XRP price has recovered to $1.30 on October 25, gaining approximately 1.56% over 24 hours, although falling whale-wallet counts and higher exchange balances have raised concerns about another sell-off.<\/p>\n
\n Summary<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to crypto.news market data<\/a>, the cryptocurrency traded between $1.26 and $1.31 during the reporting period, with daily trading volume near $1.33 billion. Despite Sunday\u2019s recovery, XRP price remained 16.93% lower over the past month and had lost 0.61% during the preceding seven days.<\/p>\n XRP\u2019s latest gain followed several days of weak trading as the cryptocurrency struggled to maintain support near $1.30. Buyers pushed prices above that level on Sunday, but the recovery remained limited compared with the losses recorded since September.<\/p>\n The token\u2019s market capitalization stood around $82.33 billion, placing it fifth among cryptocurrencies by market value.<\/p>\n During October, XRP price repeatedly failed to regain $1.40, leaving traders watching whether the recent consolidation could develop into another decline.<\/p>\n As crypto.news reported on whale deposits<\/a>, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost previously observed that large XRP transfers to Binance had reached a seven-month high. The monthly average value of deposits involving more than one million XRP climbed to approximately $112.4 million.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Such deposits can precede selling, although transfers to exchanges do not establish that the owners have completed transactions.<\/p>\n More recent figures shared by crypto analyst Ali Charts indicated that wallets holding between 10 million and 100 million XRP had fallen from 351 to 339 over several weeks.<\/p>\n 2\/5 Some of the largest whales on the XRP Ledger appear to be reducing their exposure. <\/p>\n The number of wallets holding between 10 million and 100 million $XRP<\/a> has fallen from 351 to 339 over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n That decline raises the possibility of growing selling pressure. pic.twitter.com\/xgh8WVtJrD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ali Charts (@alicharts) October 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The reduction represents 12 fewer wallets in that category, suggesting some large holders may have redistributed their XRP or reduced their exposure.<\/p>\n Ali cited Santiment data showing that exchange-associated balances climbed from 11.003 billion XRP to approximately 11.05 billion XRP.<\/p>\n The difference amounts to roughly 47 million tokens, which the analyst rounded to 50 million XRP. At a market price of $1.30, the increase represents approximately $61.1 million worth of tokens.<\/p>\n Although exchange balances can indicate potential selling supply, they may include custody transfers, collateral movements or internal wallet management.<\/p>\n The latest observations follow previous concerns over exchange reserves<\/a>, when tracked XRP balances reached 11.81 billion tokens on October 17. The earlier reading used a separate dataset, so the two figures should not be treated as a directly comparable series.<\/p>\n Recently, Santiment reported a record 8.24 million non-empty XRP Ledger wallets, with 4,772 new addresses created during one day. The wallet growth milestone<\/a> showed continued network activity even as the cryptocurrency struggled to recover.<\/p>\n Institutional demand has presented another mixed picture.<\/p>\n\n
Why is XRP price struggling despite its recovery?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
XRP whales reduce holdings as exchange balances rise<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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XRP ETF inflows stall after brief recovery<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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