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By Julie Binoche
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Where the Escrow Balance Stands Now. The math here matters. At 31.14 billion XRP still locked up, there's a massive overhang that isn't…
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Liquidations Tell the Real Story. Leveraged traders got hit. Per Coinglass data, $3.32 million in XRP positions were liquidated in a…
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What the Market Needs to Absorb. The core tension with every monthly Ripple unlock is simple: can demand keep up?
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Ripple released 1 billion XRP on September 1. Routine, yes — but the market's watching every move right now.
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The unlock came through three separate transactions: 500 million XRP, then 400 million, then 100 million. That's the standard playbook.
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So roughly 1.14 billion left the escrow bucket — not exactly a flood.
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What the September numbers confirm is that the actual amount hitting open markets is usually far smaller than the headline "1 billion XRP unlocked" figure implies.
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XRP was trading around $1.36 at the time of the release, down about 0.5% over the prior 24 hours. Not a dramatic move, but not great either. The token had pushed close to $1.
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Leveraged traders got hit. Per Coinglass data, $3.32 million in XRP positions were liquidated in a single day — $2.13 million of that came from long positions, and $1.
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Read also: Ripple Unveils Ambitious 4-Stage Quantum Defense Plan for XRP Ledger by 2028
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It's a messy picture. Long liquidations outpacing shorts usually means traders were positioned for a breakout that didn't come. The $1.
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Still, zoom out a little and XRP doesn't look terrible. The token's up 30.8% over the past month and 14.5% over the past 90 days. Year-to-date?
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The core tension with every monthly Ripple unlock is simple: can demand keep up? If the market absorbs the newly available supply without flinching, prices hold or climb.
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Ripple's re-escrowing pattern has historically softened that dynamic. The company isn't a forced seller. It can sit on tokens, return them to escrow, and wait.
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For now, the 31.14 billion XRP still locked in escrow represents a substantial portion of the total 100 billion XRP maximum supply.
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