Ripple has hinted that it will be exempt from the legal charges it faces in the United States, causing whales to go on a buying spree. Over the last week, the purchasing momentum behind the world's fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has exploded. The recent rise in the number of large investors behind XRP has coincided with a 74% increase in price. More purchasing pressure could push the cross-border remittances token back to $1.98.