I just saw something interesting in Santiment's data about XRP. Retail wallets ( those holding between 1,000 and 100,000 coins ) reached 1.1 million, a record high. The strange thing is that this happened while XRP's price dropped sharply, nearly 52% over the past few months. It is now around $1.41, but small investors kept accumulating.

The numbers are quite clear: in a short period, about 77,500 new wallets in this range entered the market. It seems that every time XRP's price drops, more people see the opportunity to buy. Between October and now, these wallets accumulated over 520 million XRP. It's as if retail investors are taking advantage of the dip.

Meanwhile, whales are divided. Some large holders sold 3 billion tokens, but other bigger whales accumulated 3.4 billion. Interesting dynamics. XRP's price remains under pressure, but retail activity suggests there is long-term confidence in the network.