The world of cryptocurrencies saw an unusual event today when Whale Alert discovered a massive withdrawal of 20.62 million XRP tokens, or $10.57 million, from Binance, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. The transaction, which has been classified as unique, differs from the typical pattern of noteworthy XRP transfers, which are often connected to Bitstamp and Bitso, two platforms that are part of the Ripple Payments services.
This transfer is unique not only because it bypasses the usual routes but also because the destination of these tokens is unknown, which creates a sense of mystery.
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On careful examination of the data from XRPL explorers, however, the first conjecture about the participation of an outside party evaporates, as the recipient’s address is linked to Binance—more precisely, to its hot wallet that is used to store XRP tokens.
This finding raises the possibility that the $10 million move was an inside exchange process rather than the work of an outside whale operating in the bitcoin market.
Eyes on XRP price
As Binance coordinates these token transfers, focus shifts to the mechanics of the XRP price. XRP has been challenging a critical support level that has been in place since January of last year in the last few days. A noticeable long wick on the price chart suggests a responding buyer, even in spite of a brief breach in the previous 12 hours that caused the price of XRP to drop by 1.7%.
Reminiscent of a similar event on January 23, this event indicates demand in the region. The price of XRP increased 6.3% in the same week after that incident.
Although it is difficult to forecast a repeat performance in the cryptocurrency market because to its inherent volatility, the current state of affairs provides XRP aficionados with cause for cautious optimism.
