XRP Exchange Balances Hit Yearly High, but Long-Term Holders Stay Put

Stevenson cites CryptoQuant data showing approximately 11.8 billion XRP on exchanges, the highest balance in a year. That puts more tokens within easy reach of trading, although exchange deposits alone do not establish that holders intend to sell.

Meanwhile, Glassnode figures cited in the video put the share of XRP unmoved for more than a year at roughly 56%, up from 51% in January. Stevenson also says XRP exchange-traded funds still hold about 1.19 billion tokens, despite a small outflow ending a reported 13-week inflow streak.

“Both groups saw the same price,” she says. “They reacted to it in completely opposite ways.”

The contrast is striking, but the metrics have limits. Coins remaining stationary demonstrate inactivity, not necessarily fresh buying or confidence, and neither measure establishes where XRP’s price goes next.

Dr. Stevenson identifies three recurring sources of selling pressure: leverage, investing money needed for near-term expenses, and entering a volatile market without a plan.

She cites roughly $25.7 million in XRP liquidations on Binance during a recent sell-off as an example of positions being closed regardless of investors’ intentions.

Her broader bullish case rests partly on institutional activity involving Ripple and its RLUSD stablecoin.

The YouTube video names Standard Chartered, Cross River Bank and DriveWealth among firms involved in custody, banking or settlement developments.

Those developments should not be treated as equivalent to demand for XRP itself. Nor does institutional infrastructure guarantee that token prices will recover.

The most durable point is about liquidity: cash reserves and manageable exposure reduce the likelihood that an unexpected bill or margin call dictates a sale.

Exchange balances may signal potential selling pressure across the market; they cannot reveal which holders can afford to wait.

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