🔒 1B $XRP Unlocked: Why Ripple Locked 700M Back and What It Means for Price Ripple just completed its monthly escrow routine and despite the panic headlines, it played out like clockwork. On November 1, Ripple unlocked 1B XRP (~$1.25B) and quickly locked 700M XRP back into three contracts maturing in mid-2029. 📆 That leaves a net 300M XRP outside vaults - matching the net releases from September and October. Over the past year, Ripple released 12B tokens and returned 8.4B (70%) right back into lockup. Does 300M unlocked XRP mean an instant dump? No. 👉 Unlocked tokens give Ripple operational liquidity, not an automatic sell order. While XRP sits around $1.26 following the market-wide dip, spot XRP ETFs have absorbed $1.81B in inflows. Traders panic on the 1st of every month, but predictable programmatic unlocks aren't what moves the needle. While Ripple manages supply schedules, overall sentiment and macro liquidity still take their cues from $BTC. With 70% consistently re-locked, monthly escrow noise is just another distraction. #XRP #Ripple #Altcoin Season#