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XRP network activity Prices might stabilize Despite XRP’s market price still being under pressure, XRP Ledger has seen a dramatic increase in payment activity, with over 773 million XRP moving between accounts in a single day. This has brought attention to on-chain dynamics once again. When compared to recent network averages, the spike is notable, which begs the crucial question for investors: does this movement simply represent large holders, or does it indicate growing real-world utility? XRP network activity The total amount of XRP sent across the network between accounts is measured by payment volume. A sharp increase in the amount of liquidity flowing through the ledger is reflected in the abrupt spike to hundreds of millions of XRP. Large holders, also known as whales, frequently rebalance their holdings or transfer money between exchanges and custodial platforms, which can result in such spikes. XRP/USDT Chart by TradingView The context is important, though. The fact that XRPL activity has been generally increasing over the past few months indicates that usage is not just restricted to isolated whale transfers. The expansion of cross-border settlement services, institutional integrations and XRPL-based payment infrastructure experiments may be partially explained by the increase in transaction volume. Ripple’s CTO Emeritus Calls Bitcoin ‘Technological Dead End’ Crypto Market Review: Bitcoin (BTC) vs. Gold Unfolding Now, XRP Hits Price Ceiling, Analyzing Dogecoin’s (DOGE) Chances to Enter Price Recovery This Month However, the price movement of XRP reveals a more circumspect narrative. The asset is still below important moving averages and recently broke lower within a descending structure, suggesting that sellers continue to dominate the direction of the market as a whole. Liquidity movement alone is insufficient to change sentiment because the increase in payment volume has not yet resulted in a price recovery. Prices might stabilize The main lesson…

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