Whales Dump XRP Despite $1B ETF Success
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The approval of the XRP ETF does not halt the whale selling pressure with Binance inflows increasing. Price is in the zone of $1.50 with institutional disconnect of demand. XRP fails to trade above $2 even after record ETF performance. On X, CryptoQuant indicates that exchange inflows are dominated by whales. The institutional disconnection between demand and market behaviour is worrying. On-chain data indicate a wallet containing 100,000-1 million XRP makes up a majority of Binance deposits. Depending on the information published by CryptoQuant, these volumes suggest active whale transfers. The current inflow trends do not involve retail investors. Source :CryptoQuant Large Holders Control Market Flow Massive wallet exchange deposits cause a sustained sell-side pressure during the month of December. Price rejections are associated with every spike of whale activity. XRP develops low lows and low highs. The selling approach seems to be disciplined but not aggressive. Supply outstrips demand with new buyers still on the fringes. Supply rises continually, driving prices down even when whales are mediocre. ETF Narrative Becomes Exit Opportunity Whales hoarded tokens prior to ETF approval, and then sold into the narrative of the rally. Institutional products are unable to neutralize this supply pocket according to the analysis disseminated by CryptoQuant on X. At 1.95, the price is met with resistance several times. XRP ETF Approval Failed to Stop Selling Pressure “The majority of inflows are coming from the 100K-1M XRP and 1M+ XRP bands. These volumes do not belong to retail investors; they indicate that whales are actively transferring XRP to Binance.” – By @PelinayPA pic.twitter.com/q7lnf4tC5R — CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) December 19, 2025 Within a month of its launch, XRP ETFs surpassed 1.2 billion net assets. Zero outflow days are evidence of institutional confidence. Nevertheless, ETFs demand is not sufficient to absorb increases in supply caused…
