Ripple itself still owns about 42% of all XRP supply, with around 41 billion tokens locked in company wallets and escrow, according to Coingape. To even rank among the top 10% of XRP holders today, you need about 2,400 to 2,500 XRP. That is $7,300 at the current XRP price of $3.01. Climbing into the top 1% now takes over 50,000 XRP, reaching over $151,000. This growing concentration shows how much of the network power rests in the hands of whales, which makes their pivot toward LILPEPE all the more fascinating.
The presale sits in Stage 11 for $0.0020, with over 98% of tokens in this stage already sold. That is a 100% gain for early buyers from Stage 1 who came in at $0.0010. There is still a clear path to 50% upside before launch for anyone entering now, since the token is expected to debut around $0.0030. The jump between presale stages is consistent, too. After Stage 11, the price rises again to $0.0021 in Stage 12, and eventually to $0.0030 at the end of the 20-stage roadmap. That steady climb has made LILPEPE one of the year’s fastest-selling meme coins. Skeptics often roll their eyes at meme coins, but LILPEPE is not just hype. It has already been audited by Certik, listed on CoinMarketCap, and earned a trust score above 80 from FreshCoins. Its roadmap includes a Layer 2 blockchain designed for meme tokens, anti-sniping protection, and a launchpad for new projects. In short, it is building the infrastructure that could make it the Ethereum of meme coins. And then there is the community push. The project runs a where ten winners will walk away with $77,000 worth of tokens. Add that to the viral buzz, LILPEPE peaked higher than PEPE, Dogecoin, and Shiba Inu in global ChatGPT search trends between June and August, and you start to see why whales are circling in.
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