I think that any transfer of Ripple in large amounts would be settled off-exchange for fractions of the trading price. Ripple also has raised $93 million accor

I think that any transfer of Ripple in large amounts would be settled off-exchange for fractions of the trading price. Ripple also has raised $93 million according to CrunchBase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ripple-labs https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ripple-labs One random speculation I have - if you approach miners with large pallets of US dollars you can purchase BTC directly for a steep discount on the trading rates on exchanges.