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A prominent XRP holder is calling out what he says is a deliberate and recurring scheme to push the token\u2019s price<\/a> up before US markets open \u2014 then drive it back down once trading begins.<\/p>\n

The claim has split the XRP community between those who see a coordinated attack and those who say the data points to something far more routine.<\/p>\n

A Chart, A Pattern, And A Name For It<\/h2>\n

The community figure at the center of the debate goes by Arthur online. He posted a historical price chart showing XRP surging toward key resistance levels in the hours before US markets open, then quickly reversing after trading begins.<\/p>\n

He counted nine separate instances<\/a> of this sequence playing out since February, and says the same pattern has continued into March.<\/p>\n

Arthur did not stop at simply flagging the moves. He attached a name to what he believes is behind them \u2014 calling it a possible \u201cnew Jane Street playbook,\u201d a reference to the well-known quantitative trading firm.<\/p>\n

\n

\"\ud83d\udea8\" XRP IS BEING SYSTEMATICALLY MANIPULATED RIGHT NOW<\/p>\n

Pumps straight to key resistance \u2192 US market opens \u2192 dumps \"\ud83d\udcc9\"
\nHappens over and over.<\/p>\n

Is this the \u201cNEW Jane Street playbook\u201d?<\/p>\n

XRP down 44% from highs despite MASSIVE @Ripple<\/a> news, ETF exposure, acquisitions, licenses\u2026\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/z6gqJwh6Eq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Arthur (@XrpArthur) March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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He argued that the sheer number of occurrences, combined with the high volume of leveraged long positions open during each episode, makes coincidence an unlikely explanation.<\/p>\n

What adds weight to his frustration, at least from his perspective, is the broader backdrop. Ripple has made headlines recently with billion-dollar acquisitions and continued ETF inflows.<\/p>\n

Yet despite that activity, XRP remains roughly 40% below its recent highs.<\/a> Every time the price tries to break out, sellers appear and push it back down. Arthur sees that as part of the same problem.<\/p>\n

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Community Pushes Back On Manipulation Theory<\/h2>\n

Not everyone in the XRP community bought the argument. A trader named Robert W entered the conversation and offered a different read.<\/a><\/p>\n

His position was that price moves of this kind tend to repeat across multiple assets when US market liquidity flows in at the open.<\/p>\n

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Com\u2019on Arthur. Not everything is manipulation.
\nThe same pattern appears across multiple assets when US liquidity enters the market.
\nLooks more like normal liquidity shifts and profit-taking than a secret \u201cJane Street playbook\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Robert W. | XRP Facts & Figures (@RobertXRPFF) March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Profit-taking and liquidity shifts, he said, are the more natural explanation \u2014 not a coordinated institutional strategy.<\/p>\n

Arthur rejected that outright. He pointed to the precision of the pattern: nine occurrences, each following a period of accumulation with a large build-up of long positions.<\/p>\n

Level Of Consistency<\/p>\n

That level of consistency, he insisted, does not happen by accident. He called on several well-known voices in the XRP space \u2014 including Vincent Van Code, Crypto Eri, BankXRP, Digital Perspectives, and Chad Steingraber \u2014 to take a closer look at the chart themselves.<\/p>\n

The debate did not stay contained to price action for long. Another participant raised a broader critique of the crypto market, arguing that it runs largely on speculation.<\/p>\n

Featured image from ECS Payments<\/em>, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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