Ripple Escrow Protects XRP Price. Here’s the Proof

Ripple did not create its escrow system by accident. The company built it with a specific goal: prevent large XRP releases from crashing the price. Crypto researcher SMQKE highlighted this in a tweet that revisited Ripple’s original escrow documentation, drawing a clear line between the system’s design and its intended market effect. The structure has been in place since May 2017. Ripple locked 55 billion XRP into a cryptographically secured escrow , divided into 55 contracts of 1 billion XRP each. The contracts expire in succession on the first day of every month.