Ripple just unlocked 1 billion XRP; Incoming crash?

⚈ Ripple unlocked the 1B XRP in May, worth 2.2 billion dollars, as part of its routine strategy.
⚈ The XRP price remains stable in the middle of the dry case, ETF hopes and the accumulation of whales.
⚈ Short -term lowering signs, but the long -term trend remains positive.
Ripple has executed its monthly routine unlock of 1 billion XRP tokens for the whole for May, which could introduce new price oscillations for cryptocurrency.
The chain data indicates that unlocking, involving XRP worth around 2.2 billion dollars, occurred in three separate transactions on May 2.
Ripple first released 200 million XRP ($ 440.52 million) at 22:28 UTC at its Ripple address (26). A minute later, he published an additional 300 million XRP ($ 660.86 million) at the same address. At 10:31 pm UTC, 500 million XRP ($ 1.1 billion) were unlocked at a separate address, Ripple (27).
Despite the large volume, the monthly unlocking of 1 billion XRP of Ripple is part of a long -standing planned strategy to manage the offer with an impact on the minimum historic market.
Since 2017, Ripple has placed 55 billion XRP in sequestration to ensure transparency and predictability, responding to concerns concerning market floods. The month, 1 billion XRP is published to support operations, growth of ecosystems and the liquidity of ODL services (liquidity on demand).
As a rule, 700 to 800 million XRP are relocated, the rest used for expenses, institutional sales or partnerships, maintaining a balance between liquidity and price stability.
Ripple unlocks the impact on the price of XRP
The past unlocks have not systematically led to significant price reductions. For example, despite the previous unlocking, XRP joined, leaving its prolonged consolidation below the $ 2 bar.
The price was mainly influenced by other fundamental principles surrounding the token, with the prospects of regularity and the broader feeling of playing in the market.
With the ripple and dry case approaching a conclusion, XRP has failed to make notable gains and is rather based on the general feeling of the market and the threshing
Although the SEC has delayed its decision on the product, it is anticipated that the country could follow the plunge after Brazil unveiled the first ETF XRP, which has the potential to attract institutional investments. A regulatory decision is expected between June and mid-October this year.
Despite these fundamental principles, whales continue to be confident in the assets, accumulating around 900 million XRP in April.
XRP price analysis
At the time of the press, XRP was negotiated at $ 2.20, down less than 1% in the last 24 hours. On the weekly graphic, the token is up approximately 0.2%.
XRP is faced with a short-term scholarship, given the simple 50-day mobile average (SMA) is $ 2.22, just above its current price.
Meanwhile, the 200 -day SMA at $ 1.91 suggests a longer term trend. The relative resistance index of 14 days (RSI) to 55.17 remains neutral, showing no strong dynamics in both directions.
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