When Will Ripple’s XRP Escrow Run Out? Ex-Ripple CTO Shares His View
Jun 11, 2026
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by Mark Brennan
for The Crypto Basic

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Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz addressed timing around the depletion of Ripple’s XRP escrow, with on-chain data from XRPScan showing Ripple currently holds about 32.9 billion XRP in escrow. The disclosure underscores token supply dynamics and centralization risk that could affect XRP market impact, adoption and listings across crypto exchanges and DeFi platforms.
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David Schwartz, Ripple's former CTO and now CTO Emeritus, recently addressed questions surrounding the eventual depletion of Ripple's XRP escrow holdings. At present, Ripple controls approximately 32.9 billion XRP in escrow accounts, according to on-chain data provided by XRPScan.
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