Ripple Labs has re-secured 70% of the $1 billion XRP Received from her escrow account in April 2026.
The blockchain payment company returned 700 million tokens to the escrow system in two tranches of 500 million and 200 million on April 1, making approximately $945 million worth of tokens temporarily inaccessible.
Although Ripple has re-secured XRP to secure a significant amount of… XRPIt increased circulating supply by an additional 300 million units worth approximately $384 million on April 2.
At the time of writing, the amount in escrow was about 33.344 billion, while the net supply in circulation was about 66.626 billion, according to on-chain. analysis from XRPSCAN.
Ripple Labs could follow a similar trend to the first quarter in the second quarter after it Released 900 million tokens in the first three months of 2026.
What is the impact of Ripple’s escrow activity on the price of XRP?
Although the company has over the years justified its monthly dumps as critical to its growth and mainstream adoption of the XRP ledger, large monthly sell-offs have impacted the price of XRP.
Over the past 24 hours, the price of XRP has fallen more than 4%, trading at around $1.30 at the time of this post.
David Schwartz defends XRPL-Ripple moves
However, David Schwartz, a founding member of XRP Ledger, stated that motive Ripple’s business model, which relies heavily on monthly sales from escrow to remain profitable.
Schwartz said Thursday that Ripple’s close relationship with XRP Ledger will be mutually beneficial, but not necessarily profitable for other companies adopting its payment products.
