XRP Price Being Manipulated? XRPL Validator Shares Scathing Blockchain Findings

2025-08-14 13:11:45

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An XRPL validator operating under the name Grapedrop, or Grape, has published data that he claims shows patterns of trading activity manipulation capable of influencing the price of XRP. The data, which was first posted on the social media platform X, includes screenshots from the XRPL Console and examples of live transactions, forming what the validator described as a clear on-ledger footprint of unusually large and repetitive transfers between exchange addresses. Validator Alleges Wash Trading...

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