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XRP Open Interest Plunges 26.5% as $2B Sell-Side Imbalance Fuels Bearish Pressu

XRP open interest on Binance and Bybit fell 26.5%, from 661M to 486M combined. Spot CVD worsened by $1.3B, while Binance perpetual CVD weakened by another $688M. XRP’s heatmap showed $54.7M i

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October 30, 2026
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XRP Open Interest Plunges 26.5% as $2B Sell-Side Imbalance Fuels Bearish Pressu
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  • XRP open interest on Binance and Bybit fell 26.5%, from 661M to 486M combined.
  • Spot CVD worsened by $1.3B, while Binance perpetual CVD weakened by another $688M.
  • XRP’s heatmap showed $54.7M in estimated short-liquidation clusters above $1.3388.

XRP derivatives exposure contracted over three weeks as sellers dominated spot and perpetual trading, adding pressure during a price decline. Between September 23 and October 16, combined open interest on Binance and Bybit fell 26.5%, according to figures shared by CryptoQuant analyst Amr Taha.

Cumulative sell-side trading imbalances increased by nearly $2 billion across centralized spot exchanges and Binance perpetuals. Repeated long liquidations provided further evidence of stressed leveraged positions, although the data did not establish the direction of every remaining trade.

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