XRP’s price rallied Thursday, helped by a raft of factors that appeared to please crypto investors. Shortly before the stock market opened in New York, the popular altcoin, used for transactions on Ripple’s payments platform,

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,