[DigitalToday reporter Yoonseo Lee] XRP has posted the largest decline in a latest slide in the cryptocurrency market, deepening investor issues.
On Feb. 6 (native time), blockchain media outlet The Crypto Fundamental reported that XRP at one level fell 13.31 % on a weekly foundation, exhibiting a drop just like ether’s 15 % fall. Its losses had been bigger than BNB’s 12 % and Cardano’s 8 % declines.
XRP at one level struggled to carry the $1.3 help degree. Consultants stated giant whales had been intentionally pushing the value down as XRP is seen as a menace to bitcoin and ether. Vincent Van Code (빈센트 반 코드), a software program engineer and XRP group determine, claimed, “As a result of XRP is seen as the largest menace, whales seem like transferring to suppress it.”
XRP’s market worth fell under $100 billion on Feb. 1, and $133 billion has evaporated from its peak of $216 billion in July 2025. Against this, BNB, regardless of being bigger than XRP, posted losses of $12 billion, whereas Cardano recorded a $1.48 billion loss. Claims have additionally emerged {that a} sharp fall in the XRP/bitcoin pair is on account of whales shifting funds. Van Code added, “This is pure manipulation, however it should even be very expensive for them.”
Some analysts additionally say giant buyers, together with Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) (창펑 자오), are transferring to take care of bitcoin’s dominance. CZ beforehand stated 98.5 % of his portfolio is BNB, whereas bitcoin accounts for simply 1.3 %. Van Code, nevertheless, claimed, “Bitcoin maximalism is extremely poisonous,” including, “XRP is regularly increasing its foothold.”
Some in the market additionally urge warning, noting that the “whale intervention” idea has not been confirmed as reality. In risky markets, sure tokens have repeatedly swung extra sharply than others, and declines can widen when short-term supply-demand elements and sentiment work together. Particularly, when key help ranges break, stop-loss promoting and the unwinding of leveraged positions can mix to speed up value falls without delay.
For now, the key factors to observe for XRP are whether or not it will possibly regain help ranges and whether or not the XRP/bitcoin pair exhibits additional weak point. Traders are additionally watching flows from giant wallets, adjustments in buying and selling quantity and whether or not total market danger urge for food recovers.
