Since mid-April, the XRP race has been in a cautious upward trend, with peaks of up to $ 2.30. In the last 24 hours, however, the price fell by 2.78% to $ 2.23 – exactly when Ripple Labs prepares to unlock no less than 1 billion XRP on 1 May, good for a value of more than $ 2.2 billion.
Escrow release can reinforce decrease
This monthly unlocking is part of Ripple’s long-term strategy and the escrow system that has existed for years. Usually this event has little influence on the course of XRP. But given the current downward movement, the sudden supply on the market could strengthen the negative sentiment.
According to data from XRPSCAN, consulted on April 22, two long inactive wallets are activated in this cycle: Ripple (26) and Ripple (27). The first contains two escrows of 200 million and 300 million XRP respectively, while the second one batch of no less than 500 million tokens will release.
Print on course probably temporary
Yet there is a good chance that the possible sales pressure will only be short -lived. Ripple is known for reducing most of the released tokens after a small part is used for operational purposes.
In addition, in 2025 there are different external factors that may have a greater influence on the XRP rate. For example, the unpredictable but escalating trade tensions led by President Trump, as well as the movements of Bitcoin (BTC), provide wider fluctuations in the cryptomarkt.
Finally, the American Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently decided to postpone the decision on the Spot XRP-ETF of Franklin Templeton. Although the SEC has been more and more crypto-friendly lately, this delay can still be conceived in the short term as a negative signal for XRP.
Source: https://newsbit.nl/ripple-ontgrendelt-morgen-1-miljard-xrp-komt-er-verkoopdruk-aan/
