Wave mail $ 1.5b in XRP, since the token are 13 years old: the price falls 7% in 24 hours

Ripple, the company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, recently transferred a large amount of XRP tokens, for a value of approximately $ 1.5 billion, to special blocked accounts called wallets of warehouse in guarantee. This happened just when XRP celebrated his 13th birthday on June 2, 2025.

On June 1, Ripple transferred two large XRP lots: one for 470 million tokens (about $ 1 billion) and another for 200 million tokens (approximately $ 437 million). These movements are part of the usual way of controlling how many XRP tokens are available in the market at any time.

This is how it works: Ripple blocks most of its XRP in warehouse deposit and releases up to one billion tokens each month. The company uses some of these tokens to finance its commercial activities, such as associations with banks. The chips that are not used are blocked in the warranty tank. This process is intended to maintain stable and transparent XRP supply.

But when Ripple moves so many tokens at the same time, investors sometimes worry. They fear that Ripple can sell a lot of XRP, which can make the price decrease. After the last major launch of one billion tokens, the price of XRP fell by almost 24%.

This time, after moving $ 1.5 billion in XRP, the price fell more than 7% in just one day, quoting around $ 2.14. It shows that large tokens movements still make investors nervous.

There is another problem that some people care: Ripple has a large part of all XRP tokens. Estimates say Ripple controls between 36% and 39% of XRP total supply, either blocked in warranty or that is maintained directly. Some say that Ripple’s participation could be as high as 55%, which makes some holders question how much Ripple control really has.

Many XRP users are not sure if Ripple always uses tokens launched as they say. A Reddit user said: “We really don’t know if Ripple sells XRP just to finance their operations or if they do anything else with tokens. It is a matter of trust.”

Ripple insists that they are transparent. Its 2024 report says that most tokens published each month are returned to the deposit if they are not used.

XRP who commits 13 shows that it is one of the oldest cryptocurrencies, but still faces questions about how decentralized it is really. As Ripple manages these large amounts of tokens, people will continue to observe how XRP’s price and trust affects the network.

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