XRP holders suffer significant losses amid panic selling

XRP XRP $1.36 XRP -3.34% Market capitalization $82.56 billion VOL. 24 hours $0.22 billion , the native token of the Ripple network, has been steadily falling in price over the past six months, and the market is now showing signs of capitulation. Investors are taking massive losses amid panic selling, and the SOPR transaction yield, according to Glassnode, has dropped from 1.16 in July 2025 to 0.96. Analysts recall that a similar situation was already observed in 2021−2022, when the market entered a phase of prolonged consolidation after the fall.

Since August 2025, the price of XRP has been declining almost continuously, falling by 27% from $ 3.5 to $ 2.4 by the end of October. Long-term holders sharply increased sales volumes from $ 38 million per day to $ 260 million, which indicated that the asset was being distributed in a weakness rather than a wave of growth.

Unlike previous periods of profit-taking, this wave of sales was driven by experienced traders exiting their positions, which increased pressure on the price. By mid-November, the share of XRP supply in profit fell to 58.5%, the lowest since November 2024. Despite the fact that the token was worth about $ 2.15 at the time, more than 41% of the supply was at a loss, indicating the structural fragility of the market.

In mid-November, XRP dropped below $ 2, and the average daily realized losses increased to $ 75 million. The $ 2 level has become a key psychological marker: each test since the beginning of the year has been accompanied by losses ranging from $ 500 million to $ 1.2 billion per week.

Today, XRP was trading at $ 1.40, which is below the average cost of ownership. This explains the panic selling and the debate among analysts as to whether this is a classic market capitulation or a deeper structural problem. Experts tend to favor the former, emphasizing that fundamentals are stronger now than in 2022, when the market was left without regulatory certainty.