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XRP’s holder mix is starting to look like early 2022, with fresh demand coming in below the cost basis of longer-term wallets, Glassnode said.

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XRP’s on-chain data now resembles its early-2022 setup, when a similar pattern of holder behavior preceded a prolonged price decline.
Newer XRP buyers from the past week to month are sitting on profits while many six- to twelve-month holders remain underwater, a split that can increase selling pressure if prices stall.
The $2 level has become a key psychological zone, with each recent retest linked to hundreds of millions in realized losses as longer-term holders use rallies to exit rather than add exposure.
XRP’s on-chain setup is beginning to resemble early 2022, a period that ultimately preceded months of weakness, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Glassnode.
Glassnode said the current market structure shows investors active over the past one week to one month accumulating XRP at prices below the cost basis of holders who bought six to twelve months ago.
That gap matters because it places newer buyers in profit while leaving older holders sitting on losses, a dynamic that can build selling pressure over time if prices fail to move higher.

A similar pattern emerged in February 2022, when XRP was trading near $0.78 before entering a prolonged decline that eventually pushed prices toward $0.30 by mid-year.
The setup is forming as XRP continues to struggle around the $2 level, a price zone that has repeatedly shaped holder behavior.
Since mid-2025, Glassnode data shows that each retest of $2 has coincided with roughly $500 million to $1.2 billion in realized losses per week, suggesting many investors use the area to exit positions rather than add exposure.
That history has made $2 a key psychological threshold for the market. When prices trade below it, pressure builds on higher-cost holders waiting for a chance to break even, while short-term buyers accumulate at lower levels.
As such, the pattern does not guarantee a repeat of 2022’s drawdown, but the longer this cost-basis split persists, the more strain it puts on investors who bought near recent highs.
For now, XRP remains caught between fresh demand from short-term buyers and lingering overhead supply from longer-term holders still looking for an exit.
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Written by: Leo Asva

Ether is the worst performer among the major cryptos, down more than 6% over the past 24 hours and tumbling below $3,000.

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Bitcoin added to earlier losses, falling below $90,000 in U.S. morning trade, while ether dropped below $3,000.
The declines occurred amid a global risk-off move as Japan's bond market collapsed on Tuesday and President Trump raised new trade threats against the European Union.
Altcoins are faring worse than bitcoin, with ether's 7% decline leading among the major cryptos.
Bitcoin BTC $89,230.22 dropped 3% to below $90,000 during U.S. morning trading on Tuesday after a meltdown in Japan’s government bond market combined with U.S. President Trump’s ongoing tariff threats against Europe to push risk assets sharply lower.
Ether ETH $2,967.19 fell more than 7% over the past 24 hours, sending the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network back below a crucial $3,000 mark for the first time since January 2.
Highlighting altcoin weakness, bitcoin's grip over the crypto market has been steadily climbing. The bitcoin dominance metric, which shows the largest crypto's market share of the overall digital asset market capitalization, rose to 59.8% on Tuesday, according to TradingView data.
"Volatility is back and so in keeping with risk assets, I expect bitcoin to trade lower in response and altcoins would likely be most impacted short-term here," Paul Howard at trading firm Wincent said in a note.
The Nasdaq is lower by nearly 2% on Tuesday. The Nikkei fell 2.5% overnight, while Germany's DAX declined 1%. Precious metals, though, continue to be the preferred safe haven, with gold soaring 3% and silver 7%, both hitting new record highs.
With today’s decline, bitcoin has given up much of its 2026 gains, now trading just 3% above its level at the start of the year.
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Written by: Leo Asva