Ripple unlocked 1 billion XRP from its escrow account as scheduled in early October. Blockchain tracker Whale Alert reported four transactions totaling 1 billion XRP unlocked. According to XRPScan data, the total amount of XRP currently held in escrow is 31.845 billion, representing 31.9% of the total supply. Ripple typically re-escrows most of the unlocked XRP (approximately 700 million to 800 million) and uses the remainder for operational and ecosystem activities.