Massive XRP Transfer: 500 Million Coins Moved in 2025

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by Giorgi Kostiuk

2 years ago

On January 1, 2025, the first major XRP transfer of the year took place, involving 500 million coins. Whale Alert noted this significant movement of cryptocurrency totaling over one billion dollars.

500 Million XRP Transferred on January 1

According to Whale Alert, five hours prior to publication, an anonymous transaction involving 500 million XRP occurred. This large sum was transferred from one anonymous blockchain address to another, valued at $1,070,455,137 at the current XRP/USD exchange rate of $2.13 per coin. This year, XRP has been on an impressive upward trend, having risen from $0.6 in December to nearly $3.

500,000,000 XRP ($1,070,455,137) unlocked from escrow at unknown wallet

30 Million XRP Sent to Korean Exchange

Additionally, 30 million XRP were moved to a leading cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, Bithumb. This amount of XRP is valued at $64,034,753. The transfer was made from an anonymous digital wallet. Many traders are securing profits by shifting substantial amounts of XRP and other cryptocurrencies to exchanges for sale.

30,000,000 XRP ($64,034,753) transferred from unknown wallet to Bithumb

Details and Analysis from Bithomp

As provided by the Bithomp explorer, the transfer was initiated by Ripple, which typically transfers 1 billion XRP through several regular consecutive withdrawals from escrow at the start of each month. Usually, Whale Alert captures these two or three transactions, but today only one such massive transaction was detected.

Transfers of significant volumes of XRP to anonymous addresses and platforms like Bithumb highlight the growing trends in the cryptocurrency world. These movements can have a considerable impact on the market and further shifts in XRP's value, closely watched by traders and analysts.

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