XRP dropped 9% while everything else was pumping. That is worth paying attention to

BTC was up 4-6%. ETH gained 7%. SOL ran 10%. And XRP broke below $1.36 support on heavy volume and dumped to $1.30 in hours.

The entire market was rebounding and XRP was bleeding. That kind of underperformance during a broad rally is a signal not just noise.

Here is why it happened.

Ripple unlocked 1 billion XRP from escrow just 10 hours ago. 500 million plus 300 million plus 200 million in separate tranches. That is fresh supply hitting the market at exactly the wrong time. Binance saw 2.54 billion XRP in inflows over the last 30 days. And 95.9 million XRP worth $127 million moved from unknown wallets on February 24.

That is a lot of sell pressure stacking up at once.

XRP is now sitting at $1.37 after recovering from the $1.30 low. Volume at $4.13 billion. Market cap $83.8 billion. The bounce happened but resistance sits at $1.42 then $1.50.

Community on X is split. Some calling it a buy between $1.30 and $1.35. Others saying the support break changes the structure.

Ripple CEO told regulators to "act in good faith" this week. CLARITY Act deadline today. Regulatory clarity could flip XRP fast.

But until $1.42 breaks cleanly this is just a dead cat situation.

Not financial advice. Do your own research

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