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Ripple Wallet Receives 220M XRP Shortly After Activation, Sparking Speculation

A newly activated wallet on the XRP Ledger has caught the attention of the XRP community after data from XRPSCAN showed it holding 220 million XRP shortly after ￰1￱ account, identified in the ledger explorer, was activated on October 17, 2025, and was initially funded with 1.95 ￰2￱ makes this address noteworthy is the balance now linked to it, suggesting a major entity or organized ￰3￱ to the screenshot shared by XRP community commentator Zach Rector, the wallet was activated by an account labeled “Ripple (39)” on ￰4￱ ledger entry shows a last transaction count near 99.5 million and a total balance of 220,000,000 ￰5￱ the identity behind the address is unknown, its creation through an activation traceable to Ripple’s label has added significance, as on-chain data rarely displays newly formed wallets with holdings of that ￰6￱ activated Ripple wallet with now 220 MILLION XRP ￰0￱ ￰7￱ — Zach Rector (@ZachRector7) October 17, 2025 Community Comments and Interpretations Following the post, several community members weighed in with their interpretations of the ￰8￱ Robbins suggested the move could signal additional infrastructure development, implying that “they” might be expanding transactional ￰9￱ speculated that the amount could represent an initial position for an XRP-based exchange-traded fund , describing it as a “starting size” suitable for institutional structure.

Meanwhile, Dallas took a different stance, implying that such a large balance might precede a potential sell-off, raising concerns about a possible market ￰10￱ contrasting views reflect the uncertainty that large wallet activations often bring to the XRP ￰11￱ some remain cautious about the impact such holdings might have on liquidity and short-term market movements, others see it as a sign of growing institutional use or network ￰12￱ are on X, follow us to connect with us :- @TimesTabloid1 — TimesTabloid (@TimesTabloid1) June 15, 2025 Context and Market Perspective It is important to note that XRPSCAN’s “activated by Ripple (39)” label does not confirm ownership by Ripple ￰13￱ labels are informational and can refer to activation sources rather than control of ￰14￱ of now, there has been no official confirmation linking the address to Ripple or any other institution.

Nonetheless, the transaction adds another data point to the ongoing narrative around large-scale XRP ￰15￱ balances of this magnitude appear in freshly activated wallets, analysts typically monitor subsequent transactions to determine whether the holdings are being distributed, reserved for liquidity operations, or held for strategic ￰16￱ of the most recent update, the wallet remains active with the 220 million XRP balance intact, leaving open questions about who controls it and what its intended purpose may ￰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

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