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Bitcoin price bulls shrug off XRP’s $1B escrow unlock memo scare
Ripple’s first 2026 escrow unlock released 1B XRP and a fake memo, exposing confusion over who controls unlocks and how Ripple’s escrow really works.
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XRP executed its first scheduled escrow unlock of 2026 on Jan. 1, releasing 1 billion XRP tokens through three separate transactions that occurred within seconds around midnight, according to blockchain data.
Ripple moves toward escrow unlock
The release distributed 500 million tokens across two major wallets in installments of 300 million and 200 million, with Ripple allocating the remaining 500 million tokens to itself. Both addresses now hold 1 billion tokens each, having previously contained 500 million tokens from prior unlocks, according to market observers tracking the wallets.
Neither wallet has moved the newly unlocked tokens, and Ripple has not relocked any tokens into escrow as of publication. The company established the monthly escrow release program in 2017, typically returning unused amounts to escrow after market evaluation.
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