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Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen sparks warnings to XRP investors after a wallet linked to him sends 50 million tokens to exchanges.
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Larsen notionally has over 2.5 billion XRP left, which would create massive selling pressure if distributed.
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XRP/USD currently trades 13% below recent all-time highs, failing to recover after the sell-off.
XRP (XRP) investors face new warnings over becoming โexit liquidityโ after Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen moved 50 million tokens to exchanges.
In a response on X, J. A. Maartunn, a contributor to onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, told XRP holders not to โget dumped on.โ
Chris Larsen XRP transactions: โWhatโs next?โ
XRP hit near all-time highs above $3.60 on July 17, but the achievement was quickly overshadowed by large outflows from a wallet linked to Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen.
As Cointelegraph reported, reactions on social media were mixed, with some seeing a reasonable profit-taking move and others accusing Larsen of deliberate offloading at the highs.
Continuing the topic, Maartunn warned that the walletโs giant XRP stash meant that the recent 50 million XRP outflows were merely a drop in the ocean.
Larsen, he suggested, could increase sell-side pressure by a huge factor should he choose to pull more of its balance.
โChris Larsen (Ripple co-founder) still holds 2.58B $XRP โ thatโs $8.83B,โ he wrote.ย
โIf $200M was just the warm-up… whatโs next?โ
XRP was one of the major altcoins leading the sectorโs comeback this month after Bitcoin (BTC) began consolidating.
Currently at $3.18, according to Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView, XRP/USD has since corrected 13%.
โDonโt get dumped on. Donโt be the exit liquidity. Protect yourself,โ Maartunn added.
Other popular market participants joined the concerns, including trader ManLy.
Chris Larsen, Ripple co-founder, sold nearly $200M $XRP in 10 days.
Still buying?
You might be his exit liquidity.Heโs unloading heavy be cautious! โ ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/mCiBl8jRrZ
โ ManLy (@ManLyNFT) July 25, 2025
Bitcoin price shrugs off massive 80,000 BTC sale
Larsenโs presumed sales came as Bitcoin itself faced snap downside pressure as a Satoshi-era whale sold 80,000 BTC, which had previously been dormant for 14 years.
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The transaction was handled by Galaxy Digital and briefly caused BTC/USD to drop to around $114,500 before rebounding.
During the volatility, 24-hour crypto liquidiations passed $500 million, per data from monitoring resource CoinGlass.
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