Ripple Unlocks 1 Billion XRP From Escrow, Worth $1.49 Billion

TOKEN UNLOCKRipple Unlocks 1 Billion XRPFrom Escrow, Worth $1.49Billion23IMPORTANCECLOSED3NEWS MEDIA4PIECESOct 1, 2026 05:03blockboard.net

Ripple unlocked 1 billion XRP from escrow at the start of October, and the release was broken into four transfers of 400 million, 300 million, 200 million, and 100 million XRP. One report put the total value of the unlocked tokens at roughly $1.49 billion, and another said 700 million XRP were moved back into escrow a few hours later.

What this rests on

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Ripple unlocked 1 billion XRP from escrow at the start of October.
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The unlocked XRP was described as worth about $1.49 billion.
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The release was split into four transactions of 400 million, 300 million, 200 million, and 100 million XRP, completed within minutes of each other.
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A few hours after the unlock, 700 million XRP were returned to escrow wallets.

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How the story was built

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Oct 1 04:53
Coinpedia scoop
Breaks the event: $1.5B
+6 h 5 m
Oct 1 10:58
U.Today echo
No new facts: revealed, numbers, latest
+10 h 24 m
Oct 1 15:17
Cryptonews.com context
Its angle: corresponds, onchainlens, explanation
+10 h 28 m
Oct 1 15:20
U.Today context
Its angle: unlocking, earlier, returns

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