{"id":36558,"date":"2025-07-12T15:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=36558"},"modified":"2025-07-12T15:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:32:21","slug":"why-is-xrp-pumping-whale-moves-90m-as-ripple-price-nears-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=36558","title":{"rendered":"Why Is XRP Pumping? Whale Moves $90M as Ripple Price Nears $3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><b>TL;DR<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XRP jumps 80% from April lows as whales move over $200 million in large transactions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ETF volume surges 5x above normal as traders await ProShares\u2019 XRP futures fund launch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XRP nears $3 as traders speculate on $4 breakout amid revived momentum and whale activity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>XRP Hits Five-Month High After 80% Climb<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XRP has surged nearly 80% from its April lows and shot up to almost $3 for the first time in several months. The token has increased by 8% in the last 24 hours and 25% weekly, making it one of the strongest assets in the market this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, the rally also marks a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-breaks-ath-hayes-flips-bullish-maelstrom-is-backing-up-the-truck\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitcoin (BTC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> breakout to a new record of $118,800, assisting in pushing up wider crypto prices. XRP has gained renewed momentum after months of muted movement, drawing fresh interest from both retail and institutional traders.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Whale Transfers Fuel Speculation<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On-chain data shows several large XRP movements over the past 24 hours. Whale Alert <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/whale_alert\/status\/1943813619059143147\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flagged<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a 33 million XRP transfer (worth about $90 million) from Upbit to an unknown wallet. Another 40 million XRP, valued at over $100 million, moved between unidentified addresses, as <em>CryptoPotato<\/em> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/xrp-price-flashes-2017-pattern-10-in-sight-for-ripple\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/whale-drops-60m-xrp-on-coinbase-whats-next-for-ripples-price\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">separate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> transfer, 25.49 million XRP were sent from a private wallet to Coinbase. The cause behind such transactions is not clear, but these movements are likely to precede or follow price action. The timing has added to ongoing market speculation around the asset\u2019s next move.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>XRP ETF Volume Spikes Ahead of Key Deadlines<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trading activity has also picked up in XRP-linked exchange-traded products. Bloomberg\u2019s Eric Balchunas noted a sharp increase in volume.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe XRP ETFs seeing surge in volume today, like 4-5x the norm,\u201d he posted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2x leveraged XRP fund ($XXRP) rose 27% on the day and 55% this week, with volume hitting $120 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The XRP ETFs seeing surge in volume today, like 4-5x the norm, especially the 2x one <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24XXRP&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">$XXRP<\/a>, which is up 27% today, 55% this week with $120m in volume.. Teucrium rewarded for getting out early.. ht <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Todd_Sohn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">@Todd_Sohn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bk8hsNFhW1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Bk8hsNFhW1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricBalchunas\/status\/1943763274698567735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/why-july-is-critical-for-xrp-etf-approvals\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ProShares plans to launch three futures XRP ETFs on July 14. These include Ultra XRP, UltraShort XRP, and Short XRP funds. The launches depend on whether the SEC allows them to proceed without objection before deadlines later this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traders continue to watch the charts closely. Edoardo Farina, a crypto educator, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/edward_farina\/status\/1943831758450868629\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt wouldn\u2019t be surprising if market participants woke up to see XRP trading above $4.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XRP has remained below its all-time high for over seven years, but current momentum has revived market expectations for a breakout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/why-is-xrp-pumping-whale-moves-90m-as-ripple-price-nears-3\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Why Is XRP Pumping? Whale Moves $90M as Ripple Price Nears $3<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR XRP jumps 80% from April lows as whales move over $200 million in large transactions. ETF volume surges 5x above normal as traders await ProShares\u2019 XRP futures fund launch. XRP nears $3 as traders speculate on $4 breakout amid revived momentum and whale activity. 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