XRP, Bitcoin Whales Accumulate as CryptoQuant Flags Late Bear Market
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- CryptoQuant found whales across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP adding supply while prices sit near or below average cost; head of research Julio Moreno called the positioning "consistent with the final phase of the cycle's decline."
- XRP whales are quietly absorbing supply in the $1.00–$1.20 range against a ~$66 billion market cap, with spot order sizes in "big whale" territory but a neutral 90-day taker cumulative volume delta signaling no aggressive buying or selling.
- XRP's realized price sits near $0.75 versus a market price around $1.10, a gap CryptoQuant labels a "late-bear-market zone."
- XRP trades at $1.05 on Binance (down 1.4% on the day), parked below both its 50-day and 200-day EMAs in a death cross, with RSI at 39.5 and ADX at 10.4 confirming weak, directionless momentum.
- The token has fallen from roughly $2.20 in early 2026 into a flat basing range near $1; a daily close back above the 200-day EMA at ~$1.12 would be the first confirmation the accumulation is paying off, while a break below $1.04 opens $0.9167, then $0.8358.
Why it matters: Accumulation by whales across three of crypto's largest assets near or below cost basis historically precedes cycle reversals, but the on-chain absorption is happening without chart confirmation: XRP is still pinned below a death cross at $1.05 with neutral order flow. For traders, a daily close above the 200-day EMA near $1.12 is the trigger that would validate the bottoming thesis; until then, the structure reads as a coiled base rather than a confirmed turn.
