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

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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.