XRP News Today: Does Ripple secretly control XRP prices through escrow dumps? Attorney Bill Morgan reveals shocking insights that challenge long-standing claims. With XRP above $3, what does this mean for the next XRP price forecast?
Ripple's escrow release strategy is not a price manipulation tool, but a transparent system built for supply management and investor trust. The recent surge in XRP and the support of regulations has left critics of the escrow model silent. Bill Morgan's detailed rebuttal, backed by logic and actual market data, provides investors with the clarity they need as XRP enters the next stage of growth.
What is Ripple's Escrow System?
Ripple introduced the XRP escrow system in 2017 to avoid flooding into the market and ensure long-term stability. A total of 55 billion XRP was locked, as seen again in July 2025, with 1 billion XRP released each month with two tranches, each 500 million.
Of these, only XRP 20-350 million are typically used for payments and ecosystem growth. rest? It will be sent back to Escrow.
Morgan explained in X: “Escrow was aware that it was intended to support the price of XRP.
Why critics argue that Escrow release hurts XRP's price
Despite XRP's explosive growth rate of $0.50 to $3 (a surge of 600%), some critics argue that Ripple's monthly escrow release contributes to price dumps. However, Morgan reveals this, pointing out that these released tokens represent only a small fraction of XRP's daily trading volume.
He also highlighted past events to support his point. XRP recovered sharply between November 2024 and February 2025. This is all months when a scheduled escrow release occurs.
“If Coup de Grace had to send it to a final resting place, it was a huge rise in XRP prices,” Morgan said, dismissing allegations that escrow was hurting market performance.
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Addressing escrow attack rumors
Also, in mid-2025, rumors emerged that the US government could grab Ripple escrow for the so-called National Reserve. Morgan tackles these fronts and firmly states in June. “No, I won't,” his comments made clear that such a scenario was legally and essentially unfounded.
Ripple's escrow release strategy is not a price manipulation tool, but a transparent system built for supply management and investor trust. The recent surge in XRP and the support of regulations has left critics of the escrow model silent.
Bill Morgan's detailed rebuttal, backed by logic and actual market data, provides investors with the clarity they need as XRP enters the next stage of growth.
