{"id":15719,"date":"2022-12-21T21:22:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T21:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/ripple-whales-and-sharks-xrp-holdings-jump-to-all-time-high\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T21:22:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T21:22:24","slug":"ripple-whales-and-sharks-xrp-holdings-jump-to-all-time-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/ripple-whales-and-sharks-xrp-holdings-jump-to-all-time-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple whales and sharks XRP holdings jump to all-time high"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Bitcoin, Ethereum &amp; Crypto News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1671654423492-8a792019-46ce-4348-bdb5-88e986f99005-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1671654423492-8a792019-46ce-4348-bdb5-88e986f99005-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1671654423492-8a792019-46ce-4348-bdb5-88e986f99005-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1671654423492-8a792019-46ce-4348-bdb5-88e986f99005-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><em><strong>XRP whales and sharks bought more coins in December to bring total addresses and percentage of supply to new highs.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><em><strong>Large holders appear strongly bullish on the coin\u2019s price, despite Ripple Labs\u2019 ongoing battle with regulators.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><strong><em>There are 1,617 wallet addresses with 1 million to 10 million XRP, with total holdings for these addresses about 7.23% of supply.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/ripple\/\">XRP<\/a> has seen some massive accumulation by large holders in 2022, despite the bear market and all the baggage that has come with Ripple Labs\u2019 court tussle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the market, the XRP price has remained in a downtrend since a sharp decline in May. The coin currently trades around $0.3437.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">XRP whales and sharks push holdings to new highs<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to on-chain statistics <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santimentfeed\/status\/1605308867297935360\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shared<\/a> by analytics firm Santiment, XRP addresses with 1 million to 10 million coins have added to their holdings as 2022 draws to a close. Per the platform, these groups of XRP holders \u2013 the category of sharks and whales \u2013 have recently seen their total number and percentage of supply surge to new all-time highs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc33\ud83e\udd88 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XRPNetwork?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#XRPNetwork<\/a> whale and shark addresses that share the 1M to 10M <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24XRP&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$XRP<\/a> tier have been rapidly accumulating to end 2022. In December, both the amount of these sized addresses (1,617) and their percentage of supply held (7.23%) have hit a new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllTimeHigh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllTimeHigh<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R8bDPUviq1\">https:\/\/t.co\/R8bDPUviq1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4GyrMPxYPV\">pic.twitter.com\/4GyrMPxYPV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Santiment (@santimentfeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/santimentfeed\/status\/1605308867297935360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On-chain data shows the whale and shark cohorts in the XRP ecosystem that control wallets with 1 million to 10 million XRP increased in December to 1,617.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The rapid accumulation seen across these two tiers have come as the past few weeks saw crypto prices plummet amid the FTX contagion.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But the downturn appears to have offered large XRP accounts the opportunity to buy low, with the above category of addresses increasing their percentage share of circulating supply. As per the current stats, whales and sharks hold 7.23% of 50.34 billion XRP.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Both this and the number of addresses highlighted above are trending at a new all-time high.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/xrp-holders-with-1m-to-10m-coins-accumulate-to-record-highs\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Bitcoin, Ethereum &amp; Crypto News ) XRP whales and sharks bought more coins in December to bring total addresses and percentage of supply to new highs. Large holders appear strongly bullish on the coin\u2019s price, despite Ripple Labs\u2019 ongoing battle with regulators. 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