Crypto Pundit: ‘Dark Pools’ Suppress XRP Price

Crypto commentator and Digital Ascension Group executive director Jake Claver believes XRP's spot price stagnation may be due to off-exchange trade rather than market demand. In a 23-post conversation on X, a contributor claimed that “dark pools are an invisible force … holding prices stable,” despite rising institutional demand.

Claver's thread—viewed over 250,000 times in 48 hours—argues that private liquidity platforms absorb huge purchase orders that would increase the public order book. Exactly what is a dark pool? Imagine buying $500 million of XRP without swaying the market, he said. “Dark pools are private places where large orders are filled off exchanges.”

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The commentator called the mechanism “double-edged sword.” He says clandestine accumulation “hides bullish momentum and drags prices down,” making regular traders think the asset has lost pace. He cautioned that over time, the same effect restricts circulating supplies until “the dam bursts.”

Claver said XRP benefits most from this hidden behavior. He believed regulatory clarity and enterprise-level adoption may coincide with declining float, causing a sudden repricing. “When demand on public exchanges exceeds supply, the market will panic and reprice. Prepare for a possible 2×, 3×, or 5× sprint, he wrote. If hidden bids deplete inventory, price disparities will increase, like a switch flip.

He stressed the psychological aspect of a lengthy flat tape: “Even die-hard believers start doubting and walk away. But if you wait, you could catch what follows next.” Claver called dark-pool activity a “pressure cooker,” saying, “They bottle up all that buying pressure now, but eventually, the lid blows off.” He concluded with patience: “Stay locked in. When the dam breaches, you'll be glad you purchased at 50 cents instead of $10.”

Despite favorable fundamentals and Ripple news, XRP has traded in a small range around $2.00 for most of April.

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