Ripple executed its scheduled October escrow unlock on October 1, 2026, releasing 1 billion XRP through four separate transactions with a combined value of approximately $1.49 billion at the time of execution. Blockchain trackers including Whale Alert and Onchain Lens identified the transfers as 400 million XRP (roughly $595.64 million), 300 million XRP (roughly $446.73 million), 200 million XRP (roughly $297.82 million), and 100 million XRP (roughly $148.91 million).
The release follows Ripple’s long-standing escrow schedule, under which up to 1 billion XRP can become available each month from the 55 billion XRP originally placed into escrow in 2017. However, the gross unlock does not confirm new selling pressure. Historically, Ripple has returned about 700 million to 800 million XRP from monthly releases to escrow, leaving a net amount of roughly 200 million to 300 million XRP available. The actual October allocation remains unconfirmed until subsequent on-ledger movements show how much is re-escrowed or otherwise deployed.
On-chain data from XRPScan showed escrow accounts held 31,845,130,805 XRP, or approximately 31.9% of the original 100 billion supply. Circulating supply stood at 68,126,080,636 XRP (about 68.1%), while transaction fees had burned 14,394,279 XRP (about 0.014%).
On the price chart, XRP was testing the $1.50 level, with the 50-period EMA acting as near-term resistance. Technical indicators remained weak: MACD showed a death cross and RSI was neutral at 44.56. Bollinger Bands placed resistance near $1.52 and support near $1.47, with deeper support around $1.41–$1.45 near the 200-period EMA. The next relevant signal will be confirmation of the net XRP retained outside escrow, rather than the gross unlock itself.
