XRP News: Ripple Unlocks 1B Tokens from XRP Escrow

In recent $XRP news, Ripple has released another 1 billion $XRP from its escrow system in three tranches. Whale Alert reported transactions of 200 million, 300 million, and 500 million $XRP. The total value exceeded $1.37 billion at current market prices. The company carries out these releases each month as part of its long-running liquidity and supply plan.

Data from XRPL Services showed that Ripple now holds around 32.91 billion $XRP. This amount equals about 32% of the total token supply and is valued above $45 billion at present market rates. These holdings remain one of the largest single positions in the ecosystem, and they continue to draw market attention during each scheduled unlock.

Although the release was large, $XRP showed almost no price reaction. The token saw a slight move of 0.9% from the day’s opening, which kept it in a narrow range through the morning session. At press time, the $XRP price was trading at $1.36, a 3.56% surge from the 24 hour.

$XRP Market Performance and ETF Activity

February closed with a notable downward move for $XRP. The token ended the month down 16.45%. During the deepest point of the decline, $XRP had fallen about 33% from earlier levels. The month’s weakness placed the asset among the laggards in the larger market.

During the trading week of February 23–27, spot $XRP ETFs recorded net inflows of $9.55 million. These flows were small compared with spot Bitcoin ETFs that reported $787 million in inflows and with Ethereum and Solana ETFs that drew $80.46 million and $44.44 million. However, the $XRP figures still signaled steady interest.

Concurrent with $XRP's increased attention, Ripple’s leadership also continued to address regulatory matters. As we reported, a call from the company’s chief executive, Brad Garlinghouse, urged that banks work in good faith to pass the CLARITY Act, which he says would play out well for $XRP.

Analyst Maintains Long-Term View on $XRP

Crypto analyst Javon Marks shared a long-range forecast that remains positive despite the drop below $1.3. He wrote that the measured move target for $XRP “remains intact” and pointed to a structure forming across several past cycles. His chart covered more than ten years of price movement and included past wedge patterns that ended with sharp rallies.

Marks argued that $XRP has followed a repeated setup in past cycles. He pointed to formations in 2017 and in the period leading into 2021. In both cases, $XRP dropped below a support area and later moved sharply upward. He called these events “false breakdowns” and said they often came before new all-time highs.

He compared the rise from about $0.55 to above $2.2 in late 2024 with the pattern seen in 2017. He said this move may act as an early stage for a larger advance. His projection showed a possible range between $15 and $18, based on long-term measurements of trend structures.

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Marks also shared a chart of $XRP priced against Bitcoin. He wrote that the pair “looks to be setting up for an over 680% run” and said that such a move could lift $XRP above $10 in the broader cycle.