By Solomon Odunayo
According to Whale Alert, the tracker of large transactions of cryptocurrencies from and to exchanges, an XRP whale transferred 150,000,000 XRP worth $28,238,863 from an unknown wallet to another.
Over the past hours, there have been transactions of various crypto assets, ranging from Bitcoin (BTC) to others alike, which has been the usual habit of crypto whales, and what makes cryptocurrency ecosystem unique.
A few hours ago, Whale Alert reported the movement of approximately 241,000 BTC worth $2.2 billion within a short interval, without the need for a bank or third-party’s interference.
However, crypto whales have at times carried out their usual enterprise to manipulate the market to satisfy their personal desires.
Crypto Whale Moved 150 Million XRP
As reported by Whale Alert, an XRP Whale transferred the sum of 150,000,000 XRP worth $28,238,863 at the time of the transaction.
The report says that the transfer was effected on 19th June 2020, at 08:13:20 UTC, from an unknown wallet r3C9BXmTtiDLhxH76cWP6vbyDEkbtxANzo to another wallet rpWBKh7H1Me6JTatdDaKSUao4hvwD9KXf5.
“150,000,000 XRP (28,238,863 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet,” Whale Alert reported.
🚨 🚨 150,000,000 #XRP (28,238,863 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet
— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) June 19, 2020
Over the past hours, the crypto market has remained without huge loss or gain. At the time of filing this report, XRP is trading at $0.189885, with a relatively 1% price downtrend based on 24 hours estimation.
Brad Garlinghouse on Ripple Making CNBC’s Disruptor 50 List
The CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, has reacted to the list of 50 disruptors released by CNBC, which included the blockchain-based cross-border payment firm, Ripple.
According to Garlinghouse in a recent interview with ‘Fast Money’ host, Mellissa Lee, the word disruption is somewhat overused.
He said:
“We are thrilled and honored to be on the Disruptor list. ‘Disruptor,’ particularly in Silicon Valley, can be a word that is kind of overused.”
We're out with our #Disruptor50, the 50 companies shaking up their industry. @Ripple CEO @BGarlinghouse joins us to discuss how they're taking on the crypto world pic.twitter.com/0o3d0aeOd9
— CNBC's Fast Money (@CNBCFastMoney) June 18, 2020