XRP Old Coins Are Moving In Massively. What’s Happening?

A new on-chain analysis by crypto analyst StephIsCrypto has revealed a major shift in XRP holder ￰0￱ to data from Santiment, XRP’s “Age Consumed” metric has experienced a dramatic spike — indicating that long-term holders have started moving coins that have been dormant for a considerable ￰1￱ chart posted by the analyst shows two distinct surges in activity, one around August 31, 2025, and another on October 2, ￰2￱ event coincided with notable movements in XRP’s market ￰3￱ latest spike aligns with a rise in XRP’s price above the 2.97 mark, suggesting that long-term investors may have taken advantage of recent price strength to move or sell their holdings.

BREAKING: LONG-TERM $XRP HOLDERS START ￰4￱ AGE CONSUMED METRIC SPIKED SHARPLY, SHOWING OLD COINS MOVING AFTER LONG ￰5￱ — STEPH IS CRYPTO (@Steph_iscrypto) October 6, 2025 Understanding the “Age Consumed” Metric The “Age Consumed” indicator is a key metric in blockchain ￰6￱ measures the number of previously idle tokens that are now being transferred, multiplying the number of tokens by the time they have remained inactive. A spike in this metric often implies that long-term holders are suddenly active again, which can precede significant price movements or signal a change in sentiment among ￰7￱ the chart shared by StephIsCrypto, the first major spike occurred at the end of August, followed by a short-term price ￰8￱ most recent increase in early October appears more substantial, both in magnitude and in timing, as it coincides with XRP’s brief upward ￰9￱ pattern suggests that long-dormant wallets may have been reactivated during the rally, potentially as part of a profit-taking or portfolio rebalancing ￰10￱ are on X, follow us to connect with us :- @TimesTabloid1 — TimesTabloid (@TimesTabloid1) June 15, 2025 Market Sentiment X user Jo, commenting on the post, observed that the movement of old coins could reflect a shift in market ￰11￱ interpretation aligns with how age consumption spikes are typically analyzed across the crypto ￰12￱ older coins begin to move after a long period of inactivity, it may suggest that some holders anticipate a change in market direction or wish to leverage improved liquidity and ￰13￱ XRP , this may represent the beginning of a new phase in investor behavior, particularly if long-term holders are reducing exposure while shorter-term traders ￰14￱ effect of such transitions can vary — while some see it as a sign of approaching selling pressure, others interpret it as a redistribution of coins that could create a stronger base for future market ￰15￱ it remains too early to determine the long-term impact of this shift, the timing and scale of the age-consumed spike suggest that XRP’s next market phase could be influenced heavily by actions of these long-term ￰16￱ this leads to increased selling or signals confidence returning to the market will depend on how prices respond in the coming ￰17￱ : This content is meant to inform and should not be considered financial ￰18￱ views expressed in this article may include the author’s personal opinions and do not represent Times Tabloid’s ￰19￱ are advised to conduct thorough research before making any investment ￰20￱ action taken by the reader is strictly at their own ￰21￱ Tabloid is not responsible for any financial ￰22￱ us on X , Facebook , Telegram , and Google News