Ripple locked 700 million XRP back into escrow before releasing its usual monthly 1 billion tokens on Aug. 1, cutting net new liquidity to 300 million XRP. August has historically been XRP's worst month, but the token instead found support near $1.0480 and is up 1.93% so far this month.
Ripple released its usual 1 billion XRP from escrow on Aug. 1 — but only after preemptively locking 700 million tokens back into escrow in tranches of 200 million and 500 million, according to XRP Scan data. The sequence cut net new liquidity to just 300 million XRP, a shift from the volume that typically leaves holders bracing for pressure on the order books.
That bracing has history behind it. Over the past 13 years, August has produced a median return of -6.15% for XRP, even as the average return stays barely positive at +0.54%. The last three Augusts have all closed lower — down 26.6% in 2023, 9.17% in 2024 and 8.15% in 2025.
So far, XRP is not repeating that pattern. While Ripple was moving the tranches, the XRP/USD intraday chart found a local bottom at $1.0480 late on Aug. 1, then reversed and consolidated around $1.0818. The token's monthly return now stands at +1.93%, keeping the trend in the green after July's +2.11% gain.
For large holders and traders, the $1.0480–$1.0600 zone is now being cemented beneath the price, forming a firm support level that could protect XRP from its usual seasonal dump. The early relock of most of the tokens removed a potential supply overhang at the start of what is typically XRP's most dangerous month.
Source: U.Today
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