2026-01-19 21:20:47

You might have been fooled by the data.

At first glance, XRP has over 4 million wallets holding it, which might make you think this coin is already very popular. But a closer look at on-chain data reveals the truth—most of these 4 million+ wallets are "ghost addresses." Some are just testing with a few XRP, or hold less than 1,000 XRP. The impact of these wallets on the overall supply? Basically negligible.

The real influential players are actually only about 1.2 million wallets—accounts holding between 1,000 and 500,000 XRP. To put it another way, these 1.2 million people make up only 0.0135% of the global population. In other words, only one in 7,400 people is a true holder. Compared to your previous assumption of "everyone has a share," this gap is quite significant.

In fact, because of this concentration, the situation could become more interesting. The supply is tightly held by whales and medium-sized holders, so the truly liquid chips on the market are limited. Once regulations are finalized and big institutions start entering, convincing millions of retail investors to hand over their coins won't be necessary—just a few major players need to be persuaded. This could reduce the friction for price increases—once the market moves, it might not rise gradually but could suddenly accelerate.

However, putting all your wealth into a "highly elastic" asset like XRP can be mentally stressful. A safer approach is diversification. Some positions can be used to bet on XRP's explosive potential, while others are invested in protocols that generate steady cash flow—this is smarter. For example, some lending protocols have recently cut interest rates very low, allowing you to borrow stablecoins cheaply for arbitrage. Some even support directly holding U.S. Treasuries, earning nearly 4% annualized returns. Even more aggressively, if you stake governance tokens and claim rewards weekly, the annualized yield can exceed 38%. This way, you can balance the pursuit of flexibility with the certainty of returns, keeping your mindset stable.

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FadCatcher

· 46m ago

Oh no, it's that same trick of data hype again, but this time there's actually some substance to it. Actually, if you look at it this way, 4 million wallets sounds impressive, but 90% are just spam addresses. The real players holding tokens are only about 1.2 million, in other words, whales are playing. But this could actually be an opportunity—poor liquidity means that once the trend starts, it can skyrocket easily. I think you shouldn't put all your eggs in the XRP basket; it's better to diversify with some stable income options. The yields from lending protocols are indeed tempting.

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SerumSquirter

· 5h ago

Whoa, 1.2 million people controlling global XRP? Now that's the real power game, brother.

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CoffeeNFTrader

· 5h ago

Wait, most of the 4 million wallets are ghost accounts? That's a bit harsh, it seems like every project is like that.

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TokenomicsTinfoilHat

· 5h ago

Wow, the data discrepancy is really outrageous. 99% of the 4 million wallets are trash addresses, and now I don't know who to trust.

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NFT_Therapy_Group

· 5h ago

I'm a rationalist. A 4 million wallet sounds impressive, but most of it is actually junk addresses. Whale control and manipulation actually present greater opportunities. With fewer retail investors, once the funds enter the market, it's easier to push the price up. But all in on XRP? I don't think it's necessary. Diversified allocation is the real key.

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ForkMaster

· 5h ago

Haha, here comes another data game to fool retail investors. Out of 1.2 million real players, only 0.0135%, which means only the big players have the say.

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TaxEvader

· 5h ago

Now I understand, the 4 million wallet is really just for fun. Whales hold tightly, no matter how many retail investors there are, they can't turn the tide.

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