The 30-day total tracks transfers into exchange wallets; it does not show completed sales or whether Binance's XRP holdings grew.
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost about $262 million on Wednesday, while XRP funds drew $740,000 and stayed the only category positive for the week.
Like the broader cryptocurrency market, XRP has underperformed over the last 24 hours. The token briefly dropped below the $1.30 level during the London session after losing more than 4% of its value. The bearish performance comes after disappointing US inflation figures weighed on an already fragile cryptocurrency market. According to the official data, September core consumer prices rose 0.3% month-over-month, exceeding analyst expectations by 0.1 percentage point. Annual headline inflation also accelerated, climbing from 3.4% in August to 3.7% in September as higher energy prices contributed to renewed price pressures. The release prompted traders to reassess the Federal Reserve's next move. Analysts now put the probability of an October rate hike at 50%, up from 25% beforehand.
XRP's probability of reaching $2 by year-end dropped 14 percentage points to 20%. Bitcoin's year-end odds of hitting $100,000 fell to 27%, while Ethereum's $3,500 odds declined to 15%.
Sydney Sweeney has found herself in the center of the crypto community's attention, as Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson jokingly suggested that she owns XRP after Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz posed in front of an advertisement featuring the actress.
XRP's three-week 16% drop from September 23 highs near $1.57 to $1.32 at press time on October 15 might be nearing its end, per the analysis shared by the popular trading expert Ali Martinez on X.
Increased XRP whale inflows to Binance suggest heightened market liquidity, potentially impacting price volatility and trading strategies. XRP whale inflows to Binance hit a seven-month high.
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Bitcoin ETFs have recorded $151 million in net outflows since Monday, after investors withdrew $681 million the previous week.