Whales Shift Over $363M in BTC and XRP, Leaving Sideways Effects

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Whales Shift Over $363M in BTC and XRP, Leaving Sideways Effects
  • Whales have allegedly moved over $363 million in Bitcoin and XRP.
  • The respective tokens traded in a sideways sentiment during press time.
  • Cryptocurrency traders are nervous about the volatility caused by the movements.

According to on-chain revelations by Whale Alert, the sudden movement of several transactions totaling over $363 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ripple (XRP) has been confirmed. As a result, trade in the respective tokens has moved in a sideways sentiment, according to data from Coinmarketcap.

Concretely, one “whale” sent 6,314 BTC, worth approximately $130,868,521, from an undisclosed wallet to the cryptoexchange Binance yesterday, making this the biggest of three significant crypto asset transactions on that day.

In a second transaction, a whale moved 3,336 BTC worth $69,226,236, while 1,961 BTC worth around $40,580,377 was moved from the crypto exchange Gemini to an unidentified wallet in a third transaction.

Concurrently, XRP whale sent 40,000,000 XRP worth $15,238,852 from an unknown wallet to the crypto exchange Bitstamp, while another transferred 61,094,839 XRP for $102,414,350.

According to Whale Alert, 31,100,000 XRP were transferred from the cryptocurrency exchange Bitso to an unidentified wallet in a third transaction. The transfer brought the total value of XRP tokens from the business to $11,848,208 million.

Crypto analysts are trying to determine whether these trades indicate whales using the tokens for arbitrage, profit-taking, or positioning themselves for a price run.

However, according to market watchers, cryptotraders are nervous about the volatility. According to them, the considerable shift sets the stage for future price swings.

It is also important to note that Bitcoin (BTC) is changing hands at $20,943.33, a $0.83 percent increase in the past 24 hours according to Coinmarketcap. Meanwhile, Ripple (XRP) is trading at $0.3918, recording a 1.28 percent increase in the same timeframe.

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