Ripple's 1 billion XRP escrow release arrives as $XRP trades 54.84% below what it cost on inauguration day
One billion XRP cleared Ripple's escrow system on Sept. 1, with blockchain tracker Whale Alert logging the move across three separate transactions of 500 million, 400 million, and 100 million tokens. $XRP trades near $1.40, roughly half the approximately $3.10 price it held on Jan. 20, 2025. That inauguration-day entry, when Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president, would have left a $1,000 investor holding 322.58 XRP worth approximately $451.61 today, a 54.84% decline on the original stake.
Key takeaways
- Ripple released 1 billion XRP from escrow on Sept. 1, 2025, in three transactions of 500 million, 400 million, and 100 million tokens logged by Whale Alert.
- XRP trades near $1.40, roughly 54.84% below the approximately $3.10 price it held on Jan. 20, 2025, Trump's inauguration day.
- A $1,000 XRP investment on inauguration day (322.58 XRP) would be worth approximately $451.61 today, a loss of about $548.39 excluding fees and taxes.
- Active addresses on the XRP Ledger surged 654.71% last month, rising from 47,180 to 356,070, while weekly ETF inflows reached $105 million.
- Analyst Ali Martinez flagged a confirmed technical breakout after a 71.8% rally from $0.988 to $1.698.
One billion XRP cleared Ripple's escrow system on Sept. 1, with blockchain tracker Whale Alert logging the move across three separate transactions of 500 million, 400 million, and 100 million tokens. $XRP trades near $1.40, roughly half the approximately $3.10 price it held on Jan. 20, 2025. That inauguration-day entry, when Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president, would have left a $1,000 investor holding 322.58 XRP worth approximately $451.61 today, a 54.84% decline on the original stake.
Supply hits an active order book
The timing of the escrow release overlaps with a stretch of on-chain activity that reads better than the price. Active addresses on the XRP Ledger surged 654.71% last month, rising from 47,180 to 356,070. That kind of address-count jump has been cited as a signal of higher network participation and incoming price volatility, though the direction of that volatility goes unspecified. Analyst Ali Martinez flagged a confirmed technical breakout following a 71.8% rally that ran from $0.988 to $1.698. Weekly ETF inflows into XRP reached $105 million.
The escrow release has been flagged as the variable most likely to introduce near-term selling pressure against those demand signals. Three transactions totaling 1 billion XRP represent a material addition to circulating supply, and the question for the order book is whether $105 million in weekly inflows carries enough throughput to absorb the increment.
What the inauguration trade looks like on the tape
The arithmetic on a Jan. 20, 2025 entry is direct. At $3.10, $1,000 bought 322.58 XRP. At the current $1.40, those tokens are worth $451.61, leaving approximately 45.16% of the original investment intact and a loss of approximately $548.39, excluding fees, taxes, and any subsequent transactions. Historical data shows XRP climbed well above the $3.10 level at points since inauguration before retreating. The current price has closed that recovery window.
What to watch is whether ETF inflow momentum holds through the escrow supply absorption window, and whether the active-address count on the XRP Ledger sustains its surge or gives back ground as quickly as it appeared.
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Filed by the digital assets desk of MarketPR on September 5, 2026. Source: finance.yahoo.com. Indicative figures are not investment advice.