XRP (Ripple) is sitting at a make-or-break moment that could either launch it to new highs or send it tumbling. Everything hinges on whether bulls can defend one critical support level.

The magic number everyone’s watching? $2.81. That’s where Martinez spotted 1.70 million XRP tokens getting scooped up – worth over $5 billion at today’s prices. When whales park that kind of money at specific levels, you better believe it matters.

Here’s the thing about these massive buy zones – they become psychological battlegrounds. Nobody wants to watch their multi-billion dollar positions turn red, so they’ll fight tooth and nail to defend these levels. And that’s exactly what happened when XRP tested $2.81 earlier this month.

The timing couldn’t have been worse. The entire crypto market was getting hammered thanks to Trump’s trade war moves and some sketchy nuclear submarine activity that had everyone on edge. But XRP bulls didn’t flinch. They held the line at $2.81 and sent the price bouncing right back up.

Since then, XRP hasn’t looked back. It’s been pushing against the $3.30 resistance like a battering ram, though that level’s proving tough to crack.

The whale activity isn’t slowing down either. After dropping $1 billion on XRP last week, they came back for seconds with another 120 million coins just days later. When big money keeps accumulating like this, it usually means something big is brewing.

Martinez has his eye on $3.26 as the key resistance that needs to break. If XRP can punch through that level, he’s calling for a rocket ship ride to $3.90 – which would be a brand new all-time high.