{"id":430468,"date":"2026-06-12T23:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/xrp-aims-for-0-90-as-etf-demand-battles-selling-pressure-from-whales-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T23:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:35:12","slug":"xrp-aims-for-0-90-as-etf-demand-battles-selling-pressure-from-whales-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/xrp-aims-for-0-90-as-etf-demand-battles-selling-pressure-from-whales-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"XRP aims for $0.90 as ETF demand battles selling pressure from whales &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>XRP is trading at $1.11, down roughly 17% from its June opening, having set a new 2026 low on June 5 and shed $8 billion in market cap over three sessions.<\/p>\n<p>The correction happens as the asset posted its strongest ETF inflow month of the year, with $131.94 million captured in May, ahead of both Bitcoin and Ethereum products.<\/p>\n<p>Glassnode&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/glassnode\/status\/2064344425896046656?s=20\">June 9 data<\/a> points to loss realization as the primary pressure on XRP&#8217;s price, with the token&#8217;s 90-day realized profit-to-loss ratio falling to 0.38, meaning holders are booking roughly 38 cents in profit for every dollar of realized loss.<\/p>\n<p>At the speculative peak in 2025, that ratio reached 50, with gains outpacing losses by 50 to 1.<br \/>Glassnode described the current reading as intense capitulation, with XRP&#8217;s aggregate realized price sitting near $1.48, placing the average holder underwater at current prices.<\/p>\n<p>On the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/xrp\/\">XRP<\/a> Ledger, the 90-day average of total fees paid fell from 5,900 XRP in February 2025 to 500 XRP by June 9, a 91.5% decline that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/glassnode\/\">Glassnode<\/a> attributed to a near-total contraction in organic transaction demand since the prior speculative phase ended.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Signal<\/th>\n<th align=\"right\">Latest reading<\/th>\n<th>Direction<\/th>\n<th>What it means<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>XRP price<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>$1.11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Bearish<\/td>\n<td>Down roughly 17% from June open and at fresh 2026 lows.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>May ETF inflows<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>$131.94M<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Bullish<\/td>\n<td>Regulated demand remains active despite price weakness.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>90-day realized profit\/loss ratio<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>0.38<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Bearish<\/td>\n<td>Holders are realizing far more losses than profits.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aggregate realized price<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>$1.48<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Bearish<\/td>\n<td>Average holder is underwater at current prices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>XRP Ledger fees<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>5,900 XRP \u2192 500 XRP<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Bearish<\/td>\n<td>Organic transaction demand has collapsed 91.5%.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>What whales are actually doing<\/h2>\n<p>CryptoQuant\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/exchanges\/\">exchange<\/a>-flow <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/analysis\/\">analysis<\/a> shows XRP whale outflow <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoquant.com\/insights\/quicktake\/69f9b2e7bca224364eeb16a5-XRP-Whale-Dominance-Hits-Highest-Levels-Since-2024-at-914-on-Binance-and-905-Acr\">dominance reached 91.4%<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/binance\/\">Binance<\/a> and 90.5% across centralized exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>Whales dominate XRP&#8217;s exchange flows, and the data describes that structural control without resolving whether it reflects selling pressure or accumulation.<\/p>\n<p>A separate <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/cryptoquant\/\">CryptoQuant<\/a> post frames declining XRP inflows to Binance as a possible sign of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoquant.com\/insights\/quicktake\/6a284dea9139404af2b00e37-Declining-XRP-Inflows-to-Binance-Reflect-Growing-Whale-Confidence\">growing whale confidence<\/a>, arguing that subdued exchange inflows could keep available selling supply limited.<\/p>\n<p>Large-holder accumulation has historically preceded recoveries, and Glassnode&#8217;s loss-realization and fee data show that the current supply of loss-realizing sellers and the collapse in organic network demand are absorbing that accumulation before it reaches price.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Data source<\/th>\n<th>Metric<\/th>\n<th align=\"right\">Reading<\/th>\n<th>Bearish interpretation<\/th>\n<th>Bullish interpretation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>CryptoQuant<\/td>\n<td>XRP whale outflow dominance on Binance<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>91.4%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Whales dominate exchange flows, so large holders can pressure price.<\/td>\n<td>Outflow dominance does not prove whales are selling into exchanges.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CryptoQuant<\/td>\n<td>XRP whale outflow dominance across CEXs<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>90.5%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Centralized-exchange flows are structurally whale-driven.<\/td>\n<td>Concentrated flows may also reflect custody movement or accumulation behavior.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CryptoQuant<\/td>\n<td>XRP inflows to Binance<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Declining<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Weak demand may reduce the need to send coins to exchanges.<\/td>\n<td>Lower inflows may mean reduced available selling supply.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Santiment<\/td>\n<td>Wallets holding 10M+ XRP<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>45.83B XRP<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Concentration risk remains high.<\/td>\n<td>Largest wallets held the most XRP since May 2018.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Santiment<\/td>\n<td>Wallets holding 10K+ XRP<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>332,230<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Accumulation has not yet created a price floor.<\/td>\n<td>Mid-to-large wallet count reached an all-time high.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/santiment\/\">Santiment&#8217;s<\/a> May data note that wallets holding at least 10 million XRP controlled <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/app.santiment.net\/insights\/read\/xrp-ledger-sees-its-elite-whales-accumulating-to-an-8-year-high-10847\">45.83 billion XRP<\/a>, the most since May 2018. The number of wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP reached an all-time high of 332,230.<\/p>\n<p>Large-holder accumulation has historically preceded recoveries, and Glassnode&#8217;s loss-realization and fee data show that the current supply of loss-realizing sellers and the collapse in organic network demand are sufficient to absorb that accumulation without forming a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/price-watch\/\">price<\/a> floor.<\/p>\n<h2>The ETF layer<\/h2>\n<p>Seven US spot XRP <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/etf\/\">ETFs<\/a> are now live, holding approximately 923.7 million XRP in custody as of June 10, with combined AUM near $1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Cumulative net inflows since the November 2025 launch have approached $1.45 billion, and May&#8217;s $131.94 million monthly inflow was the strongest since December and ran for 20 consecutive days before a $5.34 million outflow on June 3 broke the streak.<\/p>\n<p>CoinGlass ETF data show that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/regulation\/\">regulated<\/a> demand for XRP exists and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/etf\/xrp\">has been persistent<\/a>, while price action indicates that demand has been absorbed by spot <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/market\/\">market<\/a> selling or loss realization, without producing a sustained rebound.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/standard-chartered\/\">Standard Chartered<\/a> has projected $4 billion to $8 billion in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/xrps-15-week-low-puts-etf-inflows-to-the-spot-market-test\/\">XRP ETF inflows<\/a> for 2026 if the CLARITY Act passes, a figure far above cumulative inflows to date.<\/p>\n<p>That upside depends on a Senate floor vote, which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/polymarket\/\">Polymarket<\/a> currently prices <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/cryptos-clarity-push-heats-up-but-prediction-markets-arent-buying-the-august-deadline\/\">at a 47% likelihood<\/a> of passing in 2026.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-6a2c358c646a1\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\">CryptoSlate Daily Brief<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">Daily signals, zero noise.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Market-moving headlines and context delivered every morning in one tight read.<\/p>\n<p> <span><i class=\"fa-regular fa-bolt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 5-minute digest<\/span> <span><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 100k+ readers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__privacy\">Free. 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Welcome aboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/goldman-sachs\/\">Goldman Sachs<\/a> liquidated its entire $154 million XRP ETF position in the first quarter, a reminder that institutional positioning on XRP runs in both directions simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/xrp-whale-cartoon.jpg\"><noscript><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-541572 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/xrp-whale-cartoon-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon showing XRP squeezed between ETF demand, institutional access, whale selling pressure, and the $0.90 to $1.00 capitulation zone. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/xrp-whale-cartoon-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/xrp-whale-cartoon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/xrp-whale-cartoon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/xrp-whale-cartoon-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/xrp-whale-cartoon-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/xrp-whale-cartoon.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Two ways this resolves<\/h2>\n<p>In the bull case, ETF inflows continue to expand as the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/clarity-act-momentum-slows-to-a-crawl-as-lawmakers-clash-over-crypto-ethics-rules\/\">CLARITY Act advances<\/a> toward a floor vote, the 332,230 large-wallet holders who accumulated amid price weakness provide a bid at current levels, and Glassnode&#8217;s loss-realization ratio begins to recover as capitulating sellers exhaust their supply.<\/p>\n<p>XRP stabilizes above $1.00, network fees find a floor, and the ETF bid becomes visible in price.<br \/>Under that sequence, $0.90 stays a reference point on the chart where a multi-year rising trendline sits, with the ETF bid absorbing sell pressure before that level is reached.<\/p>\n<p>In the bear case, the Glassnode capitulation metrics persist long enough for the ETF bid to prove insufficient to defend the $1.00 psychological level. Loss-realization selling continues at a higher rate than profit-taking, network fees stay depressed, and the gap between institutional demand and organic on-chain demand widens further.<\/p>\n<p>If $1.00 fails, $0.90 becomes the next zone where accumulation would be tested, roughly 19% below current prices and near the cost basis of long-term holders who built positions through the 2024-2025 cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Polymarket&#8217;s June crowd prices the bear case as the most probable outcome, assigning a 47% probability to XRP losing $1.00 before month-end.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Scenario<\/th>\n<th>What needs to happen<\/th>\n<th align=\"right\">Key level<\/th>\n<th>Confirmation signal<\/th>\n<th>Market meaning<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bull case: ETF bid absorbs supply<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ETF inflows continue, CLARITY odds improve, and loss-realization pressure fades.<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Above $1.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Realized profit\/loss ratio rises from 0.38, fees stabilize, ETF inflows remain positive.<\/td>\n<td>XRP forms a floor before testing $0.90.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Base case: weak range chop<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ETF demand persists, but organic network activity remains depressed.<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>$1.00\u2013$1.11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Price fails to reclaim higher levels, but $1.00 holds.<\/td>\n<td>ETF demand offsets selling, but does not create a rally.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bear case: $1.00 breaks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Capitulation metrics persist and ETF inflows are absorbed by spot selling.<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>$0.90<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>XRP loses $1.00, fees remain near lows, realized losses keep dominating.<\/td>\n<td>$0.90 becomes the next accumulation test.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stress case: ETF bid reverses<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ETF outflows, broader crypto weakness, or CLARITY failure hits during capitulation.<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Below $0.90<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ETF demand turns negative and large exchange inflows rise.<\/td>\n<td>XRP shifts from reset risk to structural breakdown risk.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>ETF inflows show that regulated buyers exist and have been accumulating at steadily lower prices. Glassnode&#8217;s data shows that spot holders are capitulating, and organic network demand has contracted sharply.<\/p>\n<p>Both conditions can coexist until one overwhelms the other, and at a 90-day realized profit-to-loss ratio of 0.38, the capitulation arithmetic still has further to run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>XRP is trading at $1.11, down roughly 17% from its June opening, having set a new 2026 low on June 5 and shed $8 billion in market cap over three sessions. The correction happens as the asset posted its strongest ETF inflow month of the year, with $131.94 million captured in May, ahead of both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[230,225,221,227,226,228,229,60,223,224,222],"class_list":["post-430468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency","tag-brave","tag-coinbase","tag-crypto","tag-decentralised","tag-decentralized","tag-decentralized-exchange","tag-erc-20","tag-featured","tag-meme-coin","tag-robinhood","tag-solana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430468"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":430470,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430468\/revisions\/430470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}