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Ripple unlocked 1 billion XRP from escrow on November 1, 2026, through two transactions of 500 million tokens each, according to crypto.news. The transfers, valued at roughly $624 million apiece, were completed at about 00:00:02 UTC and went to Ripple-controlled wallets that trackers label Ripple 10 and Ripple 11.
Blockchain trackers KKapon and XRP Live recorded both transfers, and the combined value came to approximately $1.25 billion at the prices those trackers cited. The token’s price barely moved on the news, trading near $1.25.
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Key facts
- Ripple released 1 billion XRP on November 1 through two scheduled transactions of 500 million XRP each.
- Each transfer was worth roughly $624 million, for a combined value of about $1.25 billion at the prices cited by trackers.
- In October, Ripple unlocked 1 billion tokens and then re-locked 700 million XRP, cutting escrowed supply by a net 300 million.
- Ripple established the escrow system in December 2017, initially placing 55 billion XRP into contracts.
- XRP traded near $1.25, up 0.08% over 24 hours, with volume of roughly $717 million.
Routine schedule, not a policy change
Social media treated the size of the release as notable, but the trackers identified both transfers as part of the company’s usual monthly arrangement. In a separate alert posted by KKapon, the second release was described as a scheduled monthly escrow transaction.
The XRP Ledger books these releases through EscrowFinish transactions, which let previously locked tokens reach their recipients once the programmed conditions are satisfied. Monthly unlocks can arrive in several pieces because Ripple’s holdings sit in many contracts; September’s release, for example, came as separate transactions of 500 million, 400 million and 100 million XRP. Two equal transfers in November therefore do not signal any shift in the company’s escrow policy.
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How much XRP ends up outside escrow
What Ripple does with the unlocked tokens is a separate question from the size of the release. The company has generally returned most of each month’s unlock to new time-locked contracts rather than leaving the full amount available. The 700 million re-lock seen in October matched the pattern recorded in September.
A November 1 ledger report found that no tokens from the latest release had been moved into new escrow contracts as of 10:50 UTC, when Ripple-controlled escrow holdings stood near 30.4 billion XRP. Should Ripple repeat October’s re-lock of 700 million, the net reduction in locked supply for November would be 300 million XRP, though that figure stays provisional until the matching EscrowCreate transactions are recorded. Tokens kept outside escrow can also stay in company wallets, so an unlock on its own does not show that Ripple sold or distributed them. The KKapon tracker recorded the release without linking it to exchange selling.
Why it matters
The monthly escrow release is one of the few recurring supply events in XRP markets, and large headline token counts can move sentiment even when the mechanics are unchanged. Holders watching dilution get a clearer signal from the re-lock figures than from the unlock itself, because the returned tokens keep supply locked. The muted price reaction this time suggests traders treated the transfer as expected.
What to watch
The next confirmed supply numbers depend on Ripple’s later wallet transfers and any new escrow contracts written to the XRP Ledger. Analysts have also flagged buyer momentum: Xaif Crypto called the shift in cumulative volume delta a short-term bullish turn that was not yet confirmed, and said sustained buying would be needed to establish a reversal. Nothing here is financial advice, and cryptocurrency markets are volatile and uncertain.
Source: crypto.news
