From 6 cents to $2—XRP's price explosion tells a story that most people missed. Now everyone's talking about it, jumping in when the real moves already happened. Early movers knew something: the market structure actually works against retail accumulation at those crucial early stages. By the time mainstream attention kicks in, the distribution dynamics have already shifted dramatically. The ones who sat through years of sideways trading? They built real positions. The late arrivals? They're chasing price discovery. That's how crypto cycles actually work.