Ripple News: XRP Price Surge to $3.3 Predicted as Whale Movement Spikes in April

Today marks a bullish day for XRP as the value has grown by 1.81% in the last 24 hours. As of writing this, this crypto stands at $2.08, while most big cryptos are also having a green day. XRP whales have been increasing their activity in April; however, it seems their selling activity has had a bigger boost. As the data shows, big XRP investors’ activity shows a total of $700 million of XRP tokens have been sold. This XRP news comes at a time when the market has seen multiple crashes and XRP price surges this month. 

XRP Price Surge Near $2.1 Despite Whale Sell-Off Pressure  

The XRP token has now seen a 3.44% increase in value over the past week. However, the monthly performance of this token is in the red, as it recorded a 15.23% price decrease. This XRP price decline in the last 30 days can be a reason for the significant XRP whale sell-off. Additionally, this token is trading 45.74% under its all-time high of $3.84, which was reached in April 2018. With that said, XRP is now much higher than its all-time low price recorded in 2014. The whale sell-off could have been caused by XRP’s recent drop under $2.

Chart 1 – Provided by Ali Martínez, published on Santiment, April 19, 2025.

Based on Chart 1, which was shared by Ali Martínez, XRP whales have started to unload their tokens. As this chart shows, the number of XRP whales holding 100 million to 1 billion tokens has decreased. Additionally, it is also visible that this general trend started on April 5 and has continued ever since. Such a token-selling trend had probably worsened the April 8 crash, when the XRP price decreased to a multi-month low. Although the rate of whale XRP sales did not improve, we are seeing an XRP price surge to $2.1.

What’s Driving the $700 Million XRP Sell-Off?

It is worth noting that we had a period of accumulation before the increase in selling volume. However, in total, from the start of April, XRP whales have sold nearly 370 million XRP. This pushes the total amount of sales to $700 million, creating debate about the motivation behind this move. Additionally, there is some speculation as to why XRP whales are now decreasing their position. One reason could be that XRP saw significant gains in late 2024; since then, it has been trading between $2 and $2.5. This lack of growth in value could have led to some big investors taking profits.

How Does Market Instability Impact XRP Price Movements?

A profit-taking trend could also be caused by the current unstable market conditions. The global economic uncertainty was created by Trump’s tariff policy and the response from the countries subject to the tariffs. In times of economic challenges, the risk markets, like crypto, usually lose investments. These investors could also be transferring the tokens between wallets or exchanges because of upcoming important events. Some whales get ready beforehand to sell at a high value at positive events like the SEC Ripple lawsuit ending. Such a move is also reaffirmed by a bullish XRP price prediction. 

What Could Push XRP’s Price to $3.3?

Andrew Griffiths has presented a bullish price prediction where the XRP price surges more than 20%. This XRP price prediction shows that a rally towards $2.6 is possible in the coming weeks. Additionally, the final target for XRP’s climb is the $3.3 price point. As such, if we hear more positive XRP news in the future, we could hope for XRP to grow by over 50%.

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