{"id":335296,"date":"2025-08-11T08:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/335296\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:49:10","slug":"xrp-futures-outpace-solana-will-3-28-billion-unlock-stop-the-3-50-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/335296\/","title":{"rendered":"XRP Futures outpace Solana \u2013 Will $3.28 billion unlock stop the $3.50 charge?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKey Takeaways<\/p>\n

XRP saw Futures volume and Open Interest spike, boosting the market\u2019s bullish sentiment. And yet, a multi-billion-dollar escrow unlock to unknown wallets could inject selling pressure, leaving traders cautious about a sustained upside on the charts.<\/p>\n

On 10 August, XRP<\/a> closed at a value of $3.1879 on the charts, down 3.8% in just 24 hours. This pullback followed a brief rally after news broke out that the SEC was dropping its case against Ripple Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And yet, institutional activity has remained high, with Remittix\u2019s $18.5 million bounty aimed at overhauling its payment systems.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the same, at the time of writing, XRP\u2019s price seemed to be flashing both bullish and bearish signals \u2013 A sign of traders being cautious.<\/p>\n

Futures frenzy boosts bullish camp<\/p>\n

XRP\u2019s 24-hour Futures volume surged by 207.74% to $12.4 billion, outpacing Solana\u2019s $9.6 billion.<\/p>\n

Open Interest climbed by 15.02% to $5.9 billion, above Dogecoin [DOGE]<\/a>, Ethereum [ETH]<\/a>, Solana [SOL]<\/a>, and\u00a0Toncoin [TON]<\/a> \u2013 All of which held over $1 billion, but trailed XRP\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n

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Source: Cas Abbe\/X<\/p>\n

Funding Rates turned positive too, signaling that buyers may be paying shorts to keep positions open.<\/p>\n

Owing to this momentum, XRP<\/a> emerged as the third-highest in the list of cryptos with the highest 24-hour liquidations, excluding stablecoins.<\/p>\n

High leveraged orders at risk<\/p>\n

As expected, these bullish signals put about $150 million worth of high leveraged shorts at the risk of liquidation. And, these orders were placed between the $3.27 and $3.37 levels.<\/p>\n

In the event that the price respects bulls\u2019 control, a run on these shorts could result in a short squeeze. This could see the price of XRP breach the $3.50-level on the charts.<\/p>\n

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Source: CoinGlass<\/p>\n

Fewer positions were clustered below press time levels \u2013 A sign that traders favored upside bets. However, their scale appeared to be far smaller than the sell-side orders overhead.<\/p>\n

Escrow unlocks threaten supply shock<\/p>\n

On 9 August, more than $3.28 billion in XRP was unlocked from escrow. This unlock was split into transaction batches of $1.64 billion, $328 million, and $1.32 billion, as per Whale Alert<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The release to unknown wallets risks adding selling pressure by expanding the circulating supply.<\/p>\n

Historically, such events have weighed on XRP\u2019s price, especially when demand fails to match the inflows.<\/p>\n

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Source: X<\/p>\n

At press time, while bullish metrics seemed to outweigh bearish cues, the scale of the escrow unlock injected some uncertainty in the market.<\/p>\n

Hence, traders may prefer waiting for a clearer breakout or breakdown before committing to large positions.<\/p>\n

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