XRP Price Suddenly Drops by 5% as Ripple Whales Offload Tokens

TL;DR

• Ripple whales have reversed their funding technique by offloading over 60 million tokens throughout the span of simply three days.
• XRP’s value went on the offensive earlier in the present day, nevertheless it was stopped at over $2.4 and pushed south by roughly 5%.

Whales have bought over 60 million $XRP within the final 72 hours! pic.twitter.com/nx13u9nthS

— Ali (@ali_charts) May 21, 2025

The 60 million tokens offloaded by giant Ripple buyers equal roughly $140 million, in keeping with present costs. Whereas this doesn’t sound like an enormous quantity once we are speaking a couple of cryptocurrency with a market cap of just about $140 billion, the comparatively small timeframe of simply 72 hours is what’s extra worrying.

Moreover, it showcases a extremely totally different funding technique for whales. Recall that these market members, who’ve the power to affect market costs with giant gross sales or purchases, went on an enormous accumulation spree in April, adding over 900 million tokens.

The revelation in the present day coincided with an intriguing value transfer by XRP. The fourth-largest cryptocurrency began to achieve traction alongside the rally in the remainder of the market, during which BTC skyrocketed to a brand new all-time excessive, and surged from $2.34 to a multi-day peak of just about $2.44.

Nevertheless, it confronted a right away and violent rejection at that time and was pushed south to the beginning degree inside hours. As of now, XRP is again to round $2.35, which is simply above a vital assist line ($2.3) that many believe might make or break the asset’s short- to medium-term value actions.