There Is No XRP Supply Shock, Top Analyst Says

MEVictim · 2025-12-29T09:29:45+00:00

A top analyst dismisses claims of an XRP supply shock, citing sufficient liquidity and the dynamic nature of XRPL's order books. Current metrics show over 16 billion XRP held on exchanges, debunking myths about dwindling supply.

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2025-12-29 09:29:45

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Source: CryptoNewsNet Original Title: There Is No XRP Supply Shock, Top Analyst Says Original Link: The narrative of an imminent “supply shock” for XRP, one of the leading altcoins, has been rejected by a prominent market analyst.

Vet, a pseudonymous XRP Ledger validator, argues the market remains far too elastic to support the theory.

To back up his argument, he has pointed to deep liquidity pools and the high velocity of XRPL.

The idea that exchanges are running dry on XRP is contradicted by verifiable on-chain data. In a recent analysis, Vet noted that holders currently have approximately 16 billion XRP positioned on the exchange. This essentially means that there is ample liquidity for current market demand. “Plenty for anyone to get some,” Vet commented.

The elasticity of XRPL’s order books

The technical architecture of the XRP Ledger acts as a buffer against supply shocks, Vet argues.

XRP transaction settlement typically occurs in mere seconds, which sets it apart from smaller chains.

This speed creates what Vet describes as “dynamic” or “elastic” order books. Even if visible supply on an exchange appears to thin out, new liquidity can be bridged from private wallets to order books in virtually no time.

“Markets are too dynamic to statically plot movements,” Vet explained. “XRP listed on orderbooks for sale is dynamic… it can thicken or dry out in seconds, back and forth.”

Debunking the “1.5 billion” myth

A prominent XRP researcher has further pointed out that exchange balances plummeting to as low as 1.5 billion XRP is simply inaccurate.

“You can check the wallets for each exchange to confirm that there is more than 15B XRP left on exchanges,” the researcher noted.

Even if one excludes all Asian exchanges, the available supply would still sit at roughly 5 billion XRP.

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MergeConflict

· 8h ago

Another supply shock argument? Wake up, we've been tired of this trick for a long time.

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LonelyAnchorman

· 8h ago

Here we go again with the supply shock story. It's the same old rhetoric every time. Time to wake up.

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JustAnotherWallet

· 8h ago

Here comes the supply shock theory again, always hyping up this concept. Are the retail investors getting numb to it?

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ChainPoet

· 8h ago

Here we go again with the supply shock story, it's a classic cyclical obsession in the crypto world.

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ShadowStaker

· 8h ago

nah, "supply shock" narrative is just cope from people who haven't actually looked at the tokenomics. vet's right to call this out... community loves a good fairy tale tho

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