This Whale Just Opened a $30.9 Million XRP Long Position. What’s Coming?

Crypto commentator Xaif (@Xaif_Crypto) recently posted a video of a trading dashboard showing a single wallet holding two enormous leveraged long positions. The account holds $50.6 million in BTC at 20x cross leverage, alongside a $30.9 million XRP position at the same leverage.

Together, the positions total over $81.5 million in exposure. The account shows a 1-week total PnL of -$3.27 million, a -63.84% ROE, and unrealized losses sitting at -$2.6 million. The numbers are large. The conviction appears larger.

The Positions in Detail

The BTC position holds 809.90 BTC with an average entry of $65,049. The mark price sits at $62,484, putting the position -$2.07 million underwater, a loss of -82.13%.

The XRP position holds 27,923,199 XRP with an average entry of $1.126998. The mark price is $1.1082, representing an unrealized loss of -$524,918, or 33.93% drop.

The liquidation price for XRP is $0.922246. This means XRP would need to fall roughly another 17% before the position was forcibly closed.

Why This Matters for XRP

XRP has struggled through June. The token is down close to 20% on the month. Sellers have controlled the majority of daily sessions. A brief recovery in mid-June faded quickly. The broader crypto market has faced pressure from a hawkish Federal Reserve, and XRP has not been immune.

Against that backdrop, a wallet holding a nearly $30.9 million leveraged long position in XRP carries significance. The position has not been closed despite mounting losses. The wallet’s total account value is $7.8 million, while the total position value reaches $81.5 million, reflecting extreme leverage across the portfolio.

Community Responses

The post generated strong reactions. Responses ranged from skepticism to outright concern about what may come next for XRP. While Xaif suggested that the whales know something the community doesn’t, one user pushed back on the bullish interpretation entirely. “We’ve seen so many whales lose massive amounts of money,” he wrote. He believes there is no deeper meaning to these transactions.

Another response tied XRP’s price outlook to pending U.S. legislation. He stated, “Once Clarity passes you know the XRP price will drop,” referencing the CLARITY Act, a crypto regulation bill currently working through Congress. The argument suggests that regulatory certainty may already be priced in, and that passage could trigger selling rather than a rally.

The wallet has not exited. With a free margin of $0 and a max drawdown of 33.89%, the account is under significant stress. Despite that, the positions remain open.

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