- Whale Alerts tracked a major outflow: 100 million XRP transferred from Binance to various private wallets.
- Previous day saw 457 million XRP, worth over $234 million, moved into exchanges like Bithumb and Bitvavo.
Recently, XRP has been the subject of significant trading activities by large-scale investors, commonly referred to as “whales,” which have impacted its presence on various cryptocurrency exchanges.
Notably, a substantial transaction saw 158 million XRP tokens, worth $77 million, transferred to the Binance exchange.ย
๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ 158,473,000 #XRP (77,333,753 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to #Binancehttps://t.co/LfuKq07FZp
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) April 16, 2024
Such movements typically indicate potential sell-off intentions from major holders, suggesting a pessimistic outlook on XRP’s future prices.
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In contrast, the tracking service Whale Alerts noted considerable volumes of XRP moving from Binance back to private wallets. This included a notable transaction where 100 million XRP, equivalent to about $48 million, was transferred into private holdings across several transactions.
This activity may signal a more optimistic sentiment among some sections of the investor community regarding XRP’s value.
๐จ 28,940,000 #XRP (14,229,498 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to #Bitstamphttps://t.co/1dKLjvUQXv
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) April 16, 2024
Additionally, previous day records showed an influx of 457 million XRP, valued at over $234 million, into exchanges such as Bithumb, Bitvavo, and Bitstamp, with the largest single transaction involving 390 million tokens sent to Bithumb.
๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ 390,869,591 #XRP (201,100,740 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to #Bithumbhttps://t.co/IMNZBQEP6D
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) April 15, 2024
At present, XRP is priced at $0.4986, marking a 1.79% increase over the last 24 hours. Despite this slight uptick, XRP has experienced a significant downturn, decreasing by 18% and 20% over the last seven and thirty days, respectively.ย
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These large transactions underscore the volatility and speculative nature of XRP’s market, influenced heavily by the actions of major investors.