XRP registered its largest daily net exchange inflow of 2026 on Monday, with 22.80 million tokens moving onto trading platforms as the cryptocurrency's price touched a local bottom near $1.27. The inflow, which marked the lowest price for XRP in 15 weeks according to blockchain analytics firm Santiment, was followed by a sharp reversal: a net outflow of 25.24 million XRP from exchanges, and a price rebound that briefly pushed the token above $1.36 before it settled back around $1.30.
Panic selling at the bottom
The inflow is tied to panic selling by retail traders who offloaded holdings at what turned out to be the market's lowest point in nearly four months. Santiment's data shows that the local bottom was the cheapest XRP had traded in 15 weeks, suggesting that the wave of deposits came from holders afraid of further declines. The scale of the inflow — the largest single-day net movement onto exchanges this year — underscores the level of fear that gripped parts of the market during the dip.
Accumulation follows the exit
The outflow that followed, totaling 25.24 million XRP, points to a different dynamic. While retail traders sold into the weakness, other investors moved tokens off exchanges, a pattern typically associated with accumulation. The net result — more tokens leaving exchanges than entered during the initial panic — hints that larger holders or longer-term buyers saw the dip as a buying opportunity. The price response supports that view: XRP bounced from $1.27 to over $1.36 within hours of the outflow, though it has since given back some of those gains.
What the shift in flow means
Exchange inflows often signal selling intent; outflows suggest holders are moving tokens to private wallets for storage rather than immediate sale. The back-to-back movements — an inflow followed by a larger outflow — create a snapshot of two distinct trading groups reacting to the same event. One group sold at a local bottom; another bought or held. The question now is whether the accumulation momentum can sustain the price above $1.30, especially with broader market sentiment still cautious.
XRP was trading at $1.30 at press time, down from the day's high but still above the 15-week low. No further exchange flow data has been released since the outflow reported by Santiment.
