Whales dump over 1 billion XRP ahead of Ripple unlock

From March 28 to March 30, XRP whales — accounts holding more than 100,000,000 tokens, dumped a grand total of 1.12 billion of the digital asset, per a March 30 X post shared by on-chain analyst Ali Martinez.

While XRP did lose $7 billion in market capitalization over the course of the two days in which whales went on a selling spree, readers should note that this was part of a broader market pullback.

So, what now? The $2 mark represents both a psychologically significant level as well as key technical support. Most technical analysts remain bullish regarding the token’s long-term prospects, but near-term price action is in a much more precarious position

Veteran trader Peter Brandt is one of the few analysts who sees further losses in the cards — projecting a drop to levels as low as $1, according to a recently spotted head and shoulders pattern.

In addition, once the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally signs off on lifting the injunction that prevents the sale of XRP to institutional investors, market sentiments might very well change.

Once all is said and done, however, unless market-wide sentiments see a dramatic shift in short order, XRP will most likely fall below $2 — although it remains to be seen whether the drop will continue or if a strong level of demand will be established at that price.

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