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XRP whale holdings rise 2.8% in five weeks as retail sells

XRP whale holdings rise 2.8% in five weeks as retail sells

XRP returned to $1.16 as larger wallets accumulated during a muted trading rebound, while falling whale deposits to Binance and easing exchange inflows pointed to lower near-term selling pressure.

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Fact Check
The claim is directly supported by the original Santiment X post, which states whales/sharks (100K-100M XRP) added +2.8% over five weeks while micro/retail wallets (<0.01 XRP) dumped -5.2%, with XRP back above $1.16. Two independent secondary outlets (U.Today, Bloomingbit) report the identical figures attributed to the same primary source. U.Today additionally confirms the supporting context of $5.09M spot ETF net inflows on July 21 and pending XRPL upgrades (batch transactions, confidential transfers, MPT). All key claim elements are corroborated by traceable primary and secondary sources.
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Summary

XRP moved back above $1.16 as larger holders kept accumulating while the smallest wallets reduced exposure. Wallets holding between 100,000 and 100 million XRP increased their combined balances by 2.8% over the past five weeks, while wallets with less than 0.01 XRP cut theirs by 5.2%, according to Santiment. The analytics firm said XRP has historically tracked the behavior of major stakeholders more closely than micro wallets, making the divergence a constructive signal. CoinMarketCap data showed the token traded between $1.13 and $1.16 over the past 24 hours and was up 0.06% at the time of writing. Additional support came from a drop in whale deposits to Binance: CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost said inflows fell to 25.3 million XRP, the lowest since January 2025, while the 90-day average value of whale inflows declined to about $69 million from roughly $460 million earlier this year. Santiment said improving institutional access through XRP ETF products, the resolution of Ripple’s legal dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and continued XRP Ledger use for payments, tokenization and Ripple USD are supporting sentiment, though weaker spot activity on Binance and Upbit suggests retail demand remains subdued.

Terms & Concepts
  • whale inflows: Large transfers of tokens, often to exchanges, that can indicate potential selling pressure from major holders.
  • XRP ETF products: Exchange-traded investment products that give investors market exposure to XRP.
  • tokenization: The process of representing assets or rights digitally on a blockchain or distributed ledger.