Ripple Sends 200 Million XRP Into The Shadows

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Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. San Francisco-based Ripple has transferred 200 million XRP tokens, worth approximately $400 million, between company-controlled wallets. The massive movement occurred today and was first spotted by cryptocurrency tracking service Whale Alert. Related Reading Tracking The Money Trail The transaction initially appeared to be heading to an unknown destination when Whale Alert reported the funds moving to an unidentified address ‘rP4X2…sKxv3’. But blockchain analytics platform Bithomp later clarified that both the sending and receiving wallets belong to Ripple. The receiving wallet was created by Ripple on October 2, 2023, with an initial funding of 70 million XRP. Since its creation, this wallet has only interacted with other Ripple-linked addresses, strengthening the evidence that this was an internal transfer rather than funds moving to an outside entity or exchange. 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 200,000,000 #XRP (402,739,474 USD) transferred from #Ripple to unknown wallethttps://t.co/cZz7k5fum8 — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) April 11, 2025 Why The Big Money Move According to crypto community figure XRP_Liquidity, who tracks Ripple’s token movements, the transaction represents standard treasury management – Ripple simply shifting money between its own accounts. The 200 million XRP tokens remain untouched at the receiving address, suggesting no immediate plans for their use. Source: Whale Alert The receiving wallet now holds around 290 million XRP tokens, valued at about $577 million as of the current XRP price of $2.04 per token, based on figures by Coingecko. According to historical…