{"id":28568,"date":"2025-05-26T12:18:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=28568"},"modified":"2025-05-26T12:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:18:32","slug":"xrp-price-top-is-in-network-metrics-put-385-rally-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=28568","title":{"rendered":"XRP price top is in? Network metrics put 385% rally at risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDUvMDE5NzBiYTAtMWJjYi03NzE2LWE1YzEtMTc3YjhiMGQyNjQ5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDUvMDE5NzBiYTAtMWJjYi03NzE2LWE1YzEtMTc3YjhiMGQyNjQ5.jpg\" alt=\"XRP price top is in? Network metrics put 385% rally at risk\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key takeaways<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Over 70% of XRP\u2019s realized cap was accumulated near recent highs, echoing previous market top patterns.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>XRP\u2019s active address count has plunged over 90% since March 2025, signaling reduced transactional demand.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A falling wedge pattern points to a potential 25% drop toward key support at the $1.76 level.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>XRP (<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/xrp-price-index\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/xrp-price-index\">XRP<\/a>) has rallied more than 385% since late 2024, but fresh onchain analysis warns that this surge may have attracted buyers at increasingly vulnerable levels.<\/p>\n<h2>XRP data warns about potential market top <\/h2>\n<p>More than 70% of XRP\u2019s realized market capitalization\u2014a measure of the XRP value based on the price at which each token last moved\u2014has been accumulated between late 2024 and early 2025, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/studio.glassnode.com\/charts\/breakdowns.MarketcapRealizedUsdByAge?a=XRP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/studio.glassnode.com\/charts\/breakdowns.MarketcapRealizedUsdByAge?a=XRP\">Glassnode<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-05\/01970bb8-57e5-7853-a26e-6adda60f8f86\" title=\"\" alt=\"XRP price top is in? Network metrics put 385% rally at risk\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Source: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoVizArt\/status\/1926226010841796849\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoVizArt\/status\/1926226010841796849\"><em>@CryptoVizArt<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The realized cap of the 3-to-6-month group\u2014a younger coin age band\u2014has risen since November 2024, including dramatic increases witnessed after January 2025, when the XRP price peaked at around $3.40.<\/p>\n<p>This top-heavy market structure is historically fragile, as newer investors tend to be more sensitive to price swings, often triggering sharper sell-offs during corrections.<\/p>\n<p>In late 2017, XRP saw a massive influx of capital from young coins just before peaking near $3.55, followed by a prolonged 95% drawdown. <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"XRP price top is in? Network metrics put 385% rally at risk\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-05\/01970bbe-31b3-730d-bb2d-ea252d54dfde\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>XRP realized cap by age. Source: Glassnode<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pattern repeated in 2021, when another sharp rise in the realized cap by short-term holders preceded a nearly 80% decline, raising the possibility that <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/xrp-revisit-1-realized-price-charts-bearish-picture\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/xrp-revisit-1-realized-price-charts-bearish-picture\">XRP may have formed a local top<\/a> in January 2025 and will continue declining in the coming months.<\/p>\n<h2>XRP\u2019s network activity cools<\/h2>\n<p>XRP\u2019s number of active addresses <a href=\"https:\/\/studio.glassnode.com\/charts\/addresses.ActiveCount?a=XRP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/studio.glassnode.com\/charts\/addresses.ActiveCount?a=XRP\">spiked<\/a> sharply in March 2025, hitting record levels. Since then, activity has dropped by over 90%, returning to levels seen before the breakout.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"XRP price top is in? Network metrics put 385% rally at risk\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-05\/01970bc3-be43-7129-8cf4-a806a51a5c44\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>XRP active addresses count. Source: Glassnode<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Historically, similar divergences between rising prices and falling onchain activity\u2014seen in late 2017 and early 2021\u2014have appeared near local market tops. <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/xrp-price-fails-to-respond-to-two-extremely-bullish-developments-here-is-why\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/xrp-price-fails-to-respond-to-two-extremely-bullish-developments-here-is-why\"><em><strong>XRP price fails to respond to two extremely bullish developments \u2014 Here is why<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s not a guaranteed warning sign, the sharp drop in active addresses could mean fewer people are using XRP to send or receive funds, and more are just holding.<\/p>\n<h2>XRP technicals hint at 25% price decline<\/h2>\n<p>XRP&#8217;s weekly chart shows the price consolidating within a falling wedge pattern. <\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">As of May 26, the cryptocurrency was showing signs of entering a short-term correction cycle after failing to break above the wedge\u2019s upper trendline.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"XRP price top is in? Network metrics put 385% rally at risk\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-05\/01970bd5-e368-7d48-b199-b517e9a8d98b\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>XRP\/USD weekly price chart. Source: TradingView<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A broader pullback could push the XRP price toward the wedge\u2019s lower trendline if the recent price action is any indication. <\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">The lower trendline aligns with the 50-week exponential moving average (50-week EMA; the red wave) near $1.76, down about 25% from the current levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__disclaimer\" type=\"\">This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\" label=\"Subscription Form: Markets Outlook\"><\/template>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key takeaways: Over 70% of XRP\u2019s realized cap was accumulated near recent highs, echoing previous market top patterns. XRP\u2019s active address count has plunged over 90% since March 2025, signaling reduced transactional demand. A falling wedge pattern points to a potential 25% drop toward key support at the $1.76 level. XRP (XRP) has rallied more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-28568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28568\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}