After a month of lagging behind the cryptocurrency market, Ripple finally exited its consolidation period and started its strong uptrend. People were speculating about the reasons why XRP failed to jump-start the year like all other cryptos, but since November 2020, XRP is up so far by 140%. Most people still don’t know why that sudden price surge, but in this article, we’ll elaborate on why XRP almost tripled in value.