Ripple Labs also closed 70% of 1 billion XRP images received from his escrow account in April 2026.
The blockchain payment company returned 700 million tokens to the escrow system in two groups of 500 million and 200 million on April 1, making about $945 million worth of tokens for the time being inaccessible.
Although Ripple also locked XRP in escrow amount of XRP imagesit increased its circulating capital by an additional 300 million units, valued at approximately $384 million on April 2.
At press time, the escrow amount stood at about 33.344 billion, while the net circulation was about 66.626 billion, according to the chain. analysis from The price of XRPSCAN.
Ripple Labs may be following a similar path to Q1 in the second quarter, after all release 900 million in the first three months of 2026.
What is Ripple’s escrow service for XRP?
Although for many years, the company has been accepting its monthly losses as important to its growth and the implementation of the XRP strategy, the large monthly sales have reduced the value of XRP.
Over the past 24 hours, the price of XRP has fallen by 4%, trading at around $1.30 at the time of writing.
David Schwartz defends the XRPL-Ripple movement
David Schwartz, founding member of XRP Ledger, however, he defended Ripple’s business model, which relies heavily on monthly sales from an escrow account to remain profitable.
Schwartz said on Thursday that Ripple’s close relationship with the XRP Ledger will be beneficial, but not beneficial to other companies that adopt its products.
