January 7, the ETF of $XRP experienced its first net outflow, amounting to 40.8 million USD, instantly ending its consecutive 36-day net inflow record.

Even more painful is that WisdomTree has withdrawn its XRP ETF application, and Ripple has confirmed it will not go public.

However, there's a very strange phenomenon here.

The price is dropping, yet whales are aggressively buying. In the past 24 hours, there were 2,802 large transactions exceeding 100,000 USD. What are these smart money players thinking?

After carefully reviewing the data, I discovered a harsh truth: retail investors are panic selling, institutions are rationally retreating, but the real big players are quietly accumulating.

It's like a poker game—when everyone else is folding, there are always a few who go all-in.

Technically, the chart indeed looks grim, breaking below all key moving averages, RSI entering oversold territory, and MACD turning entirely green.

Right now, XRP is being used by Dubai Land Department for real estate on XRPL, AWS is exploring XRPL upgrades, and Japan's business operations are expanding—these practical developments seem to have been selectively ignored by the market.

My trading strategy: I'll gradually build a position at the support level of 2.07–2.10 USD. Not because I believe in a short-term rebound, but because I trust that when everyone is criticizing XRP, it might actually be the best time to buy.

Of course, if it breaks below 2.00 USD, I'll cut my losses decisively. After all, in this market, survival matters more than anything else.