XRP drops 13% in a week as whales sell 900,000 tokens. On-chain data shows reduced exchange flows, but volatility remains high.
The price of XRP has fallen sharply over the past week after large token holders dumped hundreds of thousands of coins. The recent decline is linked to increased whale portfolio selling activity and changes in broader market behavior.
At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $2.26. The 24-hour trading volume stands at $6.42 billion. The token has lost 13% in the last seven days and 6% in the last 24 hours.
Whales reduce exposure as prices fall
According to analyst Ali Martínez, whale addresses holding between 100 million and 1 billion XRP have been reducing their holdings recently.
900,000 $XRP Sold by whales in just 5 days! pic.twitter.com/28404KMy24
– Ali (@ali_charts) November 3, 2025
This activity took place during a period of sharp decline in the price of XRP. The charts show the asset falling from over $3.00 to the $2.40 range during this time. Similar behavior was observed in the weeks leading up to the crash, as noted by reports from cryptopotato.
Additionally, CryptoQuant data shows that XRP transfers from large wallets to exchanges have decreased since the end of October. Notable peaks of activity were recorded on October 10, 16 and 25. After those dates, flows decreased and remained low.
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The 30-day average of these transfers has also trended downward, pointing to a reduction in selling pressure. While the price of
Technical setup shows volatility
Crypto analyst CryptoWZRD reported that both XRP/USD and XRP/BTC closed lower recently, following a surge in Bitcoin dominance. “XRP and XRPBTC retested their support territory”said the analyst, noting that the outlook depends on how Bitcoin dominance progresses in the future.
Furthermore, the intraday chart showed strong volatility, with the price bouncing in a tight range.
Another analyst, CW, noted that XRP is currently backed by a buy wall, but warned:
“There are two sales walls up to $2.57.”
As previously reported, the current pattern may be part of a broader five-wave move, with the final leg possibly targeting the $2.00 area.
Away from the price movement, Ripple has announced the launch of a spot digital asset brokerage service in the United States. This platform allows institutional clients to execute over-the-counter spot transactions for a variety of digital assets, including XRP and the RLUSD stablecoin.
Additionally, Ripple recently acquired Palisade, expanding its custody services beyond banks to include fintechs, corporations, and crypto-native companies.
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