Ripple’s entrance into Wall Street has borne fruit in a quick rebound. The San Francisco-based digital asset giant just unlocked 500,000,000 Ripple coins (XRP) as a part of their monthly schedule, but no negative price impact was witnessed – on the contrary.
XRP coin briefly reclaimed $2.33, before stabilizing around the $2.20 fundamental support level on Wednesday. To be exact, the $1,081,208,757 transfer wasn’t a sell-off. The scheduled XRP coin unlock from Ripple’s Treasury signifies a rising demand for the OG altcoin, counting over $5 billion in daily transaction volume on an average day the past two months.
XRP Unfazed By $1B Unlock, Price Reclaims Ground
With Wednesday’s rebound, XRP’s $1 billion unlock is overshadowed by buying power on both retail & institutional markets. According to Santiment, the shark & whale crypto wallets on XRP’s Ledger had shrunk significantly, but the catch is that the ones who remained have significantly added to their stashes, signaling a belief in the long-term value of XRP.
However, this doesn’t stop popular crypto connoisseurs from painting a dimmer picture if XRP’s restored Fed rate-cut rally doesn’t hold again. According to Ali Martinez, the next major support level for Ripple coin (XRP) lies at $1.20, signaling a 50% dip from the current XRP price range.
Now, XRP’s short-term momentum heavily relies on the $2.26 level, portrayed in a red line that’s known as the highest-tier Bollinger Band (BOLL). Pushing beyond this would mean that Ripple bulls have reclaimed territory for a push towards $3, but the current whale sentiment is still in the red zone.
With the Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) not reaching positive territory during the rebound rally, it hints at big-time crypto player uncertainty. That fearful sentiment is also reflected in Crypto’s Fear & Greed Index, still holding on ‘ fear’ levels despite today’s crypto market bounce.
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Ripple locks up XRP in “escrow” (like a timed safe) to release it slowly and avoid overwhelming the market. Every month since 2017, 1B XRP unlocks—mostly for company use or partnerships.
It started December 1 (a tad bit delayed), with full movements by December 2. Trackers like Whale Alert spotted the transfers—no big sell-off followed.
XRP dipped ~1-2% right after but bounced back 7% from that low (up 10% overall recently). It held above $2 support and eyes $2.33 next if buying continues.
Big ETF inflows ($824M total since mid-November, +$90M on Dec 1) pulled in institutions. Ripple’s new Singapore payment license boosted cross-border use.
Forecasts see up to $3.65 by year-end, with ETFs possibly pushing $2.60-$3 if resistance breaks. Adoption & legal wins help, but volatility is always a factor.
