U.Today - The has fueled a very bullish and emphatic reaction from the community, as it is accompanied by massive buy-ups, a trend that pushed the price of the asset to its highest level in the past year. While XRP is still one of the most profitable altcoins around, some whale activity has a potential sell-off might be incoming.
Data insight from XRP whale
Crypto data analytics provider Lookonchain recently revealed that more than 563,571 XRP tokens, worth approximately more than $462,000, have been withdrawn from Binance, the biggest trading platform in the world. While the exact purpose of the withdrawn funds remains unknown, speculations keep growing that it might be a case of liquidation.Thus far, the whale has withdrawn a total of two million XRP tokens, estimated to be worth $1.66 million, from Binance. Per the insights shared, the average withdrawal price is $0.51, and the current unrealized profit is approximately $640,000.
Data showing the whale's XRP movements is limited for now, and the token is generally not impacted by the events. At the time of writing, each XRP token trades at a spot price of $0.8098, up by 4.20% over the past 24 hours and by more than 71% in the trailing week-to-date (WTD) period.
More upside for XRP?
The victory secured by XRP has far-reaching implications that go beyond the asset itself. While the case is not completely over, there are a number of positive conclusions that being by Ripple Labs executives, experts and observers in the broader crypto ecosystem.One such conclusion is that it is now glaring that XRP is not a security, and irrespective of the volatility headwinds that lie ahead, more firms now have the regulatory clarity to the coin into their business operations across the board.