🚨 Breaking: Ripple Unlocks 1 Billion XRP from Escrow Account, Is A Sell-Off Ahead? 📉
Ripple has released one billion XRP from escrow in a move that has triggered discussions across the cryptocurrency market.
This development comes after a noticeable shift in the company’s typical XRP release pattern, which has been consistent since 2017.
According to the blockchain data service Whale Alert, Ripple unlocked one billion XRP in three separate transactions on May 3, 2025.
The transaction amounted to 500 million, 300 million, and 200 million XRP. According to XRP’s trading price at the time, these transfers amounted to more than $2.2 billion.
The release came two days later than the usual monthly schedule. Historically, Ripple has unlocked one billion XRP on the first day of each month.
Whale Alert shared the details of each transaction through its social media platform, confirming that the movements originated from Ripple’s escrow wallet.
Ripple started its monthly escrow routine in 2017.
This system was designed by the company, to guarantee a constant and predictable supply of XRP, in order to facilitate market liquidity.
Originally Ripple was going to put 55 billion XRP into escrow with one billion released each month for 55 months.