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Ripple has released 1 billion XRP from escrow on November 1 through two transactions worth roughly $624 million each, drawing attention on social media despite following the company\u2019s established monthly schedule.<\/p>\n
\n Summary<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to blockchain trackers KKapon<\/a> and XRP Live<\/a>, each transaction released 500 million XRP into Ripple-controlled wallets. The transfers were completed at approximately 00:00:02 UTC, with the tokens moving out of existing escrow contracts.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the November transactions involved two Ripple escrow wallets, commonly identified by trackers as Ripple 10 and Ripple 11.<\/p>\n Each received 500 million XRP, bringing the total released to 1 billion tokens. At the prices cited by the trackers, the combined value was approximately $1.25 billion.<\/p>\n In a separate alert<\/a>, KKapon described the second release as part of Ripple\u2019s scheduled monthly escrow arrangement.<\/p>\n The XRP Ledger records an escrow release through an EscrowFinish transaction, which allows previously locked tokens to reach their designated recipients once the programmed conditions have been met.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ripple established the system in December 2017, initially placing 55 billion XRP into contracts designed to make a portion of its holdings available each month.<\/p>\n The company explained that unused tokens would return to new escrow contracts, extending the release schedule beyond the original 55-month arrangement.<\/p>\n As crypto.news previously explained in its escrow guide<\/a>, monthly releases can involve several transactions because Ripple\u2019s locked holdings are distributed across multiple contracts.<\/p>\n September\u2019s release, for example, involved separate transactions of 500 million, 400 million and 100 million XRP.<\/p>\n November\u2019s two equal transfers therefore do not establish any unexpected change in Ripple\u2019s escrow policy.<\/p>\n Although the monthly release totaled 1 billion XRP, the amount Ripple eventually keeps outside escrow remains a separate question.<\/p>\n Historically, the company has returned much of its unlocked XRP to new time-locked contracts instead of leaving the entire amount available for use.<\/p>\n In October, Ripple released 1 billion tokens before re-locking 700 million XRP, leaving a net reduction of 300 million XRP in escrowed supply.<\/p>\n The same 700 million re-lock pattern appeared in September, according to XRP Ledger transaction analysis.<\/p>\n Earlier coverage of September\u2019s release<\/a> explained that an escrow unlock does not automatically establish how much XRP reaches exchanges or investors.<\/p>\n A November 1 ledger report found that no tokens from the latest release had been placed into new escrow contracts as of 10:50 UTC.<\/p>\n At that point, Ripple-controlled escrow holdings stood near 30.4 billion XRP.<\/p>\n If Ripple follows October\u2019s pattern and returns 700 million tokens, the November net reduction in locked supply would be 300 million XRP.<\/p>\n However, that figure remains conditional until the corresponding EscrowCreate transactions appear on the ledger.<\/p>\n Even XRP retained outside escrow may remain in company-controlled wallets. A release alone does not establish that Ripple sold or distributed those tokens.<\/p>\n Despite the large dollar value attached to Sunday\u2019s transactions, XRP recorded limited price movement.<\/p>\n According to crypto.news XRP price data<\/a>, the cryptocurrency traded at approximately $1.25 on November 1, gaining 0.08% over 24 hours.<\/p>\n Its daily trading range remained between $1.25 and $1.26, with reported volume of roughly $717 million.<\/p>\n The token had lost 2.89% over seven days and 18.52% over the previous month.<\/p>\n\n\n
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XRP price holds near $1.25 after escrow unlock<\/strong><\/h2>\n