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Why Did Ripple Just Lock 700M XRP Worth $2B?

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By on August 2, 2025 Altcoin, Bitcoin, Regulations, Trading, Web3
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The post Why Did Ripple Just Lock 700M XRP Worth $2B? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Ripple has just locked up 700 million XRP in escrow, worth over $2 billion, in three back-to-back transactions. Is this just their monthly XRP shuffle? Nope. 

It’s part of a bigger strategy Ripple seems to be quietly building behind the scenes, and the timing says a lot.

Here are the details you can’t miss. 

Three Moves, $2 Billion Locked

Blockchain tracker Whale Alert flagged the transfers earlier today, 100 million, 500 million, and another 100 million XRP, all locked into Ripple escrow accounts. This comes right after two large incoming transfers, 200 million and 300 million XRP, were sent to Ripple from an unknown wallet, likely tied to the same escrow cycle.

Ripple typically unlocks 1 billion XRP at the start of each month, then locks most of it back – usually around 800 million.

500,000,000 #XRP (1,480,487,661 USD) locked in escrow at #Ripplehttps://t.co/QvXbeI1lEW

— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) August 2, 2025

But this month, the activity happened on August 2, part of a new pattern where the monthly schedule has shifted slightly.

XRP Slips After Fed News, Struggles to Hold $3

XRP’s price action hasn’t been smooth this week. 

After the U.S. Federal Reserve confirmed it won’t be cutting interest rates for now, markets turned cautious. XRP fell more than 10% from its recent high of $3.32. It briefly reclaimed the $3 mark earlier today but dropped again and is now trading around $2.98.

The short-term dip is grabbing headlines but there’s something much bigger developing behind the price.

XRP’s Role in Tokenizing Global Finance

According to Teucrium CEO Sal Gilbertie, XRP is headed for something far more ambitious than fast payments. 

“Ripple will move trillions and tokenize the entire financial system,” he said in a recent interview.

That’s a big claim!

The company has acquired a broker-dealer clearing firm, something that gives it the infrastructure to connect deeply with traditional financial systems. The XRP Ledger is also being pitched as a base layer for RealFi, real-world assets on the blockchain, potentially tapping into a $196 trillion opportunity.

Banks Are Coming Onboard But It’s Slow Work

Ripple CTO David Schwartz spoke about how bank deals often take time.

“Behind the scenes, it’s a different story,” he explained. While signing with a bank looks impressive on paper, actual integration takes much longer.

Also Read :   Ripple CTO on Kraken’s XRP Delisting, “Jesse Powell Never Hated XRP, It Was About Legal Risk”   ,

Still, Ripple seems to be making real progress. The upcoming Ripple Bank is expected to operate entirely on the XRP Ledger, using XRP to settle payments at its core.

What This All Means

Ripple’s monthly escrow activity shows the company is still carefully managing XRP’s supply. But more importantly, it’s laying the groundwork for something bigger, bringing real-world finance onto blockchain rails. 

If their plans play out, XRP may soon be moving the financial system itself.

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