XRP Supply, Escrow Releases, and Their Potential Price Effects
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Summary
The document explains XRP’s fixed total supply, the difference between total and circulating supply, and the role of Ripple-controlled escrow accounts. It says all 100 billion XRP were created at launch, gives an approximate circulating supply as of November 2025, and describes monthly releases of up to 1 billion tokens, with unused amounts returned to escrow. Transaction fees also destroy small amounts of XRP.
Key ideas
- XRP’s total supply is fixed at 100 billion and cannot be increased.
- Circulating supply is the portion available to trade and can rise as escrowed tokens are released.
- The document describes monthly releases of up to 1 billion XRP, with unused amounts returned to escrow.
- Escrow releases may increase available supply and could put downward pressure on price, all else equal.
- Fee burns reduce supply slightly, though the document says releases exceed burns.
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