XRP whales increase their holdings by 2.8% over five weeks as smaller investors liquidate, causing the price to rise above $1.16.
By Omkar Godbole Jul 23, 2026, 4:11 a.m. 1 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on XRP whales buy as small holders sell. (Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash)SummaryShow- XRP has surged over 8% since late June, with large holders increasing their coin reserves while smaller holders sell off.
- This trend has historically led to further price increases.
The price of XRP, a cryptocurrency aimed at facilitating payments, has increased by more than 8% over the last five weeks. This rise has coincided with a marked difference in accumulation patterns between large holders, often referred to as whales, and smaller investors.
Data from Santiment indicates that wallets containing between 100,000 and 100 million XRP have accumulated 2.8% more coins in the past five weeks. This increase in holdings among whales and sharks parallels the price rebound of the token to $1.16 from $1 at the end of June, suggesting that stronger investors are becoming more engaged with current price movements.
Conversely, the smallest wallets have decreased their holdings by 5.2% during the same timeframe. This selling off by smaller investors sharply contrasts with the buying activity of significant stakeholders.
According to Santiment, these diverging trends are seen as positive for XRP.
“Historically, XRP's price movements have aligned more with significant stakeholders while diverging from smaller retail wallets, thus this separation supports the bullish outlook following the recent bounce,” the firm stated on X.
This trend aligns with various positive developments for XRP, including enhanced institutional access through potential ETF offerings and ongoing utility of the XRP Ledger for payments, tokenization, and the RLUSD stablecoin, as noted by the firm.
Such advancements have kept XRP in the spotlight, likely boosting confidence among more sophisticated investors while casual holders withdraw.
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