Ripple Appears to Have Ceased Escrow XRP Distributions According to Evidence Shown
Ripple Continues Monthly XRP Releases Despite August Delay
Ripple, the blockchain technology company, has not halted its monthly XRP releases, despite an unusual delay in August 2025. The company, which had initially unlocked 1 billion XRP at the start of the month, promptly re-locked around 700 million XRP, leaving approximately 300 million XRP in circulation.
The delay in visible unlock transactions on the XRP Ledger led to speculation that Ripple might have paused the monthly escrow releases altogether. However, data shows that Ripple moved 700 million XRP back into escrow on August 1, causing total escrow holdings to rise to 36.6 billion XRP.
Ripple's Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, clarified that escrow releases occur on the first day of each month and require a transaction to trigger and display the released XRP. This means that escrow releases may not immediately appear on-chain, even though the unlock has happened.
The recent activity supports the continuation of escrow releases, but with possible delays in observable ledger activity or large re-locks. The lack of visible unlocks during August sparked discussions within the XRP community, with some suggesting waiting a few more days before drawing conclusions about the continuation of XRP releases.
It is worth noting that August 2025 marks the first time no XRP unlock has occurred since the beginning of the monthly unlocks. However, it remains unclear if this is a temporary adjustment in timing or mechanics or if Ripple's escrow unlocks have ended.
Since January 2018, Ripple has released approximately 90 billion XRP, with around 700 million XRP out of each billion unlocked XRP immediately locked back in escrow. The company continues to release roughly one billion XRP per month, although this did not occur in August 2025.
As of now, there are 36.6 billion XRP stored in Ripple's escrow. The last XRP unlock occurred in July 2025, with 700 million coins being put back in escrow. The community will be closely monitoring Ripple's activities in the coming months to determine the future of its XRP releases.
- The XRP community is closely monitoring Ripple's activities, as they continue to release approximately one billion XRP per month, though there was no visibility of an unlock in August 2025.
- Whale watchers in the crypto market are keenly interested in Ripple's moves, as they have noticed the company re-locking a significant portion of unlocked XRP, such as the recent re-lock of around 700 million XRP back into escrow.
- Despite the delay in visible XRP unlocks on the XRP Ledger in August 2025, Ripple's continued practice of moving XRP to and from wallets shows their ongoing involvement in crypto trading and finance, utilising blockchain technology and staying updated on crypto news.
