple scenario. If you had invested $10,000 in June 2015:

That money would now be worth $29,700 in the S&P 500.

It would have grown to $48,900 in the NASDAQ 100.

But in XRP, it would now be worth a staggering $1.9 million.

Even though XRP still faces challenges and hasn’t yet reached its all-time high again, this data-driven comparison flips the script on the “underperformer” narrative. As the market eyes the next big breakout, XRP’s long-term gains remind us that patience in crypto often pays better than conventional bets.

Read also: Ripple Insider Predicts XRP Settlement Path – “The New SEC Is More or Less the Same”

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