XRP prices surged significantly Sunday night after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a digital assets strategic reserve that will include XRP, the world's third-largest crypto asset by market capitalization.

In his announcement, the president specifically said XRP, Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA) will be included in the national crypto reserve. He later clarified that Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) will also be included, as well as other "valuable" crypto tokens.

XRP prices surged as high as $2.96 late Sunday, representing a 34% surge before eventually settling it at around $2.80.

The said prices are a significant jump from last week, when the token plunged as low as $2.

Also, Sunday night's spikes are steps closer to XRP's all-time high at $3.40 – a feat the cryptocurrency........

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