{"id":73468,"date":"2026-02-22T17:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73468"},"modified":"2026-02-22T17:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:31:30","slug":"xrp-realized-losses-spike-to-new-3-year-high-what-happened-last-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73468","title":{"rendered":"XRP Realized Losses Spike To New 3-Year High \u2014 What Happened Last Time?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The price of XRP has been relatively calm throughout February, especially following an early-month descent to just above $1.1. Hovering around $1.4, the second-largest altcoin has struggled to continue its recovery to around the $2 mark.<\/p>\n

However, it appears the altcoin\u2019s struggles might not last for long, especially if history repeats itself over the next few months. According to the latest on-chain data<\/a>, XRP has surpassed a threshold that has coincided with a period of extended rally in the past.<\/p>\n

XRP Price Surged 114% After Last Realized Loss Spike<\/b><\/h2>\n

In a February 21st post on the social media platform X, Santiment shared<\/a> that XRP investors are realizing their losses at a rate not seen in nearly four years. The blockchain firm revealed that the volume of realized losses climbed to approximately 908 million in the past week.<\/p>\n

As Santiment explained in its post, these significant realized losses occur when a large number of investors sell their coins at a price lower than what they originally paid. Typically, this period coincides with the peak of market fear, where investors panic-sell their holdings for a loss instead of holding on and hoping for a rebound.<\/p>\n

However, a spike in realized losses can be a relevant positive signal, as it has been for the price of XRP in the past. This trend implies that a significant percentage of the weak hands have left the market, with much of the damage already done.<\/p>\n

From a historical perspective, a surge in realized losses has often preceded market bottoms. When the previous weekly milestone of 1.93 billion in realized losses occurred in 2022, the altcoin\u2019s value witnessed an over 114% surge in the following eight months.<\/p>\n

Santiment wrote in the X post:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This is because extreme fear tends to peak before price does. Once sellers are exhausted, even a small amount of new buying pressure can push prices higher. That does not guarantee an immediate rally, but it increases the probability of a bounce.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nevertheless, it is worth mentioning that Ripple\u2019s partial victory in its case against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission played a role in XRP\u2019s 2023 surge. As shown in the chart below, the altcoin\u2019s price<\/a> appears to be seeing some bullish momentum since the notable realized loss spike.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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XRP Price At A Glance<\/b><\/h2>\n

As of this writing, the price of XRP stands at around $1.44, reflecting a 1% jump in the past 24 hours. An over 100% upswing from the current price point would see the altcoin return to around $3.<\/p>\n

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The price of XRP has been relatively calm throughout February, especially following an early-month descent to just above $1.1. Hovering around $1.4, the second-largest altcoin has struggled to continue its recovery to around the $2 mark. However, it appears the altcoin\u2019s struggles might not last for long, especially if history repeats itself over the next […]<\/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-73468","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\/73468","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=73468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73468\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}