From Coinpedia · By Steve Muchoki
Story HighlightsXRP sharks and whales have shown a consistent accumulation pattern in the last 9 months despite the 30% recent price downturn.
XRP has dipped 19% in the past week due to inflation, stock sell-off and Democratic wins in the US midterms.
Should the coin hold $1.00 while large wallets maintain purchases, prices could rise to $1.10-$1.15.
XRP rich list is showing steady growth despite the recent slump in the coin’s price just as most of the crypto market experienced a November downturn.
Advertisement XRP sharks and whales increase holdings
According to blockchain Santiment Intelligence, XRP wallets holding at least 10,000 coins have grown to a total of 343,500, representing a 5.15% increase in 9 months.
Source: Santiment Intelligence
Even more, the total number of XRP holders has experienced consistent growth in the past year, now reaching 8.66 million holders.
On the other hand, XRP price is down by about 30% in the last 7 weeks, and 18.75% in the past week. Factors contributing to this negative momentum include hotter-than-expected US inflation, tech and AI stock sell-off, and Democrats securing majority seats in both the House and Senate.
It didn’t help that the recent Binance hack involved almost $300 million XRP, and that institutions have dumped about $18 million in XRP ETFs in the past two days.
Source: CoinMarketCap
One key opinion leader and a former Ripple executive even admitted to halting his purchase of XRP, citing low risk tolerance as his reason for dumping more than 88% of his XRP holdings.
The price prediction verdict
When these metrics are placed side by side with the dipping price of XRP, we see what Santiment calls an “encouraging divergence”. It is historically a bullish sign when high-capital traders steadily absorb sell-side pressure rather than taking off with retailers.
The $1.00 price is now the key level to watch: should sharks and whales continue their accumulation trajectory while XRP holds above $1 and Bitcoin prices stabilize, XRP could reclaim $1.10 to $1.15.
On the flip side, the market could experience short-term sell pressure should wallet growth turn negative while XRP’s price falls below $1. That said, once retail FUD had subsided, prices might begin to recover and once again retest the $1.00 psychological support.
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