- XRP keeps returning to the $2 support as whales dump over 390M tokens, creating short-term pressure.
- Long-term holders are quietly accumulating, helping stabilize price despite heavy selling.
- A break below $1.94 could trigger a deeper decline toward $1.85 unless buyers reclaim momentum.
XRP has slipped right back to the critical $2 zone, almost like gravity keeps pulling it there every time it tries to break free. Every push toward resistance has been slapped down, leaving traders in this weird stand-off between hope and hesitation. The market feels tense, honestly — like everyone’s waiting for someone else to make the first move.
Whale Selling Sparks Pressure Across the Market
Lately, whales have been… well, not helping. Big wallets holding between 1M and 10M XRP dumped more than 390 million tokens in just one week. At today’s prices, that’s roughly $783 million hitting the market.
That kind of sell-off is loud. It signals frustration — maybe even impatience — from high-value holders who expected XRP to push way past resistance by now. When this group sells, smaller traders usually follow, or at least freeze up from fear of being early to the wrong move.
But, funny enough, not everyone is letting go.
Long-Term Holders Are Digging In, Not Backing Out
While whales are exiting the front door, long-term holders are quietly coming through the side. The 1–2 year HODL Waves cohort climbed from 8.58% to 9.81% this week.
That increase doesn’t happen by accident — it means a growing share of the supply is now sitting untouched by people who seem pretty unfazed by the noise. These are holders who bought in less than a year ago and are choosing to sit tight instead of panic.
This slow, steady accumulation is part of what’s keeping XRP alive at the $2 mark. Without them, whale selling probably would’ve dragged the price far lower.
Price Reaches a Make-or-Break Point
Right now, XRP is trading at $2.00, a level that’s acting like a magnet and a shield at the same time. Price keeps drifting back here, confirming how important this zone is for the overall structure.
Because we’ve got whales dumping on one side and long-term believers accumulating on the other, XRP is basically stuck between $2.00 and $2.20 — a tight, annoying range that will probably hold unless something major shifts. Maybe a sentiment flip. Maybe a broader market push.
Something needs to give.
What Happens If XRP Breaks Below $1.94?
Here’s the risky part:
If bears get louder and whales keep selling into weakness, XRP could crack below $1.94 — the next critical support. And if that breaks, the road to $1.85 opens up fast.
That drop would wipe out any near-term bullish setups and reset the chart into full caution mode.
For now, XRP’s fate rests on whether the long-term holders can keep absorbing enough of the selling to defend $2 one more time.
