Ripple, that paragon of fiscal responsibility, has once again released a billion tokens from their XRP escrow account, which is basically a fancy term for “we’ve got all this money and we’re just going to let it out in dribs and drabs.” As reported by the ever-vigilant Whale Alert, the release of 1 billion XRP, equivalent to more than $1.377 billion, occurred in three tranches: 200, 300, and 500 million XRP, because apparently, 1 billion isn’t enough for a single day’s antics.
🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 🔓 500,000,000 #XRP (688,880,546 USD) unlocked at #Ripple
– Whale Alert (@whale_alert) March 1, 2026
Ripple’s XRP Holdings and February Performance: Recap
According to XRPL Services, the company continues to hoard around 32.91 billion XRP, which is roughly 32% of the token’s total supply. At current prices, that’s more than $45.3 billion. For context, this is the financial equivalent of having a vault full of gold bricks and then trying to convince everyone you’re just “managing liquidity.” The unlocking is meant to “boost liquidity, manage the market, and support the gradual release of XRP from the wallets.” Which, in simpler terms, means “we’re not giving it all away at once, but we’re definitely not hiding it either.”
For XRP itself, the price showed almost no reaction, with only a 0.9% increase from the day’s opening. The market, ever the fickle lover, barely blinked at the news. In this context, the February figures, which have just closed, are more interesting as the month ended with XRP down 16.45%. At the peak of February’s decline, the drop reached 33%. It’s like watching a soap opera, but with more numbers and fewer hugs.
The month was short, yet during this period the price of XRP still managed to experience such turbulence as to fall 33% from the monthly opening and then recover by 22%. The token continues to trade near the key $1.4 level, although it has not reached it. It’s like trying to catch a greased pig in a rainstorm-almost possible, but not quite.
Historically, March has been a more favorable month for XRP, given its average return of 16.7% during this month. However, the median value remains in negative territory, so it is difficult to speak of any clear preference for the token in the new month. It also remains to be seen how many XRP tokens will be returned back to escrow accounts. Usually, this amount ranges from 200 to 300 million tokens. Because nothing says “trust us” like a little bit of “we’ll put it back later.”
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2026-03-01 18:35