Ripple unlocks and sells XRP monthly, funding operations and diluting holders

Crypto Tony says Ripple’s monthly escrow unlocks and sales dilute holders of XRP. He points to scheduled releases, partner passthroughs, and founder selling.

Key points and links:
- Escrow design. Ripple locked 55B XRP in late 2017, with up to 1B XRP auto-released each month. Thread and report.
- Monthly pattern. Ripple releases 1B, then relocks 60–80%, keeping roughly 200–300M XRP, per Crypto Tony. Thread.
- Funding. Ripple leadership has said XRP sales help sustain operations. Interview coverage and follow-up.
- Partner routing. Ripple paid MoneyGram over $61M in market development fees to use XRP; MoneyGram said it sold tokens immediately. Report.
- Founder selling. Co-founder Jed McCaleb offloaded about $3.2B worth of XRP over eight years. Report.
- Supply overhang. Ripple’s escrow wallets still hold ~33.355B XRP. XRPScan.
- Market context. XRP has fallen six straight months. Price update.

Headline
Crypto Tony: Ripple dilutes XRP holders via monthly escrow unlocks; 33.355B XRP in escrow