A wave of large XRP purchases has been recorded on-chain, with long-term holders adding 720 million tokens over three days. The shift follows a period of steady selling and comes as the asset trades in a narrow range near key support levels.<\/p>\n
From January 9 to January 11, 2026, XRP wallets linked to long-term holders added 720 million tokens. On January 11 alone, accumulation reached 242.7 million coins. This follows a three-month stretch of consistent outflows from the same group.<\/p>\n
During the recent buying activity, XRP\u2019s price has stayed steady. It traded between $2.03 and $2.28 in the past 7 days. The move has stood out due to its size and timing, especially as there were no major headlines driving it. Analyst Steph Is Crypto shared the data and asked:<\/p>\n
BREAKING:<\/p>\n
LONG-TERM $XRP<\/a> HOLDERS JUST BOUGHT 720M XRP IN 3 DAYS.<\/p>\n WHAT DO THEY KNOW? pic.twitter.com\/h7XGbdcNpG<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 STEPH IS CRYPTO (@Steph_iscrypto) January 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n Recent data reported<\/a> by CryptoPotato<\/em> showed a rise in large XRP transfers during the early January price move. That activity has since eased. XRP climbed from below $1.90 to $2.41 in one week, driven in part by ETF inflows and a decline in available supply on exchanges. Since then, trading volume and volatility have come down.<\/p>\n XRP is trading at $2.06 at press time, with $3 billion in volume over the past day (per CoinGecko\u2019s data). The asset is down 13% in the last week. Without fresh news, the market remains focused on short-term ranges, with XRP following broader crypto trends.<\/p>\n XRP\u2019s recent price structure is drawing comparisons to 2016 and 2017. Analyst ChartNerdTA pointed out<\/a> that the token is moving through a similar reaccumulation range. In 2017, XRP followed a sideways phase, dipped briefly below support, then broke out. A similar pattern appears to be forming.<\/p>\n Notably, the chart also shows a reset in the Stochastic RSI, just like before the last breakout. According to ChartNerdTA, XRP is holding its 13-month support base. \u201cInvalidation consists of losing our 13-month support base<\/em>,\u201d the analyst said. That level remains in play.<\/p>\n As previously reported<\/a>, XRP is close to its 21-month EMA, which aided the price during the 2018 rally. The token is currently holding above $2.04, with resistance at $2.10.<\/p>\n ETF inflows and institutional demand continue to support the broader trend, though there hasn\u2019t been enough movement this week to trigger a breakout. Liquidity is light, and short-term levels are in focus as XRP continues to trade within its current range.<\/p>\n The post 720,000,000 XRP Bought in 3 Days: Are Ripple Whales Preparing for a Pump?<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A wave of large XRP purchases has been recorded on-chain, with long-term holders adding 720 million tokens over three days. The shift follows a period of steady selling and comes as the asset trades in a narrow range near key support levels. Long-Term Buyers Return After Extended Selling From January 9 to January 11, 2026, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":126703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126702"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/126703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Chart Pattern Resembles Past Cycle Setup<\/h2>\n