- With negative flow at an all-time high of -180 million XRP, XRP’s selling intensifies.
- With this intense distribution by whales, XRP faces selling pressure.
- If the distribution continues for whales, the XRP price would remain under pressure.
With increased negative whale movement in recent data, XRP is experiencing distribution. The CryptoQuant chart displays a severe decline in whale flow, with negative whale flows peaking at over 180 million XRP in early March 2025. This marks the largest distribution level in recent history, indicating that whales are unloading their holdings at an unprecedented rate. The market has, in turn, received heavy selling activity, whereby total whale flow shows a strong downtrend, especially since early 2024. Meanwhile, positive whale flow reflecting buying activities has plummeted.
Shift from accumulation to distribution in whale flow.
The chart shows when the whale flow was moving well into negative territory. In 2022 and early 2023, there was positive whale flow, with XRP gaining upward movement, constituting significant accumulation by the whales; however, by the second half of 2023, actually, it was downhill for the large holders. These began selling off their positions.
From February 2024 onward, the selling pressure became stronger, indicating that whales were disposing of a large amount of XRP to take profit. This elongated distribution has been causing some price weakness, due to essentially the largest token holders losing faith in the token itself.
XRP At Tentative Price With Record Whale Selling
The latest data confirms this, with March 2025 showing an XRP whalng phase that is definitely being supported for selling by the massive sell walls. Negative whale flow stood now at -180 million coins. This stands far from what was relatively steady whale action in 2022 and early 2023. Therefore, another set of whale sell-off scenarios will pose price downward pressure, as whales usually provide the liquidity and volatility in the market. A notable decline of positives in whale flow has been detected on the chart, which had so far been supporting the earlier price rise.
Market Perspective: Can We Expect XRP to Reach New Highs or to Continuously Fall?
To summarize, this present distribution is probably one of the most extreme in respect of XRP of late. The selling pressure likely will continue due to the whale outflow remaining negative and the whale inflow being void of any significant positives. Should these whales see fit to continue selling off these holdings at this rate, we can begin to expect a prolonged downward trend for XRP, since price direction remains the domain of the larger holders.
