$XRP Ownership Breakdown:
The distribution of XRP coins is concentrated among key entities, including:
*Top Holders:*
1. *Ripple Labs*: Holds approximately 46 billion XRP tokens, with one address containing over 1.7 billion coins.
2. *Exchanges:*
- *Uphold*: 1.85 billion XRP (~$4.5 billion)
- *Binance*: 1.83 billion XRP
- *UPbit*: 995 million XRP
- *Bithumb*: 1.47 billion XRP
3. *Founders:*
- *Chris Larsen* (Co-founder): 5 billion XRP
- *Brad Garlinghouse* (CEO): Significant holding, exact amount undisclosed
*Centralization:*
The top 10 addresses control 18.63% of the circulating supply, while the top 20 hold 25%, and the top 50 control 53.3%. This relatively centralized distribution is notable in the XRP ecosystem.