On August 1-2, Ripple is likely to unlock 1 billion XRP tokens from the escrow account as part of the standard monthly release procedure.
Currently, the token is trading at $3.16, its market capitalization is $187.4 billion, and approximately 59.23 billion XRP is in circulation (out of a maximum supply of 100 billion).
The price of XRP has pulled back from a monthly high of around $3.66 reached at the end of July. The decline appears to be linked to profit-taking by short-term traders and the exit of speculators. During the same period, Bitcoin and Ethereum lost only 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively, making XRP's pullback more pronounced in relative terms.
On July 30, the trading volume of XRP slightly decreased compared to previous peaks, while analysts noted increased activity from whales—over 70 million XRP were transferred from inactive wallets, indicating accumulation by large holders.
The upcoming release is part of Ripple's monthly escrow program, under which up to 1 billion XRP is unlocked each month.
According to statistics, Ripple returns 60–70%, leaving a small portion to support operations and maintain liquidity. This means that the actual inflow into the circulating supply is typically around 300–400 million XRP, rather than 1 billion tokens.
