Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Shifts $175M XRP – Is a Big Move Coming?
Ripple's co-founder just made waves in the crypto market. Chris Larsen moved a staggering $175 million worth of XRP—triggering speculation about his next play.
What’s behind the transfer? Institutional accumulation? A strategic sell-off? Or just another rich guy shuffling digital assets between wallets like a high-stakes game of Monopoly?
The crypto community is watching closely. XRP’s price action could hinge on whether this is a bullish signal or a prelude to a dump. Either way, Wall Street’s still trying to figure out if blockchain is a revolution or just a spreadsheet with extra steps.
Ripple co-founder, Chris Larsen, is facing backlash after moving 50 million XRP, worth $175 million, between July 17 and 23. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT flagged the transfers, noting that about $140 million went to centralized exchanges, which indicates a possible sell-off.
Larsen’s $175M XRP Moves Sparks Speculations
Two addresses received the bulk of the transfer, 30 million XRP each, with another address receiving 10 million XRP. The remaining $35 million in XRP was split between two newly created wallets, receiving 5 million XRP each.
Since July 17, 2025 an address linked to Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen transferred out 50M XRP ($175M) to four addresses.
~$140M ended up at exchanges/services
30M XRP recipient
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10M XRP recipient…
However, the timing has sparked speculation in the community. Some users accused Larsen of dumping on loyal holders, while others argue that he is simply decentralizing his XRP to long-term holders. With over 2.81 billion XRP still in Larsen-linked wallets, the moves have raised questions about intent and impact on the market.
XRP had just hit a local high of $3.60 before falling below $3.10, a 17% drop. Chris Larsen still controls over 2.8 billion XRP, worth about $8.4 billion. That’s nearly 5% of all XRP in existence.
Over $140M in XRP Moved to Coinbase
Data from Whale Alert shows that yesterday, a large transfer of 16.8 million XRP, worth $58.3 million, was sent from an unknown wallet to Coinbase. This kind of MOVE often signals that a whale may be preparing to sell, which can put downward pressure on the price.
The activity continued today, as in total, over 44 million XRP (worth more than $140 million) has been transferred from unknown wallets to Coinbase in the past 24 hours.
According to XRPwalllets, the large XRP transactions took place between Coinbase’s cold wallets and exchange wallets. While these are likely internal transfers, they suggest that Coinbase may be actively reallocating liquidity or preparing funds for trading, withdrawals, or institutional activity.
27,459,265 #XRP (85,820,719 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to #Coinbasehttps://t.co/paUHhu5zsX
Whale Transfers Continue
Previously, two back-to-back transfers of over 200 million XRP, worth $700 million were tracked, which were probably from Ripple-owned wallets.
XRP is currently trading at $3.15, down 6% in the last 24 hours. Analysts say that the recent XRP drop is just a normal pullback and part of a bigger bullish trend. XRP may have already finished its Wave 4 correction or it could dip to around $2.64 before starting Wave 5 upward. The outlook stays positive, with higher prices likely coming soon.
