Ripple’s $1 Billion XRP Unlock Starts 2026, But Is It a Non-Event?
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Grab a coffee and settle in. January is already shaping up to test the patience of XRP traders. While headlines are buzzing about Ripple’s $1 billion escrow unlock, the real story may lie less in the numbers and more in what the market chooses to do with them.
Ripple is set to unlock 1 billion XRP from escrow on January 1, 2026, marking the first scheduled release of the new year.
At the current XRP price of $1.88, the headline figure represents roughly $1.9 billion, drawing attention from traders and analysts alike.
