XRP Broke a Level It Hadn’t Touched in Over a Year - And Whales Bought It

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XRP Broke a Level It Hadn’t Touched in Over a Year - And Whales Bought It

XRP (XRP) slid into the red over the past month while the rest of the major tokens posted modest gains. The token now sits near $1.

The divergence runs deeper on-chain. Large holders keep accumulating, yet spot ETF inflows have stalled, and Binance traders have turned to selling.

XRP Price Slides as Large Wallets Keep Buying

BeInCrypto reported that XRP's price briefly fell below $1 earlier this week. It was the token's first break under that level since late 2024.

The weakness runs deeper than one day. XRP has dropped by more than 5% over the past 30 days and by more than 3% over the past week.

XRP Price Performance. Source: BeInCrypto Markets

Among the top 10 cryptocurrencies, XRP posted the second-steepest monthly fall. Hyperliquid (HYPE) dropped about 10%, and Dogecoin (DOGE) fell about 2%. Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL) all held modest gains.

As price action diverges from peers, the on-chain data shows a mixed picture. Santiment says the whales kept buying through the slide.

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