XRP has seen intense activity this week, with large whale transfers triggering market-wide speculation. Ripple co-founder, Chris Larsen, is facing backlash after moving 50 million XRP, worth $175 million, between July 17 and 23. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT flagged the transfers, noting that about $140 million went to centralized exchanges, which indicates a possible sell-off.
Two addresses received the bulk of the transfer, 30 million XRP each, with another address receiving 10 million XRP. The remaining $35 million in XRP was split between two newly created wallets, receiving 5 million XRP each.
However, the timing has sparked speculation in the community. Some users accused Larsen of dumping on loyal holders, while others argue that he is simply decentralizing his XRP to long-term holders. With over 2.81 billion XRP still in Larsen-linked wallets, the moves have raised questions about intent and impact on the market.
XRP had just hit a local high of $3.60 before falling below $3.10, a 17% drop. Chris Larsen still controls over 2.8 billion XRP, worth about $8.4 billion. That’s nearly 5% of all XRP in existence.
Data from Whale Alert shows that yesterday, 16.8 million XRP, worth $58.3 million, was transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase. Such movements often indicate that a whale may be preparing to sell, which can create downward pressure on the price.
The activity continued today, as in total, over 44 million XRP (worth more than $140 million) has been transferred from unknown wallets to Coinbase in the past 24 hours.
According to XRPwalllets, the large XRP transactions took place between Coinbase’s cold wallets and exchange wallets. While these are likely internal transfers, they suggest that Coinbase may be actively reallocating liquidity or preparing funds for trading, withdrawals, or institutional activity.
Previously, two back-to-back transfers of over 200 million XRP, worth $700 million were tracked, which were probably from Ripple-owned wallets.
XRP is currently trading at $3.15, down 6% in the last 24 hours. Analysts say that the recent XRP drop is just a normal pullback and part of a bigger bullish trend. XRP may have already finished its Wave 4 correction or it could dip to around $2.64 before starting Wave 5 upward. The outlook stays positive, with higher prices likely coming soon.
Chris Larsen moved 50M XRP, likely to exchanges, sparking speculation about a possible sell-off or fund reallocation.
Chris Larsen reportedly holds over 2.8 billion XRP, valued at around $8.4 billion—nearly 5% of the total XRP supply.
XRP dropped due to large whale transfers, profit-taking, and short-term sell pressure, despite long-term bullish sentiment.
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