🔓 One billion XRP today: routine monthly unlock—but this time, the context is different

$XRP Today, November 1, is Ripple’s usual monthly unlock date: one billion tokens from escrow accounts, in two batches of 500 million each, under the program launched in 2017.

📌 Why this time is different:
• On-chain reports say most of the billion unlocked in October is still in wallets controlled by Ripple—which means the new unlock doesn’t necessarily mean new selling
• In the 12 months through October, Ripple relocked around 70 percent of each monthly unlock—so the amount that actually reaches the market is far less than the announced figure
• An unlock is confirmed only when the escrow transaction is executed on-chain—the date alone is not proof of funds moving or being sold

🔢 The number that changed the story: 70 percent
The takeaway in one line: one billion tokens is the escrow figure, not the sales figure—and its impact depends on how much gets locked again, not how much gets unlocked.

📌 Away from Ripple: Ton was the standout exception among the major assets on Saturday, moving against a quiet market—though we shouldn’t read too much into a single day’s move.

XRP is currently around $1.249 on Kraken, with no sharp moves this morning.

Quick question: Do you think Ripple’s monthly unlock is a market-moving event or recurring noise? Write “market-moving” or “noise.”

Source: Hokanews, Tokenomist, Kraken — November 1, 2026
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