XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) whale accumulation continues to climb, even as price action remains below prior cycle highs. Large XRP Wallets Expanding In a detailed X post on May 13, Santiment data shows the XRP Ledger now has a record 332,230 wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP.
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XRP's futures open interest has climbed 23% so far in May, a sign that traders are betting bigger on the token even as its price trades roughly 6% below a recent high of $1.50. At $1.46 at the time of writing, XRP is down just nearly a percent in the last 24 hours — yet the money flowing into XRP investment products tells a different story.
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Evernorth Holdings, created by former Ripple executive Ashish Birla with the ambitious goal of building the world's largest corporate XRP treasury, has encountered harsh market reality. According to a fresh report from CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn, the company has recorded an unrealized loss of around $389 million.
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) topped Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) in South Korean trading volumes over the past day, posting $110.9 million on Upbit and $41 million on Bithumb. Korean Volume Signal Returns XRP/KRW was the most traded pair on Upbit over the past 24 hours, ahead of Bitcoin's $88.6 million and Ethereum's $67 million, according to CoinGecko data.
South Korea's XRP retail demand continues to stand out in global crypto markets.
The XRP Ledger has reached a new high in the number of wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP, according to on-chain analytics firm Santiment, extending a growth trend that has been in place since mid-2024. The firm framed the rise as a long-term accumulation signal among larger holders, even as XRP has spent much of 2026 trading below prior highs.
XRP is recovering on a still hesitant crypto market. Investment products linked to Ripple's token have just recorded their strongest inflow since January, driven by a marked return of institutional capital.
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Bitcoin hovers near $80,000 in early trading hours Wednesday as traders stayed cautious ahead of the upcoming Clarity Act meeting despite continued ETF outflows and neutral market sentiment. Bitcoin ETFs saw $233.3 million in net outflows on Tuesday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $130.6 million in net outflows.